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Today is the birthday of the terrific Cilla Black (1943). Americans ought to know her better than they do. Baby boomers will remember her British Invasion hits, but she had much greate…
Today is the birthday of silent screen star Dustin Farnum (1874-1929). A second generation stage performer, he got his theatrical start in childhood, and by age 15 had formed a vaudeville ac…
 Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Charlie Chaplin comedy Police (1916). Police was Chaplin’s last short for Essanay Studios. Rather spitefully they later i…
In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the entire team, …
In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the entire team, …
In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the entire team, …
In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the entire team, …
 Today is the birthday of silent screen comedian Max Davidson (1875-1950). Davidson was an interesting transitional figure in the evolution of an ethnic stereotype in the cinema. Fo…
Last night was one of the happiest nights of my life. Why? It was just the sheer pleasure of hearing 2 or 3 hundred people laugh at the Marx Brothers. Hearing that many people be that deligh…
 Today is birthday of Félicien Trewey (Félicien-François Trevey, 1848-1920). While the American vaudevillian was often spoken as the most highly skilled entertainer ever, I t…
In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the entire team, …
In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the entire team, …
Today is the birthday of Raymond Burr (1917-1993). Now since we also wrote about The Chimp here earlier today we could go with a guy-in-an-ape-suit theme, as Burr starred in both…
In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the entire team, …
 Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Laurel and Hardy classic short The Chimp (1932), directed by James Parrott. The first section of the film is set in a circus, with…
 Today is the birthday of Horace Heidt (1901-1986). Heidt was a pianist and bandleader whose orchestra Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights started in vaudeville and night clubs and beca…
Today at 12:45pm E.S.T. on Turner Classic Movies: The Heat’s On (1943). This is the last film of the original stretch of Mae West’s movie career; her next film wouldn’…
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 Today is the anniversary of the release date of Alkali Ike’s Auto (1911). This is one of the earliest American comedies we’ll discuss on this web site. Directed by Bro…
Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Laurel and Hardy feature Swiss Miss (1938). This movie contains one of the craziest plots ever devised for the team. The pair are mo…
Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Buster Keaton feature Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928), co-directed by Chuck Reisner. This was Keaton’s final independent film, and one …
In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the entire team, …
In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the entire…
 Today is the anniversary of the release date of the silent Laurel and Hardy short Their Purple Moment(1928), directed by James Parott. In thiss funny comedy, the boys step out on…
Today is the anniversary of the release date of the W.C. Fields’ classic You’re Telling Me (1934). Fields, more than any other major comedian we can think of, loved to recy…
