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- Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:15 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Richard M.Roberts Banned from Nitrateville
- Replies: 118
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Re: Richard M.Roberts Banned from Nitrateville
1. You are not actually entitled to see any of this stuff. 2. You are damn lucky to be seeing so much that you are seeing and for so little. 3. Whining about imperfections in 80-100 year old films that may barely survive at all or in less then perfect condition only shows your ignorance and ingrati...
- Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:48 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Snub Pollard - Blue Sunday
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13383
Re: Snub Pollard - Blue Sunday
Rob Farr wrote:What were Laugh-a-Bits?
Italian Television version of a "Comedy Capers" show, there are a few on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... bits&sm=12
And they seem to have a number of rare clips.
RICHARD M ROBERTS
- Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:45 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Snub Pollard - Blue Sunday
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13383
Re: Snub Pollard - Blue Sunday
It's BLUE SUNDAY (1921) allright, and the music is "Keystone Kapers" by Spike Jones, which hearing always takes me back to fond memories of the Disneyland Old Movie Theater on Main Street, where it played endlessly to never-ending loops of a half-dozen silent movies.
RICHARD M ROBERTS
RICHARD M ROBERTS
- Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:11 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Richard M.Roberts Banned from Nitrateville
- Replies: 118
- Views: 188522
Re: Richard M.Roberts Banned from Nitrateville
Well, a look-see of the weekends nonsense on Nitratevile shows several unbelievable whiners, one in need of medication is just Shocked!!!!!! Shocked mind you!!!!!!, that 20th Century-Fox will allow only 16mm prints of their films to exist and how dare they not spend every possible penny to find furt...
- Thu Feb 27, 2014 11:52 am
- Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
- Topic: Harold Ramis RIP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24781
Re: Harold Ramis RIP
No one else here is allowed to give an opinion at half past anytime...... (Go check your email) Oh baloney, you can disagree and hail SNL to the high heavens if you wish, I'm just not going to join in with you, unless you can convince me otherwise. I said SNL had its moments, but SCTV had a lot mor...
- Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:24 am
- Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
- Topic: Harold Ramis RIP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24781
Re: Harold Ramis RIP
As if I thought you would ever change your position?? I'm merely expressing my likes......or is is my dislikes....I forget. Is this where I just 'watch my mouth??' If that's your idea of a good time, or we can just agree to disagree, or argue it a bunch more. Or somebody else can give an opinion. R...
- Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:39 pm
- Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
- Topic: Harold Ramis RIP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24781
Re: Harold Ramis RIP
Humor-wise, SCTV's strength were parody and satire. SNL's was anti-establishment. Even though both shows dug into the same talent pool of Second City, SNL had just as many National Lampoon alums on their staff, which played into the post-Watergate "fuck you" attitude that permeated the co...
- Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:56 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: THE PICKWICK PAPERS (1913) with John Bunny
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3621
THE PICKWICK PAPERS (1913) with John Bunny
Here's the first reel (all that survives) of the three-reel Vitagraph adaptation of Dickens classic starring John Bunny, which celebrates it's 101st Birthday in two days (released February 28, 1913):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Fl8ZJS8f8
RICHARD M ROBERTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Fl8ZJS8f8
RICHARD M ROBERTS
- Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:46 pm
- Forum: CLASSIC TELEVISION
- Topic: Harold Ramis RIP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24781
Re: Harold Ramis RIP
Ramis' true strength during the initial first couple of series of SCTV was in his writing. Even after he stopped appearing on camera during the second series (they weren't even called 'seasons' since they only produced one half hour a month) he was still contributing sketches until Hollywood called...
- Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:42 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Richard M.Roberts Banned from Nitrateville
- Replies: 118
- Views: 188522
Re: Richard M.Roberts Banned from Nitrateville
After all these years I don't know how the info of Ford working on the script of this western escaped my reading retention. Was this mentioned in McBride's bio on Ford? It was mentioned in both Mcbride and Eyman's bios I believe, but it was not a secret, Ford has a story credit on the film. Ford or...