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Tag: René Clair

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Leo McCarey, Charley Chase and René Clair Walk Into a Bar…

November 14, 2018 Ben Model 3 Comments

Rene Clair’s Last Silent Completes the Boomerang Arc of French Comedies To America and Back (image above sourced from SFSFF…

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Posted in: Silent Comedy International Filed under: charley chase, Erik Satie, Hal Roach, Leo McCarey, René Clair, San Francisco Silent Film Festival

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