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Had he lived longer into the Talkie era, I could see Roscoe being a lot of fun in screwball and domestic comedies of the 30s & 40s and even some of the WWII era homefront comedies
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #RoscoeArbuckle

Dr. Dani Sanchez Dec 1

Every time I watch a silent film that features Coney Island I’m honestly shocked that more people didn’t die on those rides
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #ConeyIsland

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Dr. Dani Sanchez Dec 1

Also, here’s all of the #SilentFilm & Transitional sound film I could find on the TCM Schedule in December
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #HappyHolidays #CharlieChaplin #JoanCrawford #scifi #Christmas

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Dr. Dani Sanchez Dec 1

Next week’s #SilentSundayNights has Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in “The Mark of Zorro” (1920)
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #SilentFilm #TheMarkOfZorro #DouglasFairbanksSr

Dr. Dani Sanchez Dec 1

This week’s there’s 2 documentaries that feature some #SilentFilm/transitional sound film footage: “Yellowface…” (2019) on Wednesday morning & an episode of “The Power of Film…” (2024) on Saturday evening.
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #SilentFilm #racism

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Dr. Dani Sanchez Dec 1

On a slightly similar note: Lupino Lane is the cousin of Ida Lupino. The Lupino Fmaily was a huge theatrical family that worked in everything from puppetry to stage and screen (info : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupino_family)
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #FoolsLuck #LupinoLane

Dr. Dani Sanchez Dec 1

Nepo Baby Alert: Al St. John is Roscoe “Fatty Arbuckle’s nephew and he was featured in over 2 dozen of his uncle’s films
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #Curses #ConeyIsland #HeDidAndHeDidnt #SilentFilm #RoscoeArbuckle #AlStJohn

Dr. Dani Sanchez Dec 1

Here for a night of Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle directed films!
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #Curses #FoolsLuck #MyStars #ConeyIsland #HeDidAndHeDidnt #SilentFilm #RoscoeArbuckle

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Dr. Dani Sanchez Nov 24

Next week’s #SilentSundayNights has a Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle comedy quintuple feature: “Curses” (1925), “Fool’s Luck” (1926), “My Stars” (1926), “Coney Island” (1917) and “He Did and He Didn’t” (1916)
#TCMParty #RoscoeArbuckle #SilentFilm #comedy