Wallace Reid Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Maybe it's me or maybe I've missed it but how about some Clark & McCullough, Smith and Dale, Moran & Mack to name a few to start showing up on the schedule? They were good enough in the 20's & 30's but funny? They don't seem good enough now..... How about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audreyfan123 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 although i have never seen one of those movies. i agree. And i know that will get a lot of chaplin fans bashing on me after this, but i don't think that his movies are funny. I am sorry that i don't start chuckling when i see someone fall over, or get hit on the head with something. I just don't think slapstick is very funny any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBurley Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 "...I am sorry that i don't start chuckling when i see someone fall over, or get hit on the head with something. ..." The charm of Mr. Chaplin's films aren't derived from slapstick, but rather the pathos of his works. I generally don't care for slapstick either, but the tenderness that his characters show in City Lights and Modern Times, for example, is very seductive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarboManiac Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Well put, Jack! Well, a more recent comedy that seems to be obscure, cause everyone I talk to hasn't seen it or heard of it (so step forward) is Easy Living. I talked about this on another thread and only one person spoke up. It stars Jean Arthur and Ray Milland. It is great and doesn't seem to get enough press! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdb1 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Oh, I don't know: A lot of what I'm seeing now on TCM in this genre isn't all that hilarious, but I still enjoy seeing them for their historical value. If you are interested in classic film and in American culture in general, it's good to see a historical record of what people considered entertainment in the past. For me, it's especially interesting, because I live not far from a former Vitagraph studio in Brooklyn. The main building is now a girls' school, but there is still a very tall smokestack standing there that says "Vitagraph." I pass it every day on the way to work. I like to see the comedy shorts that I can speculate may have been filmed there. I think we're lucky to have a palpable record of the past, as represented by these old comedies. I do enjoy seeing them, even if they aren't the world's funniest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarboManiac Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Well, I must be missing something! Are we talking about obscure comedies or obscure comedy shorts that are playing on TCM right now. Cause I am not watching any of them, so if you are talking about something like that, than I am way off base and will go to my room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleman Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 "Sh! The Octopus" recently shown on TCM was an obscure comedy in my opinion.Or was it a comedy?Marcia Ralston, the leading lady, looked so much like Joan Crawford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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