Richard M Roberts wrote:Hey Mr. Hayde, what the holy heck is this "alleged" final Keaton television appearance and the Chaplin Mutual outtakes shown to be "supposedly" belonging to the Killiam Collection? You go find a later TV appearance for Buster shot after October 1965 before you get so questioning and the Chaplin Mutual outtakes we showed definitely came from the Killiam Collection. End of story.
RICHARD M ROBERTS (still catching up on sleep and taking no guff)
If you're so sleep deprived, RMR, what are you doing reading this stuff? Don't you have some 90-year-old gossip to dig up for next years' program book?
I'll not quibble about the Mutual Outtakes (all two of 'em) from Killiam. As for Mr. Keaton, I submit the "Salute to Stan Laurel," which aired on CBS on November 23, 1965. And, yes, we all know it was taped, and I'm sure you or one of the Capos (or Damfinos) knows exactly when. I recall, though, that you hedged your own bets when introducing the "Flashbacks" clip, prefaced with "we're told it's his last TV appearance" or some such phrase. Since so much of TV is ephemeral, even in the mid-sixties, it's more likely that a later Keaton broadcast could emerge from its ashes than, say, a 96-year-old unknown Chaplin cameo at a flea market.
MICHAEL J HAYDE (fully rested and refreshed, thank you)