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- Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:06 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: from DFI: Pat and Patachon - The Danish Duo that Conquered Germany
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11910
Re: from DFI: Pat and Patachon - The Danish Duo that Conquered Germany
I first heard of P&P on Rob Farr's late lamented superb website MUGSHOTS. Oh how I miss that site.
- Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:52 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Does Chaplin's comedy still work?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5517
Does Chaplin's comedy still work?
Here are some fellows a half a world away who have not known Chaplin. They are shown one of his best shorts and I found their observations fascinating. You may not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-UlMUIAH7E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-UlMUIAH7E
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:36 pm
- Forum: THE PASSING PARADE
- Topic: Richard J. Anobile 76
- Replies: 2
- Views: 17159
Richard J. Anobile 76
I bought many of his books back in the day. It seems so strange now to buy a book of frame blow-ups. Also during my youth Anobile's books were the only way to somehow "see" these films. There was a debate among my film buff buddies if you read an Anobile book, can you claim seeing the movi...
- Mon Nov 28, 2022 10:52 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: THE HONORABLE MR BUGGS (1927) Matt Moore, Anna May Wong, Oliver Hardy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3417
Re: THE HONORABLE MR BUGGS (1927) Matt Moore, Anna May Wong, Oliver Hardy
The youtube channel this film, as well as BOX CAR LIMITED has been deleted. Was the channel deleted because they uploaded a video of a comedian in blackface from a near century ago? Jolson and Garland still appear in blackface on youtube.
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:00 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: FLYING DOWN TO ZERO (1935)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2817
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:38 pm
- Forum: SCM 101
- Topic: Educational Television Syndication Inquiry.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20503
Educational Television Syndication Inquiry.
I have recently seen an ad for a TV syndication package of Educational talkie shorts. It was called the CARNIVAL COMEDY PACKAGE and it was syndicated by Tele-Features, Inc. Since the Educational negatives were torched in 1937, where did Tele-Features, Inc. get their pre-print for the 16mm reduction ...
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 9:44 am
- Forum: SCM 101
- Topic: Another Hal Roach Studios Query
- Replies: 1
- Views: 17830
Another Hal Roach Studios Query
I was perusing the SHOWBIZ IMAGERY AND FORGOTTEN HISTORY blog and I saw some frame grabs from a Canadian TV sci-fi made for TV movie entitled STARSHIP INVASIONS from 1977. The title card says this film was produced by "Hal Roach Studios International LTD." Did this entity have any actual c...
- Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:30 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Billy Bevan - Kickstarter
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7906
Re: Billy Bevan - Kickstarter
Thank you you Daves for this wonderful disc. Usually when you guys release a disc I quote Oliver Twist. There was so much material on these discs and obvious long stretches on the computer video restoration programs you two must be exhausted. Thank you guys for providing me with silent film comedy I...
- Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:35 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: COMIQUE magazine issue number two
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3480
Re: COMIQUE magazine issue number two
A finer Sunday morning read I have not had in a long time. An extremely high quality production with great writing. Ed's Rohauer article was absolutely fascinating. I have a couple of Rohauer stories I may relate later. After reading Comique I settled down for a repast and decided to watch some Lloy...
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:00 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: TIME IS MONEY! THE CENTURY, RAINBOW, AND STERN BROTHERS COMEDIES OF JULIUS AND ABE STERN
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18072
Re: TIME IS MONEY! THE CENTURY, RAINBOW, AND STERN BROTHERS COMEDIES OF JULIUS AND ABE STERN
Thank you so much for this information. I didn't know who was responsible though I was certain it was not Tom. Researching historical facts and putting them in a book is not enough. You have to present these facts in an interesting and entertaining way and Tom Reader certainly does just that. "...