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by Rob Farr
Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:58 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: SLAPSTICON 2010 to unveil lost and unknown Chaplin Film
Replies: 35
Views: 61162

Re: SLAPSTICON 2010 to unveil lost and unknown Chaplin Film

It was mentioned in Peter Haining's British book about Chaplin referencing a 1965 interview. Chaplin's last interview was in 1966 around the time of Countess by Richard Meryman. It appeared in the UK Guardian and US Life in 1967, but he doesn't mention being a Cop.
by Rob Farr
Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:31 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Silent Comedy Mafia.com's 1st Anniversary
Replies: 10
Views: 18325

Re: Silent Comedy Mafia.com's 1st Anniversary

Happy birthday! It feels like...uh, about a year.
by Rob Farr
Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:36 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Frame Grab from A Thief Catcher (Feb 19, 1914)
Replies: 11
Views: 18085

Frame Grab from A Thief Catcher (Feb 19, 1914)

With permission from and the blessings of discoverer and godfather Paul Gierucki: http://slapsticon.org/ThiefCatcherGierucki.jpg
by Rob Farr
Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:30 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: SLAPSTICON 2010 to unveil lost and unknown Chaplin Film
Replies: 35
Views: 61162

Re: SLAPSTICON 2010 to unveil lost and unknown Chaplin Film

I've been scanning CC's Autobiography to see if he says anything about being thrown in with the Keystone Cops. No luck. I half remember a memoir or an interview where he refers to this. Can anyone find the exact quote? I don't have Charlie Chaplin Interviews, but it could be in there. Exciting times!
by Rob Farr
Thu May 27, 2010 9:03 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Manchester Mirthquake?
Replies: 1
Views: 4645

Re: Manchester Mirthquake?

That's a bit of a loaded question on this forum because the moderators (godfathers) all are associated with the Slapsticon. But if you do a google search of both festivals you'll get an idea of the merits and scale of each. Slapsticon secures prints from major archives and studios (and private colle...
by Rob Farr
Thu May 13, 2010 11:22 pm
Forum: Research Archive
Topic: CAMERA Comedy Clippings, September 22, 1923
Replies: 41
Views: 74666

Re: CAMERA Comedy Clippings, September 22, 1923

These have all been compliled on one page, here and all of Joe's Camera Comedy Clippings can be found here. As always, Thanks Joe!
by Rob Farr
Thu May 13, 2010 7:54 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: W.C. Fields exhibit at the New York Public Library
Replies: 3
Views: 8074

Re: W.C. Fields exhibit at the New York Public Library

I'm planning to go on June 8 for So's Your Old Man if other Mafioso want to meet up for lunch or dinner.
by Rob Farr
Mon May 10, 2010 9:06 pm
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: Agee's Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy Finally Released
Replies: 23
Views: 44140

Agee's Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy Finally Released

Michael Agee's long-awaited The Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy: The Definitive Edition is finally to be released at a pre-order discount of $120 for just a couple of weeks. The damndest thing is Agee's autobiographical essay, which has to be the most wrenching, soul-baring confessional ever committe...
by Rob Farr
Thu May 06, 2010 12:04 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Langdon Gag in Jimmy Fielder's Parade of Silent Has Beens
Replies: 3
Views: 6864

Re: Langdon Gag in Jimmy Fielder's Parade of Silent Has Beens

And make sure you stay to the end so you can see Jean Harlow's disembodied head ascend to Heaven.