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BING CROSBY
FOUR MUSICAL COMEDY SHORTS MADE FOR MACK SENNETT
BLUE OF THE NIGHT
I SURRENDER DEAR
BILLBOARD GIRL
DREAM HOUSE
RUNNING TIME: 76 MINUTES QUALITY: 8

NIELA GOODELLE
FOUR MUSICAL COMEDY SHORTS FROM THIS WONDERFUL SINGER
SPRING IS HERE
SLACKS APPEAL
MELODY GIRL
AIR PARADE
RUNNING TIME: 75 MINUTES QUALITY: 8

LUPINO LANE Vol. 1
A JOY TO WATCH. INNOVATIVE, ATHLETIC, HILARIOUS. WE OFFER THREE RARE EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK, TWO SILENT AND ONE SOUND
HIS PRIVATE LIFE - 1926
MAID IN MOROCCO -1925
PURELY CIRCUMSTANTIAL - 1929 - SOUND!
RUNNING TIME: 56 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-9

LUPINO LANE Vol. 2
FIGHTING DUDE 1925
HOWDY DUKE 1926
NAUGHTY BOY 1926
TIME FLIES 1925
RUNNING TIME: : 73 MINUTES QUALITY: 7

CHARLIE CHASE Vol. 1
PERHAPS OUR FAVORITE COMEDIAN OF ALL, (OR AT LEAST IN THE TOP THREE WITH KEATON & LUPINO LANE), CHARLEY CHASE IS WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT. HERE ARE FIVE KEYSTONE TITLES TO START
PEANUTS & BULLETS
COLORED VILLAINY
RENT JUMPERS
A LUCKY LEAP
VERSATILE VILLAIN
PLUS HIS WOODEN WEDDING-1925
BE YOUR AGE-1926
CRAZY LIKE A FOX-1926
RUNNING TIME: 100 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-9

CHARLIE CHASE Vol. 2
MIGHTY LIKE A MOOSE- l926
CARETAKERS DAUGHTER 1925
INNOCENT HUSBANDS
LOOKING FOR SALLY
RUNNING TIME: 70 MINUTES QUALITY: 7-9

CHARLIE CHASE Vol. 3
ALL WET- 1924
BIG RED RIDING HOOD- 1925
TELL EM NOTHING-1926
LONG FLIV THE KING-1926
BAD BOY - 1925
RUNNING TIME: 82 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-9

CHARLIE CHASE Vol. 4
A TEN MINUTE EGG
HARD KNOCKS
JEFFERIES, JR.
THE FRAIDY CAT
THE RAT'S KNUCKLES
YOUNG OLDFIELD
POWDER AND SMOKE
SITTIN PRETTY
RUNNING TIME: 82 MINUTES QUALITY: 7-8

BUSTER KEATON
Buster plays two roles in this rare comedy shot in Paris in 1935 Sound in French but easy to follow
THE KING OF THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES
RUNNING TIME: 70 MINUTES QUALITY:9

ROSCOE ARBUCKLE
HERE'S A GREAT CHANCE TO SEE A WHOLE BUNCH OF THIS COMEDIAN"S SILENT SHORT COMEDIES
FATTY & MABEL'S SIMPLE LIFE-1915
MISS FATTY'S SEASIDE LOVERS-1915
FATTY & MABEL AT SAN DIEGO EXPO-1915
THAT LITTLE BAND OF GOLD-1915
MABEL'S WILLFUL WAYS-1915
WHEN LOVE TOOK WINGS-1915
WISHED ON MABEL-1915
RUNNING TIME:93 MINUTES QUALITY: 8

FATTY ARBUCKLE - 2
THREE MORE RARE COMEDIES FROM THIS WONDERFUL COMEDIAN
THE WAITERS BALL - 1916 - With AL ST. JOHN
THE KNOCKOUT - 1914 - With CHAPLIN and THE KEYSTONE COPS
HE DID AND HE DIDN'T - 1918- with MABEL NORMAND
RUNNING TIME: 56 MINUTES QUALITY: 8

CLYDE COOK
GREAT GAGS, FUNNY STORYLINES MARK THIS FEY PERFORMER'S SHORT COMEDIES, ALL RELEASED BY HAL ROACH
STARVATION BLUES-1925, from a tinted print
WIFE TAMERS- 1926, LIONEL BARRYMORE'S ONLY TWO REEL COMEDY!
WANDERING PAPAS- 1926, WITH OLIVER HARDY
WHAT'S THE WORLD COMING TO?-1926 AN HILARIOUS ROLE REVERSAL COMEDY SET IN THE FUTURE!
RUNNING TIME: 80 MINUTES QUALITY: 10

AL ST. JOHN
THE MAN WHO TEAMED WITH ROSOOE ARBUCKLE AND BUSTER KEATON PUT OUT SOME ENJOYABLE SOLO EFFORTS AS WELL
LISTEN LENA - 1927
HOT OR COLD - 1928
MLLE. IRENE THE GREAT- 1930 - SOUND
HAREM SCAREM - 1932 - SOUND
RUNNING TIME: 72 MINUTES QUALITY:8-9

CHARLIE CHAPLIN
HERE'S A GOOD WAY TO SEE SOME QUAILTY CHAPLIN MATERIAL
TILLIE'S PUNCTURED ROMANCE-1915
HIS TRYSTING PLACES - 1914 KODASCOPE (TINTED) PRINT
EASY STREET-1917 KODASCOPE (TINTED) PRINT
THE RINK - 1916 KODASCOPE (TINTED) PRINT
RUNNING TIME: 109 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-9

BILLY BEVAN
THE JOVIAL MACK SENNETT COMEDIAN WHO HAD A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR WITH A FLAIR FOR BROAD, SLAPSTICK GAGS
BUTTER FINGERS - 1925
PINK PAJAMAS
ICE COLD COCOS - 1926
CIRCUS TODAY - 1926
RUNNING TIME: 72 MINUTES QUALITY:6*-9

ANDY CLYDE Vol. 1
AFTER THE THREE STOOGES THIS BEWHISKERED COMEDIAN MADE THE LONGEST RUNNING SERIES OF SHORT COMEDIES OF WHICH WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER THREE VOLUMES, MADE UNDER MACK SENNETT AT EDUCATlONAL PICTURE
SPEED IN GAY NINETIES-1932
HALF HOLIDAY - 1931
FAINTING LOVER - 1931
ALASKA LOVE-1932
RUNNING TIME: 75 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-10

ANDY CLYDE Vol. 2
THE BIG SQUEAL-1933
RACKET CHEERS-1933
ARTISTS MUDDLES-1933
FEELING ROSY-1933
RUNNING TIME: 75 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-10

ANDY CLYDE Vol. 3
THE CANNONBALL- 1931
HALF-BAKED RELATIONS- 1931
DORA'S DUNKIN' DONUTS-1933
UPPERCUT O'BRIEN-1929
RUNNING TIME: 75 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-10

RARE KID COMEDIES
THREE ENJOYABLE PRETENDERS TO THE "OUR GANG" THRONE
SEA SCAMPS 1926 - A BIG BOY COMEDY from EDUCATIONAL - exceptional print quality!
WHAT PRICE ORPHANS - 1926 A RARE BURR KIDS COMEDY FROM 35MM NITRATE. (NO TITLE)
COPS, CATS & KIDS - 1925, A MCDOUGAL ALLEY KIDS COMEDY
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 73 QUALITY: 9-10

RARE FOX COMEDIES
THREE RARELY SEEN COMEDIES BOASTING GREAT PRODUCTION VALUES AND ELABORATE, OVERBLOWN STORYlINES!
WINE, WOMEN & SAUERKRAUT - 1926
TWENTY LEGS UNDER THE SEA - 1926
THE LION AND THE LADY - 1925
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 60 QUALITY: 9-10

A TON OF FUN
ALTERNATELY KNOWN AS "THE THREE FATTIES THE GROUP STARRED "FAT" KARR, "KEWPIE ROSS and FATTY ALEXANDER, AND WERE PRODUCED BY THE FAMOUS JOE ROCK. TERRIFIC PRINT QUAUTY, VERY RARE!
ALL TIED UP
TAILORING - 1925
THE HEAVY PARADE - 1926
OLD TIN SIDES - 1927
THREE MISSING LINKS - 1927
RUNNING TIME: 90 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-9

JOE ROCK Vol. 1
A FORMER STUNTMAN, ROCK MADE A SERIES OF CREATIVE, HIGHLY ORIGINAL SHORTS BEFORE TURNING TO PRODUCING.
ALLADIN
OLIVER TWISTED
LITTLE RED ROBIN HOOD
HOLD TIGHT
RUNNING TIME: 78 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-9

JOE ROCK Vol. 2
TOO MUCH DUTCH
CHOP SUEY LOUIE
RIP'S BOOZE SNOOZE
IT'S A BEAR
RUNNING TIME: 78 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-9

BEN TURPIN
THE FAMOUS CROSS-EYED COMIC, IN SOME FUNNY (WEISS BROS.) SHORTS HE MADE AFTER HIS DAYS WITH MACK SENNETT. RARE!
SEEING THINGS
HE LOOKED CROOKED
SHE SAID NO
OUT OF CONTROL
RUNNING TIME: 76 MINUTES QUALITY: 8

SNUB POLLARD
AFTER YEARS WITH HAL ROACH (OFTEN SUPPORTTING HAROLD LLOYD), SNUB MADE THESE ENTERTAINING COMEDIES FOR THE WEISS BROTHERS
THE DOUGHBOY
THE YOKEL
MITT THE PRINCE
THE BIG SHOT
DOUBLE TROUBLE
RUNNING TIME: 95 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-9

CHANEY RARITIES
MANY RARE FINDS!
THE GIFT
SUPREME
BY THE SUN'S RAYS
THE OUBIETTE
COMING ATTRACTIONS TO PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and THE BIG CITY
PLUS LON APPEARS IN AN EPISODE OF LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD (DURING A TOUR OF UNIVERSAL)
PLUS A 1925 STUDIO TOUR
RUNNING TIME: 90 MINUTES QUALITY: 7-9

INCREDIBLE ANIMATION
FEATURED IS A WILD STOP ACTION DREAMSCAPE BY LADISLAS STAREVITCH
THE MASCOT
THREE HAIR CARTOONS BY THE ILLUSTRATOR MARCUS
A BATTLE BETWEEN KOKO and FLEISCHER CALLED KOKO NEEDLES THE BOSS
A RARE DISNEY CARTOON ENTITLED ALICE THE WHALER
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME AN ORIGINAL BOUNCING BALL CARTOON
RUNNING TIME: 70 MINUTES QUALITY: 8-9

ABBOTT & COSTELLO OUT-TAKES
A RARE COLLECTION OF OUT-TAKES AND BLOOPERS, SLATES AND ALL, FROM MANY OF THIS FAMOUS TEAM'S BEST FILMS, INCLUDING
IN SOCIETY
IT AIN'T HAY
NAUGHTY NINETIES
ONE IN THE TROPICS, and more
RUNNING TIME: 35 MINUTES QUALITY: 7-8

GIL LAMB
A GANGLY, GOOFY, LOOSE-LIMBED COMEDIAN WHO STARRED IN SOME OF THE LAST TWO REELERS EVER MADE.
FAST AND FOOLISH - 1951
GROAN AND GRUNT - 1949
BASHFUL ROMEO -1950
THE GHOSTBUSTER - 1952
RUNNING TIME: 72 MINUTES QUALITY: 7-9

KIRKWOOD AND BROWN
THESE GUYS USUALLY PLAYED TONE DEAF, ONLY MINIMALLY TALENTED, MIDDLE-AGED SONG AND DANCE MEN FRUITLESSLY SEEKING THEIR BIG BREAK, TO GREAT COMIC EFFECT.
PUT SOME MONEY IN THE POT - 1950
FROM ROGUES TO RICHES - 1951
TINHORN TROUBADOURS - 1950
BROOKLYN BUCKAROOS - 1950
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 73 QUALITY: 9

THE NEWLYWEDS
RKO PUT OUT THIS COMEDY SERIES CENTERING AROUND THE WACKY DOMESTIC LIFE OF A RECENTLY WEDDED COUPLE. MANY EPISODES MIRROR THE KIND OF SITUATIONS DREAMED UP FOR SIT-COMS YEARS LATER.
THE NEWLYWEDS TAKE A CHANCE - 1952
THE NEWLYWEDS HOUSE GUEST - 1952
THE NEWLYWEDS BOARDER - 1950
HALF-DRESSED FOR DINNER -1952
RUNNING TIME: 72 MINUTES QUALITY: 9

BENNY RUBIN
A SECOND BANANA TO JACK BENNY AND OTHERS, BENNY RUBIN MADE A SERIES OF GOOFY SHORTS FOR RKO THAT ARE MARKED BY THEIR SURPRISINGLY VARIED STORYLINES.
GUESTS WANTED - 1932 (sound muddy - sorry)
JULIUS SCISSOR - 1931
THE PROMOTER - 1932
DUMB DICKS - 1932
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 72 QUALITY: 8

FAIRBANKS RARITIES
THREE VERY RARE EARLY SILENT FILMS STARRING THE GREAT DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, SR.
MYSTERY OF THE LEAPING FISH - 1916 DIRECTED BY TOD BROWNING!
MANHATTAN MADNESS - 1918
A MODERN MUSKETEER - 1918 (3 reels - all that exists of feature film)
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 75 QUALITY: 8

ALL - STAR RARITI ES
HERE'S A CHANCE TO SEE SOME UNUSUAL EFFORTS STARRING A LOT OF BIG NAME STARS
RIVIERA DREAM
ALEX D'ARCY GEORGE RAFT SONJA HENIE BOND RALLY BOB HOPE CROSBY SINATRA GRABLE HARPO MARX...
VOICE OF HOLLYWOOD THREE EPISODES
WHEELER & WOOLSEY TOM MIX AL ST JOHN BUSTER KEATON LUPE VELEZ WEBER AND FIELDS KEN MAYNARD
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 68 QUALITY: 8

HAL ROACH COMEDIES
A GREAT, VARIED COLLECTION OF ROACH
WHAT'S THE WORLD COMING TO?-1927 CLYDE COOK
IN THE GREASE- 1925 JIMMY FINLAYSON
YEARS TO COME-1922 SNUB POLLARD
AT THE RINGSIDE-1921 SNUB POLLARD
PASTE AND PAPER- 1922 PAUL PARROIT
MONEY TO BURN - 1920 SNUB POLLARD
THE FLOOR BELOW - 1920 SNUB POLLARD
ALL WOOL-1925 HUNKEY DORREY
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 76 QUALITY: 7-9

JIMMIE ADAMS
SOME OF THE SAME THAT WE ADMIRE IN CHARLEY CHASE WE ALSO FIND IN JIMMY THOUGH HIS COMEDIES GET A LITTLE MORE "WACKY", LOSING SOME OF THE HUMAN ELEMENT. SOME FUN MOMENTS HOWEVER, WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT
MEET THE FOLKS-1927 RARE COMPLETE TWO REEL VERSIONS
BEAUTY ALA MUD-1926
LOVE SHY-1928
CHASE YOURSELF-1926 (TRIMMED, WITH ADDED HUMOROUS NARRATION)
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 56 QUALITY: 8

CAROL LOMBARD
THE BELOVED ACTRESS IN THREE RARE, EARLY SILENT COMEDY APPEARANCE. GREAT FUN
MATCH MAKING MAMA - 1929 -TECKNICOLOR SCENES
THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE - 1927
THE BEACH CLUB - 1928
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 56 QUALITY: 8

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON
THE DIGNIFIED, BEFUDDLE ACTOR, WELL SUITED TO SHORT COMEDIES.
DAD'S CHOICE - 1927
VACATION WAVES -1929
HORSESHY-1927
THE RIGHT BED - 1929- SOUND
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 74 QUALITY: 8-9

LLOYD HAMILTON VOL. 1
HAMILTON WAS A SOUR FACED COMIC WHO WALKED IN AND OUT OF SILLY SITUATIONS.
BREEZING ALONG-1927 A SILENT CLASSIC
DON'T BE NERVOUS-1929- SOUND
DOUBLING IN THE QUICKIES-1932 - SOUND
PRIZE PUPPIES-1930 -SOUND
RUNNING TIME: MINUTES 73 QUALITY: 8-9 more->

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