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The question remains: why did Variety claim he served in the Spanish-American War?

Maybe because Franey was born looking old, like John Ford.

A rare starring role for Max Davidson in this 1927 Columbia feature, courtesy of Joseph Blough and the Library of Congress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-5FH27a7kU

For me it was especially nice to see Sidney Fields here. I recall seeing him perform the “Crazy House” sketch on The Jackie Gleason Show where he was tremendously funny. A shame that no one interviewed him extensively about his long and varied career. There’s a scant few mentions of an interview in...

Congratulations Lorenzo! I know you've been working on this a long time. I didn't see an English-language option on the Print Your Own page, so I'll need some coaching on how it works. Is a hard-copy book sent from Italy, or would I be buying a PDF of the book?

How Comedies Are Born is hilarious. Spoiler alert: plenty of beer required.

A comedy so rare that IMDb doesn't know it exists. Admittedly, this is a low bar, but still... And in a bit of morbid foreshadowing, Sweet would die in a plane crash while location scouting several months after this was released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uGIPFHXgsA

A wartime one-reeler produced by the Ministry of Information starring Arthur Askey. Reminiscent of the Robert Benchley shorts. https://youtu.be/YNs-8qy8bZI?si=CZ_YHA5hS-OeJrZm

With special guest Orson Welles. CBS August 9, https://youtu.be/E00DPeaOsZk

The Thalians' answer to the Masquers' shorts, co-written by Vernon Dent and starring a slew of comic character actors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZm3o5T ... b3VibGU%3D

A fine Hal Roach comedy starring Arthur Stone, Jimmy Finlayson, and George Rowe who answers the question, "How do record holes get made?" https://youtu.be/ibpJdDB-Y20?si=3pqMstC1QLEr_4fB