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Abbott & Costello
Batman
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'Carry On' Series
Charlie Chan Pages
Dead End Kids / Bowery Boys
Francis the Mule
Andy Hardy
Indiana Jones
Laurel & Hardy
Little Rascals / Our Gang
Marx Brothers
Monty Python
Star Wars
Superman
The Three Stooges
Topper
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Books
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"A-Z of Silent Film Comedy: An Illustrated Companion" [2003] by Glenn Mitchell, Foreword by Kevin Brownlow B.T. Batsford 9¾x7 pb [6/2003] out of print/used |
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"American Silent Film Comedies: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios & Terminology" [1995] by Blair Miller McFarland & Co. 9¼x6 hardcover [7/95] for $45.00 |
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"Two For The Show: Great 20th Century Comedy Teams" [1979] by Lonnie Burr Authors Guild BackInPrint 8½x5½ pb [6/2000] for $16.95 Julian Messner hardcover [5/79] out of print/used |
Videos & DVDs
 | "Great Comedy Team Movies 3 on 1"
B.F.S. Ent. b&w DVD [3/2004] for $5.98 American Home Treasures b&w VHS [undated] out of prodn/used contains Amos & Andy in "Check and Double Check" [1930] with Duke Ellington; "The Flying Deuces" [1939] starring Laurel & Hardy; "Africa Screams" [1949] starring Abbott & Costello, with Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Shemp Howard & Joe Besser |
 | "Great Comedy Teams 10 Movie Pack" [2005]
St. Clair Ent. b&w DVD set [5/2005] 3 disks for $9.98 contains "Half Shot At Sunrise" [1930] starring Wheeler & Woolsey; Amos & Andy in "Check and Double Check" [1930] with Duke Ellington; "Speak Easily" [1932] starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, Thelma Todd & Hedda Hopper; "All Over Town" [1937] starring Olsen & Johnson; "The Gorilla" [1939] starring The Ritz Brothers & Bela Lugosi; "Private Snuffy Smith" [1942] starring Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy & Jimmie Dodd; "Mr. Wise Guy" [1942] starring East Side Kids, Billy Gilbert & Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams; "Africa Screams" [1949] starring Abbott & Costello, with Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Shemp Howard & Joe Besser; "Utopia" aka "Atoll K" [1951] starring Laurel & Hardy; and "Road To Bali" [1952] starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour |
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"Classic Comedy Teams Collection: Abbott & Costello, Laurel & Hardy, and The Three Stooges" [2006]
Warner b&w DVD [11/2006] 3 disks for $19.87 contains "Meet The Baron" [3 Stooges 1933] co-starring Jimmy Durante; "Air Raid Wardens" [L&H 1943]; "Lost In A Harem" [A&C 1944]; "Nothing But Trouble" [L&H 1944]; "Abbott & Costello In Hollywood" [1945]; & "Gold Raiders" [3 Stooges 1951 Western] |
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"Masters of Comedy: The Ultimate Collection" [2007]
St. Clair Ent. DVD set [8/2007] 6 disks for $24.98 33 films on 6 disks, including "Africa Screams" [1949] starring Abbott & Costello, with Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Shemp Howard & Joe Besser; "All Over Town" [1937] starring Olsen & Johnson; Amos & Andy in "Check and Double Check" [1930] with Duke Ellington; "College" [1927] starring Buster Keaton; "The Flying Deuces" [1939] starring Laurel & Hardy; "The General" [1927] starring Buster Keaton; "The Gorilla" [1939] starring The Ritz Brothers & Bela Lugosi; "Half Shot At Sunrise" [1930] starring Wheeler & Woolsey; "Hop To It!" [1925] starring Oliver Hardy; "Jerks of All Trades" [1949] Three Stooges TV pilot; "Kid Speed" [1924] starring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy; "The Lucky Dog" [1921] starring Laurel & Hardy; "Mr. Wise Guy" [1942] starring East Side Kids, Billy Gilbert & Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams; "Mud and Sand" [1922] starring Stan Laurel; "Oranges and Lemons" [1923] starring Stan Laurel; "Private Snuffy Smith" [1942] starring Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy & Jimmie Dodd; "Road To Bali" [1952] starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour; "The Sawmill" [1922] starring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy; "Speak Easily" [1932] starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, Thelma Todd & Hedda Hopper; "Steamboat Bill, Jr." [1928] starring Buster Keaton; "Stick Around" [1925] starring Oliver Hardy & Bobby Ray; "The Stolen Jools" aka "The Slippery Pearls" [1931] starring Wallace Beery, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Wheeler & Woolsey and cameos by dozens of stars; "Swing Parade" [1946] starring The Three Stooges; "Tree In A Test Tube" [1943] starring Laurel & Hardy; "Utopia" aka "Atoll K" [1951] starring Laurel & Hardy; "Wandering Papas" [1926] starring Clyde Cook & Oliver Hardy, directed by Stan Laurel; "West of Hot Dog" [1924] starring Stan Laurel; "Yes, Yes, Nanette" [1925] starring Oliver Hardy, co-directed by Stan Laurel; and extras including radio shows, photo galleries & stunt reels |
Abbott & Costello
team entry at Wikipedia
online 'Who's On First?' transcript
recording of "Who's On First?" routine {4 min 25 sec 260KB .wav file}
Bud Abbott [1895-1974]
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posters
IMDb listing
Wikipedia
Lou Costello [1906-59]
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posters
IMDb listing
Wikipedia
Francis the Talking Mule
and Donald O'Connor
4-film DVD set [6/2004] for $16.38
browse VHS
Donald O'Connor [1925-2003]:
credits on IMDb
Chill Wills [1903-78], the voice of Francis:
credits on IMDb
movie series based on the novel by David J. Stern: credits at IMDb
Laurel & Hardy
![Laurel & Hardy {possibly from "Busy Bodies" [1933 sound short]}](images/L&Hlumber.jpg)
team entry at Wikipedia
Intl. Laurel & Hardy Society (Founding Tent)
Way Out West Tent (L.A. Chapter)
books on Laurel & Hardy at Amazon.com
Laurel & Hardy Central fansite [est. 1998]
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"The Laurel & Hardy Encyclopedia" [1995] by Glenn Mitchell Batsford 9¾x7½ pb [6/2003] out of print/used |
"The Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy: The Complete Collection"
"The Laurel >OR< Hardy Collection"
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The solo films of Laurel and Hardy, hosted by Rob Stone
Passport Video b&w DVD set [2/2006] 5 disks for $26.99 includes: Oliver Hardy solo roles: "The Hobo" [1917], "The Rogue" [1918], "Should Sailors Marry?" [1925] with Clyde Cook, and "Crazy To Act" [1927]; teamed with writer-director-actor Larry Semon in "The Bakery" [1921], "The Bellhop" [1921], "Golf" [1922], "The Sawmill"< [1922], "Her Boyfriend" [1924], and "Kid Speed" [1924]; teamed with Bobby Ray in "Hop To It, Bellhop" [1925] and "Stick Around" [1925]; teamed with Charley Chase in "Her Near Sighted Father" [not on IMDb], "Isn't Life Terrible?" [1925], "Crazy Like A Fox" [1926], and "Long Fliv The King" [1926]; plus "Thundering Fleas" [1926] with Charley Chase & the Our Gang kids; Stan Laurel solo roles: "Just Rambling Along" [1918], "Frauds & Frenzies" [1918], "Mixed Nuts" [1922], "Mud & Sand" [1922], "Kill Or Cure" [1923], "Pick & Shovel" [1923], "The Soilers" [1923], "White Wings" [1923], "Smithy" [1924], "West Of Hot Dog" [1924], "Dr. Pyckle & Mr. Pride" [1925], and "The Sleuth" [1925]; plus "Chasing The Chaser" [1925] directed by SL, "Wandering Papas" [1926] directed by SL, starring OH & Clyde Cook, and "Forty-Five Minutes From Hollywood" [1926] with SL & OH & Theda Bara |
Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy" [1996] by Rob Stone
Split Reel 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/96] out of print/used
Stan Laurel [1890-1965]
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posters
credits on IMDb
Wikipedia
Stan Laurel Correspondence Archive Project
"Slapstick Symposium Stan Laurel Collection"
Kino DVD [8/2004] 2 discs for $26.99
Oliver Hardy [1892-1957]
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posters
credits on IMDb
Wikipedia
"Slapstick Symposium Oliver Hardy Collection"
Kino DVD [9/2005] for $21.99
Charlie Chan Pages
Charlie Chan Movies
Earl Derr Biggers
Charlie Chan Novels
The Marx Brothers
![the classic 'stateroom scene' from the Marx Brothers' "Night At The Opera" [1935]](images/MxBstateroom.jpg)
team entry at Wikipedia
posters
browse books
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all VHS
Chico Marx [1887-1961]:
credits on IMDb
Harpo Marx [1888-1964]:
credits on IMDb
Groucho Marx [1890-1977]:
credits on IMDb
Gummo Marx [1892-1977]:
credits on IMDb
Zeppo Marx [1901-79]:
credits on IMDb
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"Marx Brothers Collection" DVD box set [2004]
Warner b&w DVD box set [5/2004] 5 discs for $29.97 includes: "A Night At The Opera" [MGM 1935], "A Day At The Races" [MGM 1937], "Room Service" [RKO 1938], "At The Circus" [MGM 1939], "Go West" [MGM 1940], "The Big Store" [1941], and "A Night In Casablanca" [UA 1946] |
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"Marx Brothers {clips} Collection" DVD box set [2003] Passport b&w DVD [12/2003] 5 disks for $26.99 A grab bag of film clips, interviews, radio & TV shows, theatrical trailers, and rare footage that spans the careers of all five Marx Brothers. |
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"The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia (Illustrated)" [1996] by Glenn Mitchell Reynolds & Hearn rev 2nd ed 9¼x7½ hardcover [4/2006] for $20.67 Reynolds & Hearn 2nd edition 9¼x7½ pb [2/2003] out of print/used |
Little Rascals & Our Gang
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Little Rascals entries at Wikipedia
Rascals videos
Our Gang videos
IMDb listing
1994 feature film: videos & DVD
IMDb
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"The Little Rascals Megapack Collectors Edition" DVD set [2005]
includes 88 episodes on 11 all-regions disks, no extras or notes b&w DVD set [11/2005?] out of prodn/many used |
 | "The Little Rascals Collection" box set [2004]
Passport Video DVD set [10/2007] 5 disks for $19.98 includes 7 silent and 4 sound {public domain} shorts, from 1923 to 1940; extras on disk #5 include the 1950s reunion on the 'You Asked For It' television program |
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"The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang" [1977] by Leonard Maltin, with Richard W. Bann Three Rivers Press 10¾x8½ pb [rev 11/92] for $16.46 |
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"The Our Gang Story: Behind The Scenes With Twenty Years of The Rascals" [2001]
Narrated by Mike Eagan Good Times Video b&w DVD [5/2001] for $4.98 not listed at IMDb |
SD's Little Rascals fansite
Little Rascals WebRing
SR's Our Gang Online fansite
Hal Roach [1892-1992]: credits at IMDb
F.M.P.U. {located at 'Fort Hal Roach' 1942-45} Page
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"A History of The Hal Roach Studios" [2005] by Richard Lewis Ward S.I.U. Press 9x6 pb [8/2006] for $16.88 S.I.U. Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [3/2005] out of print/used |
The Three Stooges
books
videos
films at IMDb
official Three Stooges website
Three Stoogesteam entry at Wikipedia
StoogeWorld website
Three Stooges Archive fansite
Curly Howard {Jerome Horwitz} [1903-52]: IMDb listing posters
Moe Howard {Harry Moses Horwitz} [1897-1975]: IMDb listing posters
Larry Fine {Louis Feinberg} [1902-75]: IMDb listing posters
Joe Besser [1907-88]: IMDb listing
Curly Joe DeRita {Joseph Wardell} [1909-93]: IMDb listing
Paul 'Mousie' Garner [1909-2004]: IMDb listing
Ted Healy [1896-1937]: IMDb listing
Shemp Howard {Samuel Horwitz} [1895-1955]: IMDb listing
Emil Sitka [1914-98]: IMDb listing
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"The Three Stooges Collection, Volume One: 1934-1936" [2007] 
19 digitally-remastered shorts in order of release Starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine & Curly Howard Sony b&w DVD [10/2007] 2 disks for $16.99 |
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"The Three Stooges: The Triumphs & Tragedies of The Most Popular Comedy Team of All Time" [2004] by Jeff & Tom Forrester; edited by Joe Wallison Donaldson Books 11¼x8¾ pb [11/2004] out of print/used |
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"The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography & Three Stooges Companion" [2002] by Jon Solomon Comedy III 11x8¾ pb [1/2002] for $39.95 |
Monty Python's Flying Circus [est. 1969]
no team credits at IMDb
'Spamalot' credits at IBDb
team entry at Wikipedia
Graham Chapman [1941-89]: IMDb listing Wikipedia
John Cleese: IMDb listing Wikipedia
Terry Gilliam: IMDb listing Wikipedia
Eric Idle: IMDb listing Wikipedia
Terry Jones: IMDb listing Wikipedia
Michael Palin: IMDb listing Wikipedia
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"The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16-Ton Megaset" [2005] A&E Home Video color DVD [9/2005] 16 disks for $69.97 |
James Bond
James Bond movie posters at AllPosters.com
coming soon ... "Quantum of Solace" [in 2008] starring Daniel Craig
"Casino Royale"
[Danjac / M.G.M./U.A. / Sony Nov 2006]
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Newly-promoted MI-6 agent James Bond prevents the destruction of a prototype airliner, in- tended to collapse the manufacturer's stock. The evil banker-mastermind thwarted in that stock market loss (all the money that he is holding for terrorists), sets up an invitation-only million-euro-stakes poker game scam at the Casino Royale in Montenegro. Bond is sent to beat him at his own crooked game.
Directed by Martin Campbell; script by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade & Paul Haggis; starring Daniel Craig {as Bond}, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini & Caterina Murino; 9 BAFTA Award noms, won for Best Sound
Columbia Pictures widescreen color Blu-Ray DVD [3/2007] for $21.95 Sony widescreen color DVD [3/2007] 2 disks for $14.99 Sony DVD [3/2007] 2 disks for $15.99 full credits from IMDb 27"x39" black poster {above left} from Amazon for $18.59 27"x39" gray poster from Amazon for $18.59 Casino Royale posters category at AllPosters.com Sony official movie site film entry at Wikipedia |
Star Wars
"Dark Star" [1974] absurdist fantasy spoof of 'Star Wars'
full credits at IMDb
Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones entry at Wikipedia
Harrison Ford at Internet Movie Database
official Indiana Jones website {requires Flash}
"Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull"
[Paramount May 2008 release]
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Directed by Steven Spielberg; starring Harrison Ford, Ray Winstone, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, Jim Broadbent, John Hurt & Karen Allen video/DVD not yet available; full credits at IMDb |
"The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" [1992-96 tv series]
"Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade" [1989]
"Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom" [1984]
"Indiana Jones and The Raiders of The Lost Ark" [1981]
Batman & Robin
Superman
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"Complete Superman Cartoons" [2000] Image Ent color DVD [8/2000] for $26.99 |
Andy Hardy
Dead-End Kids / East Side Kids / Bowery Boys
Dead End Kids, 1937-43 at Wikipedia
East Side Kids, 1940-45 at Wikipedia
The Bowery Boys, 1946-58
The {Unofficial} Bowery Boys Page
The 'Carry On' Series from Britain
Topper
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