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Hey Gang, Last Saturday evening I was a guest on WAMU's Hot Jazz Saturday Night hosted by Rob Bamberger where we spent a pleasant hour and a half talking about Slapsticon, Silent Comedy and played a number of great recordings related to film comedy and by film comedians. It's archived for the next s...

Does anyone have any information on "Run 'Em Ragged", the 1920 Snub Pollard short that was part of the cache of silent films recently uncovered in New Zealand? IMDb suggests it was directed by Charles Parrott, but as we know that site is not always 100% accurate. Does a synopsis (or credi...

I think this is HAM AT THE FAIR (June 8, 1915).

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Always priding itself in presenting the best musical accompaniment for it’s presentations of Silent Film Comedy, Slapsticon is pleased to announce that the Arlington/Washington DC area-based group The Snark Ensemble will be making a special appearance to play new compositions for four silent Mack Se...

Hey Calvert, Rob Stone had consulted me on this as well! He wanted to know if it was around and worth preserving and I gave him a thumbs up! Get all your credits lined up bofore you go spreading it all over the internet!

RICHARD M ROBERTS

Is there any print with a shot that explains why the horseshoe over the shop is magnetized? Ben (under 6', esp when standing next to Carli...) Ben, it's not a horseshoe, it's a giant horseshoe magnet. Which is why it's magnetized. You can still buy horseshoe magnets on Amazon and eBay. It's a very ...

Thanks for the crash course, Richard. In my ignorance, I thought that - Chaplin apart - there was a domestic negative, a foreign negative and that was it. Now that I know better, I can see that my Grand Initial Posting was, to say the least, pathetic. I just KNEW I'd be out of my depth here. Must t...

Over the years I've seen four different versions of The Blacksmith and I'm wondering if there are any other permutations out there. Also, do any Mafia Members know which is the "definitive" version? By "definitive" I mean the final cut for American release. These are the version...

Just a reminder Gang that you have four more days to make your Hotel Reservations at the Holiday Inn to get the $99 a day Special Slapsticon rate. The Holiday Inn was kind enough to add a few more rooms to the block, so there are still some rooms available, but they are going fast and will soon be g...

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. As I've said elsewhere, this is a...