Thursday, 31 March 2016
Under Water, Over Acting
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Someone would do the world a great public service by starting a blog to post Rod Scribner and Manny Gould scenes from Bob Clampett cartoons....
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Wednesday, 30 March 2016
Hans Conried, Acrid Humourist
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Hans Conried loved to talk. Not only in outrageous European accents and mock Shakespearean and melodramatic tones on camera (or behind a mik...
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Tuesday, 29 March 2016
Poochini Ballerina
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The comic transitions are quick in Tex Avery’s masterpiece Magical Maestro . A scene where Poochini changes into a ballerina lasts five seco...
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Monday, 28 March 2016
Popeye Take
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A steady stream of ad-libs from Jack Mercer, skinny Olive flailing her arms and legs in all directions and a wonderful scene where Popeye pu...
Sunday, 27 March 2016
Tralfaz Sunday Theatre – Slapstick
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Silent comedy films—the best of them, anyway—are just as entertaining today as they were when they lit up movie screens 90 and 100 years ago...
Benny vs Hope (and Bud and Lou)
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Jack Benny’s radio broadcast from Vancouver in April 1944 is mainly noted for being the final one for singer Dennis Day until after the war,...
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Saturday, 26 March 2016
The King of Smokingdom
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Tobacco companies spent a small fortune on advertising until they were told they couldn’t any more because they were making something that...
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Friday, 25 March 2016
Smokers, Stooges and Crooners
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Frank Tashlin directed with a string of Warner Bros. cartoons around 1937-38 with things on store shelves coming to life. It was books and m...
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