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Tag: Musty Suffer

Musty Boxes Wolheim to Save Harrison Ford’s Bacon

June 27, 2019 Ben Model 2 Comments

I should know if Harry Watson, Jr. and Marion Davies appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies together (alas, for the moment,…

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Posted in: DVD distribution, Silent Comedy Film History Filed under: Marion Davies, Musty Suffer
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Red Noses in Black & White: Clowns in Silent Movies

November 27, 2018 Ben Model Leave a comment

For a clown, a real honest-to-goodness Clown, the core of what they are doing is rooted in the honest, raw,…

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Posted in: MoMA, Silent Comedy International Filed under: Circus, clowns, Grock, Hal Roach, Musty Suffer, vaudeville

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