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Many thanks, Ian, for your help! The KINO notes misidentify Broderick O'Farrell as the Desk Sergeant. We knew that wasn't so -- since O'Farrell portrays Dorothea Kent's father in a bit at the police station. As with any series, in these Keaton Educationals we've found players with almost no screen t...

Bill Cassara and I are asking for the help of The Mafiosi regarding the cast of Buster Keaton's Educational short, THE E-FLAT MAN (1935). We've identified the following players who do not receive screen credit for this film: Matthew Betz (gangster); Bobby Barber and Al Bridge (gangster's henchmen); ...

Going through my Buster Keaton files I came across this misplaced photo from -- you guessed it -- THE SKY SCRAPER

Detail from previous still -- Harry, and the shipping case that the boy is standing on

The only still I have from THE SKY SCRAPER, and with an I.D. number

A very sad day for all of Rick's friends.

Another still from THE SKY SCRAPER, also from Harry Langdon's personal collection. About 25 years ago a fellow at Cinecon had several other stills from this title, including several of Harry wearing aviator cap and goggles posing next to an airplane.

From Harry Langdon's personal collection, a xerox copy (twice removed - thank you, Raymond Rohauer) from THE SKY SCRAPER.

Another still from this film to follow.

Richard and Steve, I'm sure you're on to something here. I have one still of Harry with the airplane (which I loaned to Messrs Harter & Hayde for their Langdon book) but Rohauer had about half a dozen stills from THE SKYSCRAPER. Curiously a few of Rohauer's stills were marked with a red grease p...

Rob, I guess that's how Charlie maintained a slim waistline as he put on a few pounds -- keep raising the belt. Note that the sounds coming out of Charlie when he's bombarded by fireworks is the same yell he makes at the end of BUSY BODIES. I'm surprised that bit didn't become his stock-in-trade, a ...