Convict 13
In Convict 13, golfer Buster Keaton is mugged by an escaped convict, who swaps clothes with him. And Buster’s taken to prison! And facing the […]
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The Fool’s Prayer
The Fool’s Prayer, by Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887) – a poem about a prayer, uttered by a court jester, that had an unexpected result
Ghost Crazy
In Ghost Crazy, carnival performers Shemp Howard & Billy Gilbert team with wacky chauffeur Maxie Rosenbloom try to save an heiress from murder
Ring Up the Curtain
Ring Up the Curtain (1919) starring Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, ‘Snub’ Pollard Ring Up the Curtain is an early, silent, Harold Lloyd comedy, where he […]
The Hayseed
The Hayseed (1919) starring Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton The Hayseed is a very funny silent short film, where Buster is running a general store, and […]
Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet
Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet – The Lucy Show season 1 – Lucy takes singing lessons to join Viv’s quartet, but then its stage fright!
Alone & Together
Laurel & Hardy Collection – Alone & Together – a collection of both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in their individual careers
The Wizard of Oz 1925
Larry Semon’s The Wizard of Oz 1925 is a silent, weird, adaptation! Grossly different from the book,, Oliver Hardy as the Tin Man …
With Love and Hisses
With Love and Hisses (1927) starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson In With Love and Hisses: Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, […]