Laurel and Hardy Collection, Vol. 1
Review of The Laurel and Hardy Collection, volume 1 (Great Guns / Jitterbugs / The Big Noise) After Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy left the Hal Roach studios, they made several […]
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The Art of W.C. Fields
The Art of W.C. Fields – A very good book on the films of W.C. Fields — if you’re looking for a biography of W.C. […]
Dan Rice – the most famous man you've never heard of
With a level of detail that surprised me, Dan Rice – the most famous man you’ve never heard of is a wonderful biography of Dan Rice, a man […]
The Birthday Party Business, Bruce Fife
The Birthday Party Business : How to Make a Living As a Children’s Entertainer by Bruce Fife (Editor) Paperback (July 1998) Editorial Reviews of The […]
Clown Ministry by Floyd Shaffer, Sewall Penne
Clown Ministry by Floyd Shaffer & Sewall Penne – a how-to manual and dozens of skits for service and worship From the “father” of modern […]
Angels Can Fly, a Modern Clown User Guide
Book Description of Angels Can Fly, a Modern Clown User Guide by Alan V. Clay Clown is a fascinating, diverse, complex and exciting art form, […]
W. C. Fields and Me
W. C. Fields and Me – a biography by Carlotta Monti Frankly, I have a good bit of ambivalence about W. C. Fields and Me. It […]
Go West starring the Marx Brothers
Go West (1940) starring the Marx Brothers – Groucho, Chico, and Harpo Synopsis of Go West The Marx Brothers — Groucho, Chico, and Harpo — end up in the American Old West, […]
The Midnight Patrol
The Midnight Patrol (1933) Laurel and Hardy short film, starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy Sad to say, The Midnight Patrol was the first Laurel and Hardy movie that I’ve ever seen that I didn’t find […]
Men O’War
Men O’War (1929) starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Charlie Hall