

A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
When Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy left their longtime home at the Hal Roach studios and joined the prestigious 20th Century Fox, there...


Air Raid Wardens (1943) Laurel and Hardy
"Air Raid Wardens" is an amusing Laurel and Hardy comedy that has garnered an unfortunate reputation due to coming later in the duo's...


The Silent Cinema: Life of the Party (1920) - Roscoe Arbuckle feature
“Life of the Party” Directed by Joseph Henabery. Starring Roscoe Arbuckle, Winifred Greenwood, Roscoe Karns, Julia Faye, Fran Campeau,...


Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle: An Appreciation
It is unfortunate that so much attention has been paid to the scandal that ruined Roscoe Arbuckle’s career. His significance to screen...


Shemp as a solo comedian
Shemp Howard is certainly a notable name among comedy buffs, but not due to his work as a solo comic. Shemp, of course, is remembered as...

Vitaphone: When Sound Came to the Screen
The Warner Brothers -- Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack -- began in the film industry in 1907, but it was in 1912, when they moved to the...


Harold Lloyd - a personal tribute
I think it was 1969. I checked a book out of the library called “Harold Lloyd’s World of Comedy.” I did not know Harold Lloyd, but there...