Schedule for TCM shorts festival, Fri 9-15

[Joe Gillis]

All times eastern:

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.jsp?startDate=09/15/2006&timezone=EST&cid=N


6:00am Added Attractions (2002)
A TCM original documentary that explores the world of short subjects
through film clips and interviews.
Cast: Narrated by Chevy Chase. TV-PG
7:30am Rounders, The (1914)
In this silent short, two drunks go on a bender together.
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Minta Durfee. Dir:
Charles Chaplin.
7:30am Dog's Life, A (1918)
In this silent film, the Little Tramp finds a stolen fortune with the
help of his dog.
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin. Dir: Charles
Chaplin. BW-33 mins, TV-G
7:30am Shoulder Arms (1918)
In this silent film, a private fresh out of boot camp accepts a daring
mission behind enemy lines.
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin. Dir: Charles
Chaplin. BW-46 mins, TV-G
7:30am Day's Pleasure, A (1919)
In this silent short film, a man's attempts to give his family a day
out are complicated by their dilapidated car.
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan. Dir: Charles
Chaplin. BW-17 mins, TV-G
7:30am Idle Class, The (1921)
In this silent short, the Little Tramp discovers he's a dead ringer for
a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Mack Swain. Dir: Charles
Chaplin. BW-31 mins, TV-G
9:45am Scarecrow, The (1920)

9:45am Paleface, The (1922)
In this silent film, a white man survives an Indian attack to become an
honorary tribesman.
Cast: Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts. Dir: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton.

9:45am STREAMLINED SWING (1938)
BW-9 mins
9:45am HOLLYWOOD HANDICAP (1938)
A group of musician stable hands race a horse in the Hollywood Derby at
Santa Anita race track.
Cast: Original Sing Band Dir: Buster Keaton BW-10 mins
10:30am LADIES LAST (1930)

10:30am BLOOD AND THUNDER (1931)

10:30am HIGH GEAR (1931)
Hal Roach's comedic team, The Boy Friends, take a borrowed car out for
a drive and find trouble at every turn.
Cast: Mickey Daniels, David Sharpe Dir: George Stevens BW-25 mins
10:30am AIR TIGHT (1931)
Hal Roach's comedic team, The Boy Friends, try their hand at flying a
glider but might want to stick to driving a car instead.
Cast: David Sharpe, Gertrude Messinger Dir: George Stevens BW-17 mins

10:30am CALL A COP (1931)
Hal Roach's comedy team, The Boy Friends, are doing their part to fight
crime when they should be leaving it to the proper authorities.
Cast: Mickey Daniels, David Sharpe Dir: George Stevens BW-20 mins
12:30pm STRICTLY UNRELIABLE (1932)
Thelma Todd has gotten her big break in a vaudeville act but friend
ZaSu Pitts steals the show.
Cast: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd Dir: George Marshall BW-20 mins
12:30pm OLD BULL, THE (1932)
Comedic duo Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts go out for a driving lesson, and
what a lesson they get!
Cast: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts Dir: George Marshall BW-19 mins
12:30pm ALUM AND EVE (1932)
To avoid getting a speeding ticket comedic duo Thelma Todd and ZaSu
Pitts pretend they are rushing to the hospital.
Cast: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts Dir: George Marshall BW-19 mins
12:30pm SOILERS, THE (1932)
In an attempt to make money for college, comedic duo Thelma Todd and
ZaSu Pitts, go door to door selling magazines but end up in a courtroom
instead of a classroom.
Cast: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts Dir: George Marshall BW-19 mins
2:00pm BILLY ROSE'S CASA MANANA REVUE (1938)
BW-21 mins
2:00pm LOVE ON TAP (1939)
BW-11 mins
2:00pm HOLLYWOOD HOBBIES (1939)
Two young girls take a tour of Hollywood to see the private lives of
celebrities.
Cast: Sally Payne, Joyce Compton Dir: George Sidney BW-10 mins
2:00pm WILLIE AND THE MOUSE (1941)
BW-11 mins
3:00pm FLAG OF HUMANITY, THE (1940)
C-19 mins
3:00pm Alice in Movieland (1940)

3:00pm GAY PARISIAN, THE (1941)
C-20 mins
3:00pm THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS (1941)
BW-10 mins
3:00pm ROARING GUNS (1944)
BW-19 mins
4:45pm JONKER DIAMOND, THE (1936)
BW-10 mins
4:45pm HARNESSED RHYTHM (1936)
BW-10 mins
4:45pm KILLER-DOG (1936)
A police dog goes on trial for allegedly murdering sheep.
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Betty Ross Clark, Stanley Price. Dir: Jacques
Tourneur. BW-10 mins
4:45pm RAINBOW PASS, THE (1937)
BW-11 mins
4:45pm BOSS DIDN'T SAY GOOD MORNING (1937)
BW-10 mins
5:45pm THAT MOTHERS MIGHT LIVE (1938)
BW-10 mins
5:45pm STORY OF DR. CARVER, THE (1938)
BW-10 mins
5:45pm WAY IN THE WILDERNESS, A (1940)
BW-10 mins
5:45pm FORBIDDEN PASSAGE (1941)
BW-21 mins
5:45pm YOUR LAST ACT (1941)
BW-11 mins
7:00pm STAR IN THE NIGHT (1945)
BW-22 mins
7:30pm Jetee, La (1962)

TCM's Evening Theme: HERMES SHORTS
8:00pm There is No Place Like at Home (2006)

8:00pm Your Product Here (2006)

8:00pm Baadasssss Grandkids! (2006)

8:00pm Postmortem Bliss (2006)

8:00pm In the Eye Abides The Heart (2006)

8:00pm Din of Celestial Birds, The (2006)

9:00pm GRANDMOTHER, THE (1970)

9:00pm ALPHABET, THE (1967)

9:45pm What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)

9:45pm It's Not Just You, Murray (1964)

9:45pm Big Shave, The (1967)

10:30pm DAY OF THE FIGHT (1951)
Stanley Kubrick's short documentary of middleweight boxer, Walter
Cartier, preparing for his match against Bobby James.
Cast: Walter Cartier, Vincent Cartier Dir: Stanley Kubrick BW-16 mins

10:30pm FLYING PADRE, THE (1951)
A short documenting two days in the life of Father Stadmueller, a
priest/pilot in New Mexico who flys his mono-plane to various regions
of the state to help those in need.
Cast: Fred Stadmueller Dir: Stanley Kubrick BW-9 mins
11:00pm There is No Place Like at Home (2006)

11:00pm Your Product Here (2006)

11:00pm Baadasssss Grandkids! (2006)

11:00pm Postmortem Bliss (2006)

11:00pm In the Eye Abides The Heart (2006)

11:00pm Din of Celestial Birds, The (2006)

12:00am BOY AND BICYCLE (1965)

12:30am ONE OF THE MISSING (1971)

1:00am PEEL (1982)

1:00am PASSIONLESS MOMENTS (1983)

1:00am GIRL'S OWN STORY, A (1984)
Three schoolgirl friends undergo various rites of passage.

2:00am LES MISTONS (1958)

2:00am ANTOINE AND COLETTE (1962)

3:00am Break Up the Dance (1957)

3:00am TWO MEN AND A WARDROBE (1958)

3:00am WHEN ANGELS FALL (1959)

3:00am FAT AND THE LEAN, THE (1961)

4:00am There is No Place Like at Home (2006)

4:00am Your Product Here (2006)

4:00am Baadasssss Grandkids! (2006)

4:00am Postmortem Bliss (2006)

4:00am In the Eye Abides The Heart (2006)

4:00am Din of Celestial Birds, The (2006)

5:00am Aventure Malgache (1944)
A French actor in Madagascar during World War II makes enemies on both
sides.
Cast: Clarousse, The Moliere Players. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-31
mins, TV-PG
5:00am Bon Voyage (1944)
A downed British flyer is used by Nazi agents in World War II France.
Cast: John Blythe, The Moliere Players. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-26
mins, TV-G

[Greg Bryant]

The real diamonds here are La Jetee, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese
shorts.

[Clifford Blau]

Post by Greg Bryant
The real diamonds here are La Jetee, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese
shorts.

The ones I am looking forward to particularly are the Roman Polanski
shorts.

[Grant Hurlock]

Post by Joe Gillis
Cast: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts Dir: George Marshall BW-19 mins

Those Thelma Todd shorts are terrific. She didn't get foregrounded
often enough in features, so it's great to see her get the spotlight.
Watching a hottie like Todd do slapstick is a turn-on.

Incidentally, the shorts I'd like to see strung together are the So You
Want To's with Phyllis Coates as Mrs. McDoakes. (IMDb lists 22 of these.)
TCM slots one in now & then between movies, but how about a mini-fest?

[Derek Janssen]

Post by Grant Hurlock
Incidentally, the shorts I'd like to see strung together are the So You
Want To's with Phyllis Coates as Mrs. McDoakes. (IMDb lists 22 of these.)
TCM slots one in now & then between movies, but how about a mini-fest?

Are those related to the "Joe McDoakes" shorts, with George "Jetson"
O'Hanlon?

TCM shows those occasionally, but the only one I've seen on disk was "So
You Want to Be a Detective" (the "Lady in the Lake" parody), on the
Warner "Treasure of Sierra Madre" disk.

Derek Janssen
***@comcast.net

[David Oberman]

Post by Derek Janssen
Are those related to the "Joe McDoakes" shorts, with George "Jetson"
O'Hanlon?
TCM shows those occasionally, but the only one I've seen on disk was "So
You Want to Be a Detective" (the "Lady in the Lake" parody), on the
Warner "Treasure of Sierra Madre" disk.

The Joe McDoakes "So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck?" is on the
"Night in Casablanca" disc from the Marx Brothers MGM box set.

I wish there were a complete list of those McDoakes shorts on disc, as
well as the Pete Smith shorts. The Pete Smith "Quicker 'n a Wink" is
on the "Go West/Big Store" disc & "Ain't It Aggravatin'?" (which is
hilarious) is on "The Long, Long Trailer."




____
"Good things and good people always get
hurt when ignorant busybodies prevail."

-- Tracy Lee Simmons

[Bill Vermillion]

Post by Grant Hurlock

Post by Joe Gillis
Cast: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts Dir: George Marshall BW-19 mins

Those Thelma Todd shorts are terrific. She didn't get foregrounded
often enough in features, so it's great to see her get the spotlight.
Watching a hottie like Todd do slapstick is a turn-on.
Incidentally, the shorts I'd like to see strung together are the So You
Want To's with Phyllis Coates as Mrs. McDoakes. (IMDb lists 22 of these.)
TCM slots one in now & then between movies, but how about a mini-fest?

And I'd like to see a mini-fest of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade.

I always enjoyed those as a youth in the theatre. I'd really like
to see the one about Firestone again - that tickels a faint spot in
my memory.

The other series I liked in 'the old days' if you can call the
late-40s and early-50's the old days, is the March Of Time Series.

Bill

[Bill Steele]

Post by Bill Vermillion
And I'd like to see a mini-fest of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade.
I always enjoyed those as a youth in the theatre. I'd really like
to see the one about Firestone again - that tickels a faint spot in
my memory.
The other series I liked in 'the old days' if you can call the
late-40s and early-50's the old days, is the March Of Time Series.

And you grew up to be a high school history teacher?

Those were precisely the ones that drove me out to the refreshment
stand. Along with Traveltalks and the 20-minute round-by-round replay of
the latest boxing match.

[Bill Vermillion]

Post by Bill Steele

Post by Bill Vermillion
And I'd like to see a mini-fest of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade.
I always enjoyed those as a youth in the theatre. I'd really like
to see the one about Firestone again - that tickels a faint spot in
my memory.
The other series I liked in 'the old days' if you can call the
late-40s and early-50's the old days, is the March Of Time Series.

And you grew up to be a high school history teacher?

Nah. I wound up being a music director / disk jockey / chief
engineer in radio, and then moved to a career of a recording
engineer [last hit on Billboard was 1981 or so] then as a computer
consultant working with Unix and then into the head tech at two
ISPs and keeping networks running.

But my parents loved history and I did have a minor in history.
One more semester and I could have had a dual degree - in broadcast
- after changing from two years in an EE track.

Post by Bill Steele
Those were precisely the ones that drove me out to the refreshment
stand. Along with Traveltalks and the 20-minute round-by-round replay of
the latest boxing match.

I liked the Passing Parade and March of Time, but like you I really
hated the Traveltalks. Now I find them fascinating comparing
what once was - and often is no more - to the same places today.

I also hated the boxing match things.

But I alwasy looked forward to Pete Smith, Joe McDoakes, Passing
Parade, and The March of Time. Many of the things in Passing
Parade were similar to the radio series years ago with Paul Harvey
- who told 'the other side of the story'.

Bill

[W. Lydecker]

Speaking of lesser known Roach comedies (not roaches) will TCM be
showing "Bargain of the Century" with Thelma, Zasu and Billy Gilbert?

It's probably my fave of the first duo - directed by Charley Chase.

[Bill Steele]

Post by W. Lydecker
Speaking of lesser known Roach comedies (not roaches) will TCM be
showing "Bargain of the Century" with Thelma, Zasu and Billy Gilbert?

Assuming I haven't missed any on th IMDB, I have caught over the last
few weeks:

Alum and Eve (1932)
Asleep in the Feet (1933)
Let's Do Things (1931)
Maids a la Mode (1933)
Old Bull, The (1932)
One Track Minds (1933)
Sneak Easily (1932)
Soilers, The (1932)
Strictly Unreliable (1932)
War Mamas (1931)

And have not seen:

Bargain of the Century, The (1933)
Catch as Catch Can (1931)
On the Loose (1931)
Pajama Party, The (1931)
Red Noses (1932)
Seal Skins (1932)
Show Business (1932)

For a while they were running one almost every day, interspersed with
The Boy Friends. Now they're repeating about one a week. I hope I
haven't missed the last repetitions of some of them. Perhaps TCM will
follow up with some DVD releases. Although it's likely they'll do
"compliations" where we have to buy six Traveltalks to get three
Roaches.

[greta de groat]

I just started watching some of these, and enjoyed the shorts directed by Keaton.
In Streamlined Swing, i noticed the story credit was by Marion Mack--did she
really write this or (since it was about a railroad car) was that an inside joke?
Is there a story behind this?

Couldn't help but notice that the other Keaton-directed group with that cool group
of black singers used the name "Canfield Stables."

Also just caught up with Zenobia after 30 years--i thought it a sweet picture with
a great cast. I was surprised to see that it really seemed an Oliver Hardy
vehicle rather than the character role i had expected. Somehow i don't mind Harry
Langdon in talkies, though in silents i find him on the creepy side.

greta

Post by Joe Gillis
http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.jsp?startDate=09/15/2006&timezone=EST&cid=N
6:00am Added Attractions (2002)
A TCM original documentary that explores the world of short subjects
through film clips and interviews.
Cast: Narrated by Chevy Chase. TV-PG
7:30am Rounders, The (1914)
In this silent short, two drunks go on a bender together.
Charles Chaplin.
7:30am Dog's Life, A (1918)
In this silent film, the Little Tramp finds a stolen fortune with the
help of his dog.
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin. Dir: Charles
Chaplin. BW-33 mins, TV-G
7:30am Shoulder Arms (1918)
In this silent film, a private fresh out of boot camp accepts a daring
mission behind enemy lines.
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin. Dir: Charles
Chaplin. BW-46 mins, TV-G
7:30am Day's Pleasure, A (1919)
In this silent short film, a man's attempts to give his family a day
out are complicated by their dilapidated car.
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan. Dir: Charles
Chaplin. BW-17 mins, TV-G
7:30am Idle Class, The (1921)
In this silent short, the Little Tramp discovers he's a dead ringer for
a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Mack Swain. Dir: Charles
Chaplin. BW-31 mins, TV-G
9:45am Scarecrow, The (1920)
9:45am Paleface, The (1922)
In this silent film, a white man survives an Indian attack to become an
honorary tribesman.
Cast: Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts. Dir: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton.
9:45am STREAMLINED SWING (1938)
BW-9 mins
9:45am HOLLYWOOD HANDICAP (1938)
A group of musician stable hands race a horse in the Hollywood Derby at
Santa Anita race track.
Cast: Original Sing Band Dir: Buster Keaton BW-10 mins
10:30am LADIES LAST (1930)
10:30am BLOOD AND THUNDER (1931)
10:30am HIGH GEAR (1931)
Hal Roach's comedic team, The Boy Friends, take a borrowed car out for
a drive and find trouble at every turn.
Cast: Mickey Daniels, David Sharpe Dir: George Stevens BW-25 mins
10:30am AIR TIGHT (1931)
Hal Roach's comedic team, The Boy Friends, try their hand at flying a
glider but might want to stick to driving a car instead.
Cast: David Sharpe, Gertrude Messinger Dir: George Stevens BW-17 mins
10:30am CALL A COP (1931)
Hal Roach's comedy team, The Boy Friends, are doing their part to fight
crime when they should be leaving it to the proper authorities.
Cast: Mickey Daniels, David Sharpe Dir: George Stevens BW-20 mins
12:30pm STRICTLY UNRELIABLE (1932)
Thelma Todd has gotten her big break in a vaudeville act but friend
ZaSu Pitts steals the show.
Cast: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd Dir: George Marshall BW-20 mins
12:30pm OLD BULL, THE (1932)
Comedic duo Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts go out for a driving lesson, and
what a lesson they get!
Cast: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts Dir: George Marshall BW-19 mins
12:30pm ALUM AND EVE (1932)
To avoid getting a speeding ticket comedic duo Thelma Todd and ZaSu
Pitts pretend they are rushing to the hospital.
Cast: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts Dir: George Marshall BW-19 mins
12:30pm SOILERS, THE (1932)
In an attempt to make money for college, comedic duo Thelma Todd and
ZaSu Pitts, go door to door selling magazines but end up in a courtroom
instead of a classroom.
Cast: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts Dir: George Marshall BW-19 mins
2:00pm BILLY ROSE'S CASA MANANA REVUE (1938)
BW-21 mins
2:00pm LOVE ON TAP (1939)
BW-11 mins
2:00pm HOLLYWOOD HOBBIES (1939)
Two young girls take a tour of Hollywood to see the private lives of
celebrities.
Cast: Sally Payne, Joyce Compton Dir: George Sidney BW-10 mins
2:00pm WILLIE AND THE MOUSE (1941)
BW-11 mins
3:00pm FLAG OF HUMANITY, THE (1940)
C-19 mins
3:00pm Alice in Movieland (1940)
3:00pm GAY PARISIAN, THE (1941)
C-20 mins
3:00pm THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS (1941)
BW-10 mins
3:00pm ROARING GUNS (1944)
BW-19 mins
4:45pm JONKER DIAMOND, THE (1936)
BW-10 mins
4:45pm HARNESSED RHYTHM (1936)
BW-10 mins
4:45pm KILLER-DOG (1936)
A police dog goes on trial for allegedly murdering sheep.
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Betty Ross Clark, Stanley Price. Dir: Jacques
Tourneur. BW-10 mins
4:45pm RAINBOW PASS, THE (1937)
BW-11 mins
4:45pm BOSS DIDN'T SAY GOOD MORNING (1937)
BW-10 mins
5:45pm THAT MOTHERS MIGHT LIVE (1938)
BW-10 mins
5:45pm STORY OF DR. CARVER, THE (1938)
BW-10 mins
5:45pm WAY IN THE WILDERNESS, A (1940)
BW-10 mins
5:45pm FORBIDDEN PASSAGE (1941)
BW-21 mins
5:45pm YOUR LAST ACT (1941)
BW-11 mins
7:00pm STAR IN THE NIGHT (1945)
BW-22 mins
7:30pm Jetee, La (1962)
TCM's Evening Theme: HERMES SHORTS
8:00pm There is No Place Like at Home (2006)
8:00pm Your Product Here (2006)
8:00pm Baadasssss Grandkids! (2006)
8:00pm Postmortem Bliss (2006)
8:00pm In the Eye Abides The Heart (2006)
8:00pm Din of Celestial Birds, The (2006)
9:00pm GRANDMOTHER, THE (1970)
9:00pm ALPHABET, THE (1967)
9:45pm What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)
9:45pm It's Not Just You, Murray (1964)
9:45pm Big Shave, The (1967)
10:30pm DAY OF THE FIGHT (1951)
Stanley Kubrick's short documentary of middleweight boxer, Walter
Cartier, preparing for his match against Bobby James.
Cast: Walter Cartier, Vincent Cartier Dir: Stanley Kubrick BW-16 mins
10:30pm FLYING PADRE, THE (1951)
A short documenting two days in the life of Father Stadmueller, a
priest/pilot in New Mexico who flys his mono-plane to various regions
of the state to help those in need.
Cast: Fred Stadmueller Dir: Stanley Kubrick BW-9 mins
11:00pm There is No Place Like at Home (2006)
11:00pm Your Product Here (2006)
11:00pm Baadasssss Grandkids! (2006)
11:00pm Postmortem Bliss (2006)
11:00pm In the Eye Abides The Heart (2006)
11:00pm Din of Celestial Birds, The (2006)
12:00am BOY AND BICYCLE (1965)
12:30am ONE OF THE MISSING (1971)
1:00am PEEL (1982)
1:00am PASSIONLESS MOMENTS (1983)
1:00am GIRL'S OWN STORY, A (1984)
Three schoolgirl friends undergo various rites of passage.
2:00am LES MISTONS (1958)
2:00am ANTOINE AND COLETTE (1962)
3:00am Break Up the Dance (1957)
3:00am TWO MEN AND A WARDROBE (1958)
3:00am WHEN ANGELS FALL (1959)
3:00am FAT AND THE LEAN, THE (1961)
4:00am There is No Place Like at Home (2006)
4:00am Your Product Here (2006)
4:00am Baadasssss Grandkids! (2006)
4:00am Postmortem Bliss (2006)
4:00am In the Eye Abides The Heart (2006)
4:00am Din of Celestial Birds, The (2006)
5:00am Aventure Malgache (1944)
A French actor in Madagascar during World War II makes enemies on both
sides.
Cast: Clarousse, The Moliere Players. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-31
mins, TV-PG
5:00am Bon Voyage (1944)
A downed British flyer is used by Nazi agents in World War II France.
Cast: John Blythe, The Moliere Players. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-26
mins, TV-G

[r***@earthlink.net]

Post by greta de groat
I just started watching some of these, and enjoyed the shorts directed by Keaton.
In Streamlined Swing, i noticed the story credit was by Marion Mack--did she
really write this or (since it was about a railroad car) was that an inside joke?
Is there a story behind this?

Marion Mack was married to the Producer of Streamlined Swing, Louis
Lewyn. One can imagine that that was the reason Lewyn used Keaton as a
Director, and why Keaton frequently made cameos in Lewyn's short films
from the Voice of Hollywood -Paramount on Parades days, to Lewyn's
later Colortone shorts like LA FIESTA DE SANTA BARBARA that were
released by MGM.

Post by greta de groat
Couldn't help but notice that the other Keaton-directed group with that cool group
of black singers used the name "Canfield Stables."
Also just caught up with Zenobia after 30 years--i thought it a sweet picture with
a great cast. I was surprised to see that it really seemed an Oliver Hardy
vehicle rather than the character role i had expected. Somehow i don't mind Harry
Langdon in talkies, though in silents i find him on the creepy side.

I have always liked Langdon in talkies, and one only wishes ZENOBIA had
been a stronger picture with better opportunities for Hardy. He has a
nice chemistry with Billie Burke, and what little screen time he
actually gets with Langdon is enjoyable enough. Hardy could have
definitely worked as a great character actor if the split from Laurel
had become permanent.

RICHARD M ROBERTS

[Matt Barry]

Post by r***@earthlink.net

Post by greta de groat
I just started watching some of these, and enjoyed the shorts directed by Keaton.
In Streamlined Swing, i noticed the story credit was by Marion Mack--did she
really write this or (since it was about a railroad car) was that an inside joke?
Is there a story behind this?

Marion Mack was married to the Producer of Streamlined Swing, Louis
Lewyn. One can imagine that that was the reason Lewyn used Keaton as a
Director, and why Keaton frequently made cameos in Lewyn's short films
from the Voice of Hollywood -Paramount on Parades days, to Lewyn's
later Colortone shorts like LA FIESTA DE SANTA BARBARA that were
released by MGM.--

Louis Lewyn also appears as an extra as a Union soldier in THE GENERAL.

Matt Barry
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