A Baby Peggy Rediscovery — or: When “Circus Clowns” Doesn’t Mean “Circus Clowns” I was pretty much set with additional…
A lot of one-reel comedy shorts from the late 1920s seem to only survive in 16mm home use prints from…
The Ninety and Nine was one of a handful of stage properties that were very popular and which toured a…
I’ve been complimented on my work by fans, show attendees, people who’ve supported my Kickstarter’s and/or bought my DVDs. It’s…
Several years ago a typical conversation I had at holiday parties when introduced to someone got an upgrade. Up to…
My DVD label Undercrank Productions has a new release, the second in a series that showcases the identification fun we…
Marion Davies’ 1922 Film Beauty’s Worth Gets a Deluxe Outdoor Screening In the Birthplace of Its Director Robert G. Vignola At…
Putting Humpty Together Again, Thanks to the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress It isn’t often that…
There was a lot of borrowing and sharing of material in the days of silent comedy shorts, a tradition that…
Stretching to Two Reel Length was no Stretch For Marcel Perez What has always struck me as remarkable about Buster…