

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 one of the Three Stooges, being an original member of the trio with Larry Fine and brother Moe Howard. Along with vaudeville engagements, Shemp appeared as one of the Stooges, along with Ted Healy, in their first screen appearance, "Soup To Nuts" (1930) at Fox. Having trouble getting along with the hard drinking Healy, Shemp left the Stoog


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...

