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- Wed May 05, 2010 10:06 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Langdon Gag in Jimmy Fielder's Parade of Silent Has Beens
- Replies: 3
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Langdon Gag in Jimmy Fielder's Parade of Silent Has Beens
Did anyone catch the 1938 Jimmy Fielder's Personality Parade on Tuesday morning? It had something like 60 clips of silent and early talkie stars, mostly culled from newsreels. But it had a clip of Harry Langdon on a golf course, hitting a ball and running away as it boomerangs back on him. I couldn'...
- Wed May 05, 2010 6:29 am
- Forum: Research Archive
- Topic: May '29 Release Chart for the Research Geeks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14666
Re: May '29 Release Chart for the Research Geeks
Who knows, even tho there is a section called State's Rights, it seems like the Weisses just wanted to bypass the trade press. BTW, I noticed that two pages should be reversed: RC6 and RC7. Noticed too a forthcoming Laurel & Hardy short called "Vodeville", which became Berth Marks. And...
- Sun May 02, 2010 5:58 pm
- Forum: Research Archive
- Topic: May '29 Release Chart for the Research Geeks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14666
Re: May '29 Release Chart for the Research Geeks
The microfilm/pdf scanner is a loaner from the PowerScan 2000 company to get a reaction from staff and patrons. So for now it is free. But even if it become a permanent fixture you would think that the user fees would be minimal since it uses no ink or paper. You would think. When I say Geek, think ...
- Sat May 01, 2010 5:50 pm
- Forum: Research Archive
- Topic: May '29 Release Chart for the Research Geeks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14666
May '29 Release Chart for the Research Geeks
Thanks to some new technology (PowerScan2000) at the Library of Congress' Motion Picture Reading Room, it is possible to scan their microfilm copyright and trade paper pages as pdf's onto your thumb drive. Researchers need no longer haul rolls of quarters past security and explain to the guard that ...
- Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:49 pm
- Forum: Research Archive
- Topic: Trade Ad for a Non-Existent WC Fields Film
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5664
Trade Ad for a Non-Existent WC Fields Film
Wild Man of Borneo (not 1926), intended as the followup to So's Your Old Man, scripted by Herman J. Mankewicz, but never filmed.
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:16 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Body IDs please
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14238
Re: Body IDs please
The other sailors in A Submarine Pirate may have been actual U.S. Navy submariners since it was filmed on location at the San Diego (or San Pedro) Navy yard.
- Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:21 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Raymond Griffith
- Replies: 27
- Views: 43743
Re: Raymond Griffith
Unlike most of the personality comedians, Griffith always works best when he is paired with a strong female co-star, as is the case with Paths to Paradise and The NIght Club. IMO these are his two best, so seek these out any you may be a Ray Griffith fan for life.
- Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:38 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Raymond Griffith
- Replies: 27
- Views: 43743
Re: Raymond Griffith
Here's a list surviving prime Griffith features (and his one surviving "raspie" short) that I've seen. White Tiger (1923) Changing Husbands (1924) Open All Night (1924) Miss Bluebeard (1925) Paths to Paradise (1925) The Night Club (1925) Hands Up! (1926) Trent's Last Case (1929) The Sleepi...
- Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:04 am
- Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
- Topic: Roach Short Back on TCM
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6978
Roach Short Back on TCM
After a nearly year-long hiatus, TCM will once again show a Hal Roach short, Maid in Hollywood with Todd and Kelly. Saturday morning at 7:40 EDT. Let's hope this is the beginning of a trend.
- Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:17 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: This Isn't About Politics, But...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7863
This Isn't About Politics, But...
...this photo in last week's Washington Post reminded me of one of my favorite Charley Bowers' films.