2024 Blogathons
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| Photoplay, March, 1924 |
The Tenth Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon:
My post:
Buster Keaton -- Three Ages -- What the Well-Dressed Man of the Ages Should Wear
2023 Blogathons
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| Film Daily, 11-June-1922 |
The Ninth Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon:
https://silentology.wordpress.com/2023/03/13/the-ninth-annual-buster-keaton-blogathon/
My post:
Buster Keaton's Silent Shorts -- Reel Two and a Half:
https://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2023/03/buster-keatons-silent-shorts-reel-two.html
2022 Blogathons
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| Moving Picture World, 10-September-1921 |
The Eighth Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon:
https://silentology.wordpress.com/2022/03/14/the-eighth-annual-buster-keaton-blogathon//
My post:
Buster Keaton's Silent Shorts -- Reel Two:
2021 Blogathons and Special Weeks
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| Motion Picture News, 25-December-1920 |
The Seventh Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon:
https://silentology.wordpress.com/2021/03/22/the-seventh-annual-buster-keaton-blogathon/
My post:
Buster Keaton's Silent Shorts -- Reel One:
https://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2021/03/buster-keatons-silent-shorts-reel-one.html
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| Motion Picture News, 21-May-1921 |
Zane Grey Week -- June 2-9, 2021
June 02, 2021: Zane Grey Week
June 03, 2021: Zane Grey Week -- Fighting Blood
June 04, 2021: Zane Grey Week -- Riders of the Purple Sage and Others
June 05, 2021: Zane Grey Week -- Tom Mix Takes Over
June 06, 2021: Zane Grey Week -- Riders as a Talkie
June 07, 2021: Zane Grey Week -- Another George Plays Lassiter
June 08, 2021: Zane Grey Week -- Riders on Television
June 09, 2021: Zane Grey Week -- The Man of the Forest
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| Indiana Daily Times, November 6, 1920 |
The Sixth Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon:
https://silentology.wordpress.com/2020/03/09/the-sixth-annual-buster-keaton-blogathon/My post:
Buster Keaton’s First Feature, The Saphead
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2020/03/buster-keatons-first-feature-saphead.html
2019 Blogathons and Web Challenges
October, 2019 Movie Challenge
The Fifth Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon:
https://silentology.wordpress.com/2019/02/18/the-fifth-annual-buster-keaton-blogathon/
My post:
Comique: Roscoe, Buster, Al and Luke
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2019/02/comique-roscoe-buster-al-and-luke.html
2018 Blogathons and Web Challenges
Springtime Silent Movie Challenge
In the Beginning...
My posts:
Five Movies Made in 1905 or Before:
Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/04/roundhay-garden-scene-1888-april-14-2018.html
Dickson Greeting (1891)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/04/dickson-greeting-1891-april-21-2018.html
The Waterer Watered (1895)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-waterer-watered-april-28-2018.html
The Fairy of the Cabbages (1896)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-fairy-of-cabbages-1896-may-5-2018.html
Between Calais and Dover (1897)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/05/between-calais-and-dover-1897-may-12.html
Five Movies Made Between 1906 and 1914:
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/05/humorous-phases-of-funny-faces-1906-may.html
The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-story-of-kelly-gang-1906-may-26-2018.html
Fantasmagorie (1908)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/06/fantasmagorie-1908-june-2-2018.html
The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-adventures-of-dollie-1908-june-9.html
The Water Nymph (1912)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-water-nymph-1912-june-16-2018.html
https://silentology.wordpress.com/2018/02/12/the-fourth-annual-buster-keaton-blogathon/
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| Hobart Mercury, 27-December-1930 |
Buster Keaton Goes to War
https://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2018/02/buster-keaton-goes-to-war-february-12.html
2017 Blogathons
Swashathon 2 -- A Blogathon of Swashbuckling Adventure
http://moviessilently.com/2017/07/14/the-swashathon-is-here/
My post:
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| www.listal.com |
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2017/07/zorro-from-douglas-fairbanks-to-antonio.html
The Judy Garland Blogathon
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2017/06/08/the-judy-garland-blogathon-has-now-arrived/
My post:
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| www.listal.com |
Judy Garland's First Movie: The Big Revue (1929)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2017/06/judy-garlands-first-movie-big-revue.html
2017/3/1/31/48
The Early Women Filmmakers Blogathon
http://moviessilently.com/2017/03/27/the-early-women-filmmakers-blogathon-is-here/
My Post:
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| www.listal.com |
Dorothy Davenport: Her Life and Career
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2017/03/dorothy-davenport-her-life-and-career.html
2017/2/1/30/47
The Third Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon
https://silentology.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/the-third-annual-buster-keaton-blogathon-celebrating-100-years-of-buster/
My Post:
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| Motography, 21-April-1917 |
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2017/02/buster-keaton-from-stage-to-screen.html
2017/1/1/29/46
2016 Blogathons
The At the Circus Blogathon
Critica Retro
https://criticaretro.blogspot.com/2016/11/atthecircus-blogathon-update-and-entries.html
Serendipitous Anachronisms
https://serendipitousanachronisms.wordpress.com/2016/11/12/at-the-circus-blogathon/
My Post
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| www.listal.com |
https://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2016/11/charlie-chaplin-and-flea-circus.html
2016/5/1/28/45
The Classic Movie History Project Blogathon
Movies Silently
http://moviessilently.com/2016/08/05/the-classic-movie-history-project-is-here/
Silver Screenings
https://silverscreenings.org/2016/04/16/big-announcement-the-classic-movie-history-project-2016/
Once Upon a Screen
https://aurorasginjoint.com/2016/04/16/announcement-the-classic-movie-history-project-2016/
Day One (The System) recap:http://moviessilently.com/2016/08/06/classic-movie-history-project-day-1-recap/
Day Two (The Films) recap:
https://aurorasginjoint.com/2016/08/07/classic-movie-history-project-day-2-the-films/
Day Three (The People) recap:
https://aurorasginjoint.com/2016/08/08/day-3-classic-movie-history-project-the-people/
Day Four (The System) recap:
http://moviessilently.com/2016/08/09/classic-movie-history-project-day-4-recap/
Day Five (The Films) recap:
https://silverscreenings.org/2016/08/09/classic-movie-history-project-day-5-the-films/
Day Six (The People) recap:
https://aurorasginjoint.com/2016/08/10/day-6-classic-movie-history-project-family-business-and-a-foreign-affair/
My Post:
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| Moving Picture World, 25-September-1915 |
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2016/08/movie-theaters-in-teens-august-5-2016.html
2016/4/1/27/44
The Olivia de Havilland Centenary Blogathon
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/the-olivia-de-havilland-centenary-blogathon-has-finally-arrived/
In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood
Day One:
http://phyllislovesclassicmovies.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/the-olivia-de-havilland-centenary.html
Day Two:
http://phyllislovesclassicmovies.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/the-olivia-de-havilland-centenary_2.html
My Post:
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| Radio Mirror, October, 1937 |
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2016/07/olivia-de-haviland-on-air-july-1-2016.html
2016/3/1/26/43
The Classic Movie Ice Cream Social Blogathon
http://moviessilently.com/2016/05/20/the-classic-movie-ice-cream-social-is-here/
My Post:
The Illusion of Motion
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-illusion-of-motion-may-20-2016.html
2016/2/1/25/42
https://silentology.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/the-second-annual-buster-keaton-blogathon/
My Post:
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| New York Evening World, 26-April-1917 |
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2016/02/buster-keaton-and-passing-show-of-1917.html
2016/1/1/24/41
2015 Blogathons
Movies Silently:
http://moviessilently.com/2015/12/05/the-try-it-youll-like-it-blogathon-is-here/
Sister Celluloid:
http://sistercelluloid.com/2015/12/05/the-try-it-youll-like-it-blogathon-is-here/
My Post:
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| www.listal.com |
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/12/tom-mix-in-great-k-train-robbery.html
2015/10/1/23/40
Swashathon -- A Blogathon of Swashbuckling Adventure
http://moviessilently.com/2015/11/07/the-swashathon-is-here-celebrate-films-of-swashbuckling-adventure/
My Post:
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| www.listal.com |
Cisco Kid Was a Friend of Mine
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/11/cisco-kid-was-friend-of-mine-november-7.html
2015/9/1/22/39
The Silent Cinema Blogathon
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2015/10/24/the-silent-cinema-blogathon-has-now-arrived/
My Post:
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| Motography, 16-March-1918 |
Roscoe Arbuckle and Buster Keaton in "The Bell Boy"
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/10/roscoe-arbuckle-and-buster-keaton-in.html
2015/8/1/21/38
The Lauren Bacall Blogathon
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/the-lauren-bacall-blogathon-has-now-arrived/
My Post:
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| http://www.usnews.com |
Lauren Bacall -- You do Not Have a Small Mind
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/09/lauren-bacall-you-do-not-have-small.html
2015/7/1/20/37
The Anti Damsel Blogathon
Day One
http://thelastdrivein.com/2015/08/15/its-saturday-and-the-anti-damsel-blogathon-2015-is-here/
Day Two
http://moviessilently.com/2015/08/16/an-empowered-day-2-of-the-anti-damsel-blogthon/
My Post:
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| Exhibitor's Trade Review, 30-December-1922. |
The Exploits of Pearl (Pearl White)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-exploits-of-pearl-pearl-white.html
2015/6/1/19/36
Classic Movie History Project Blogathon II
The Silent Era
http://moviessilently.com/2015/06/26/the-classic-movie-history-project-blogathon-silent-era/
The Golden Age
http://aurorasginjoint.com/2015/06/27/the-classic-movie-history-project-presents-the-golden-age/
The Modern Era
http://silverscreenings.org/2015/06/28/classic-movie-history-project-blogathon-modern-era/
My Post:
Life of an American Director: Edwin S Porter in 1903
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/06/life-of-american-director-edwin-s.html
2015/5/1/18/35
The Film Preservation Blogathon IV -- Science Fiction
May 13-14
http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/2015/the-film-preservation-blogathon-blasts-off/24670/
May 15-16
http://thisislandrod.blogspot.com/2015/05/this-is-your-space-captain-speaking.html
May 17
https://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/2015/05/17/film-preservation-blogathon-anchors-at-wonders-in-the-dark/
My Post:
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| Cine-Mundial, February, 1921 |
Idol of Every Boy in the World (Tom Mix)
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/05/idol-of-every-boy-in-world-may-13-2015.html
2015/4/1/17/34
Shorts!
http://moviessilently.com/2015/05/02/the-shorts-blogathon-is-here/
My Post:
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/05/mabel-and-fatty-viewing-worlds-fair-at.html
2015/3/1/16/33
Russia in Classic Film
http://moviessilently.com/2015/03/08/russia-classic-film-blogathon/
My Posts:
Departure of a Grand Old Man
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/03/departure-of-grand-old-man-march-8-2015.html
2015/2/2/15/32
Miss Mend
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| www.lucywho.com |
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/03/miss-mend-march-9-2015.html
2015/2/1/15/31
The First Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon
https://silentology.wordpress.com/2015/02/08/the-first-annual-buster-keaton-blogathon/
My Post:
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| New York Clipper, 28-February-1903 |
The 3-4-5 Keatons
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-3-4-5-keatons-february-8-2015.html
2015/1/1/14/30
2014 Blogathons
Fairy Tale Blogathon
http://moviessilently.com/2014/11/09/the-fairy-tale-blogathon-is-here/
My post:
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| Moving Picture World, 25-January-1913 |
Nursery Favorites and the Early Teens Talkie Boom
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2014/11/nursery-favorites-and-early-teens.html
2014/5/1/13/29
World War One in Classic Film
September 6
http://silentology.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/world-war-i-in-classic-film-a-historical-blogathon/
September 7
http://moviessilently.com/2014/09/07/the-world-war-one-in-classic-film-blogathon-continues/
My Post:
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| Scottish Film Archive |
Patriotic Porkers and Other Propaganda Films
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2014/09/patriotic-porkers-and-other-propaganda.html
2014/4/1/12/28
Snoopathon: A Blogathon of Spies
http://moviessilently.com/2014/06/01/the-snoopathon-a-blogathon-of-classic-spies/
My Post:
Batman vs Doctor Daka
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2014/06/batman-vs-doctor-daka-june-1-2014.html
2014/3/1/11/27
Sleuthathon: A Blogathon of Gumshoes
http://moviessilently.com/2014/03/16/sleuthathon-the-great-classic-detective-blogathon-is-here/
My Post:
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| Moving Picture World, 21-October-1916 |
Sherlock Holmes Looks Exactly Like William Gillette
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2014/03/sherlock-holmes-looks-exactly-like.html
2014/2/1/10/26
Classic Movie History Project Blogathon
The Silent Era (1915-1926)
http://moviessilently.com/2014/01/12/the-classic-movie-history-project-blogathon-the-silent-era/
An Uncertain World (1927-1938)
http://silverscreenings.org/2014/01/06/classic-movie-history-project-blogathon-1927-1938-an-uncertain-world/
The War Years (1939-1950)
http://aurorasginjoint.com/2014/01/07/classic-movie-history-project-the-war-years/
My Post:
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| Film Fun, January, 1916 |
1916, A Funny Year
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2014/01/1916-funny-year-january-12-2014.html
2014/1/1/9/25
2013 Blogathons (on my other blog)
The Chaney Blogathon
Day One
http://moviessilently.com/2013/11/15/the-chaney-blogathon-day-one/
Day Two
http://thelastdrivein.com/2013/11/16/the-chaney-blogathon-day-two/
Day Three
http://moviessilently.com/2013/11/17/the-chaney-blogathon-day-three/
Day Four
http://thelastdrivein.com/2013/11/18/the-chaney-blogathon-day-four-the-finale/
My Posts:
Chaney Outchaneys Chaney (Lon Chaney)
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| Motion Picture Magazine, August, 1926. |
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/11/chaney-outchaneys-chaney-november-15.html
2013/3/4/8/24
The Face of a Thousand Memories (Lon Chaney)
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| New Movie Magazine, November, 1930 |
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-face-of-thousand-memories-lon.html
2013/3/3/8/23
But Not as Lon Chaney Jr (Lon Chaney Jr)
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| Movie Classic, April, 1932 |
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/11/but-not-as-lon-chaney-jr-november-17.html
2013/3/2/8/22
Listen to That Box Office Howl (Lon Chaney Jr)
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| Film Daily, December 10, 1941 |
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/11/listen-to-that-box-office-howl-lon.html
2013/3/1/8/21
The Gish Sisters Blogathon
http://themotionpictures.net/2013/09/07/the-gish-sisters-blogathon-is-here/
My Posts:
Have You Been Gished? -- Dorothy Gish
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/09/have-you-been-gished-dorothy-gish.html
2013/2/3/7/20
Don't You Wish You Were a Gish? -- Lillian Gish
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/09/dont-you-wish-you-were-gish-lillian.html
2013/2/2/7/19
Gish Sisters Have Imperfect Noses -- The Gish Sisters
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/09/gish-sisters-have-imperfect-noses-gish.html
2013/2/1/7/18
Peter Cushing Centennial Blogathon
http://tinyurl.com/pqcwxcl
My Posts:
Six Degrees of Peter Cushing -- Horror Films
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/05/six-degrees-of-peter-cushing-horror.html
6/1/13/1
2013/1/4/6/17
Six Degrees of Peter Cushing -- Sherlock Holmes
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/05/six-degrees-of-peter-cushing-sherlock.html
6/1/14/2
2013/1/3/6/16
Six Degrees of Peter Cushing -- Doctor Who
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/05/six-degrees-of-peter-cushing-doctor-who.html
6/1/15/3
2013/1/2/6/15
Six Degrees of Peter Cushing -- And Now the Screaming Stops
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013/05/six-degrees-of-peter-cushing-and-now.html
6/1/16/4
2013/1/1/6/14
2012 Blogathons (on my other blog)
The Mary Pickford Blogathon
http://www.aclassicmovieblog.com/2012/06/mary-pickford-blogathon-its-here.html
My Post:
Mary Pickford and David Belasco
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/06/mary-pickford-and-david-belasco-june-2.html
2012/2/1/5/13
The Film Preservation Blogathon III -- Hitchcock
May 13-14
http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/2012/there-is-something-i-must-do-there-is-something-i-must-do-hold-a-blogathon/14255/
May 15-16
http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/for-love-of-film-iii-day-three-with.html
May 17
http://thisislandrod.blogspot.com/2012/05/this-is-you-captain-speaking.html
My Posts:
Dial HOllywood 9-2411 for Hitchcock
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/dial-hollywood-9-2411-for-hitchcock-may.html
2012/1/5/4/12
Hitchcock -- Berdarold, Piccy, London
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/hitchcock-berdarold-piccy-london-may-15.html
2012/1/4/4/11
Alfred Hitchcock, SRO, RKO, UA, Univ
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/alfred-hitchcock-sro-rko-ua-univ-may-16.html
2012/1/3/4/10
Hitchcock -- Club: Royal Auto
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/hitchcock-club-royal-auto-may-17-2012.html
2012/1/2/4/9
Hitchcock -- He Has Had a Non-Stop Career
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/hitchcock-he-has-had-non-stop-career.html
2012/1/1/4/8
2011 Blogathon (On My Other Blog)
The Film Preservation Blogathon II -- Film Noir
http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/2011/for-the-love-of-film-noir-lets-get-this-show-on-the-road/8403/
My Post:
The Roots of Film Noir -- Dashiell Hammett
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/roots-of-film-noir-february-15-2011.html
2011/1/1/3/7
2010 Blogathon (On My Other Blog)
The Film Preservation Blogathon
http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/2010/for-the-love-of-film-join-the-party/592/
My Posts:
Why Do We Need to Preserve Films? A Brief History of Nitrate (Part I)
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-do-we-need-to-preserve-films-brief.html
2010/1/3/2/6
Why Do We Need to Preserve Films? A Brief History of Nitrate (Part II)
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-do-we-need-to-preserve-films-brief_17.html
2010/1/2/2/5
Why Do We Need to Preserve Films? A Brief History of Nitrate (Part III)
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-do-we-need-to-preserve-films-brief_18.html
2010/1/1/2/4
2007 Blogathon -- My First Blogathon -- (On My Other Blog)
Slapstick Blog-A-Thon
http://filmyear.typepad.com/blog/2007/09/slapstick-blo-1.html
My Posts:
With Their Odd Little Youngster, "Buster" -- Buster Keaton
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2007/09/with-their-odd-little-youngster-buster.html
2007/1/3/1/3
Fred Karno's Army -- Fred Karno, Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2007/09/fred-karnos-army-september-8-2007.html
2007/1/2/1/2
Killed By an Ostrich -- Billie Ritchie
http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2007/09/killed-by-ostrich-september-9-2007.html
2007/1/1/1/1
