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The Tree in a Test Tube (1943)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:23:15 +0000

Stan and Ollie are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the average person carries. Stan and Ollie then begin to open their pockets and briefcase, pulling out a variety of things that derive from the tree. The narrator talks all the way through this short film (about 7 minutes long). The idea is that scientists can put everything that comes from the tree into one test tube.

Short | Documentary

Stan Laurel	…	Stan
Oliver Hardy	…	Oliver
Pete Smith	…	Interlocutor (voice)
Lee Vickers	…	Narrator (voice)

The Stolen Jools (1931)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:20:25 +0000

In a Los Angeles police station, it is reported that Norma Shearer’s pearls have been stolen. A detective is sent to the actress’ home to interrogate party guests, most of whom are famous Hollywood stars. The detective ends up chasing leads all over town, ending up at a movie studio, where he learns the truth behind “the slippery pearls.”

Comedy | Short

Wallace Beery	…	Police Sergeant
Buster Keaton	…	Policeman
Jack Hill	…	Policeman
J. Farrell MacDonald	…	Policeman
Edward G. Robinson	…	Edward Robinson (as Edward Robinson)
George E. Stone	…	Himself
Eddie Kane	…	Detective
Stan Laurel	…	Policeman
Oliver Hardy	…	Police Driver
Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins	…	Farina (as Farina)
Matthew ‘Stymie’ Beard	…	Stymie (as Stymie)
Norman ‘Chubby’ Chaney	…	Chubby (as Chubby)
Mary Ann Jackson	…	Herself
Shirley Jean Rickert	…	Shirley Jean
Dorothy DeBorba	…	Echo (as Echo)

The Stage Hand (1933)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:17:24 +0000

Not bad for Langdon in the 30s, but not at all up to the standards of his silent comedies

Short | Comedy

Harry Langdon

…

Harry

The Rodeo (1929)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:56:16 +0000

A comedy where they seem to have forgotten to include any laughs.

Short | Comedy

Mary Ann Jackson	…	Bubbles Smith
Raymond McKee	…	Jimmy Smith
Ruth Hiatt	…	Mabel Smith
Irene Allen	…	Magnolia
Paralee Coleman	…	Magnolia’s Daughter
Sunshine Hart	…	Mabel’s Mother, Jimmy’s Mother-in-Law
Irving Bacon	…	Mabel’s Father, Jimmy’s Father-in-Law
Andy Clyde	…	Bill Cootie

The Paleface (1922)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:18:14 +0000

Evil oil barons have given the Indians one day to vacate their land. The Indian chief tells his braves to kill the first white man they see. Buster shows up chasing a butterfly. Later he keeps moving the stake to which he is tied and at which he is to be burned. He becomes one of the tribe and helps them with their fight.

Comedy | Short

Buster Keaton

…

Little Chief Paleface

The Invaders (1912)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:42:12 +0000

The U.S. Army and the Indians sign a peace treaty. However, a group of surveyors trespass on the Indians’ land and violate the treaty. The army refuses to listen to the Indians’ complaints, and the surveyors are killed by the Indians. A vicious Indian war ensues, culminating in an Indian attack on an army fort.

Short | Western

Art Acord	…	Telegrapher (uncredited)
William Eagle Shirt	…	The Sioux Chief (uncredited)
Francis Ford	…	Colonel James Bryson (uncredited)
Ethel Grandin	…	Colonel Bryson’s Daughter (uncredited)
Ann Little	…	Sky Star (uncredited)
Ray Myers	…	Lieutenant White (uncredited)

The House I Live In (1945)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:33:24 +0000

A young Frank Sinatra is in the studio with a full orchestra. He records a take of “If You Are But a Dream,” then breaks for a smoke. From the studio, he steps into an alley where he sees nearly a dozen kids chasing one smaller boy. Frank stops them, asks why, and they tell him it’s because of the boy’s religion. So Frank asks them if they’re Nazis and explains a few things about America, blood banks, World War II, and teamwork. Then he sings “The House I Live In” for them. Off the lads scamper, and the kid Frank’s saved gives him a look of gratitude.

Short | Drama | Music

Frank Sinatra

…

Himself

The Hitch Hiker (1933)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:28:04 +0000

Harry Langdon Talks! And He’s Funny!

Short | Comedy

Harry Langdon	…	The Hitchhiker
Vernon Dent	…	Adolph
Ruth Clifford	…	Adolph’s wife
William Irving	…	Movie director
Chris Marie Meeker	…	Movie actress

The Goat (1921)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:01:43 +0000

Buster is inadvertently identified as the notorious outlaw Dead Shot Dan. He is pursued throughout the city by the local police chief, using disguises and quick-thinking to elude the lawman. He encounters Virginia, a young lady friend, and goes to her home to visit and hide out, only to discover that Virginia’s father is the police chief.

Comedy | Short

Buster Keaton
Virginia Fox	…	Chief’s daughter
Joe Roberts	…	Police Chief
Malcolm St. Clair	…	Dead Shot Dan (as Mal St. Clair)
Edward F. Cline	…	Cop by telephone pole
Jean C. Havez	…	Bit part

The Electric House (1922)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:06:10 +0000

Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home. He installs lots of fanciful gadgets. The one who should have received the degree gets even by rewiring all the gadgets to wreak havoc.

Short | Comedy

Buster Keaton

(as ‘Buster’ Keaton)