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The dragon painter
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1 edition published in 2008 and held by 176 libraries worldwide Restoration of "The dragon painter", full-length 1919 feature in which Hayakawa plays Tatsu, a wild youth living in the mountain forests of Japan, spending all his time painting. Although Tatsu creates beautiful art, local villagers believe that he is insane, as he claims that he has a beloved princess fianceĢe who has been turned into a dragon. When an renowned-but-aging artist hears of the young hermit's talent, Tatsu is brought to civilization with the hope that he will both become the student of the old artist and marry the elderly man's daughter to continue the family lineage and traditions.
The best Arbuckle/Keaton collection
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4 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 167 libraries worldwide A collection of 12 originally silent films with English intertitles and added musical accompaniment.
The cook and other treasures
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 164 libraries worldwide The Cook : When a tough guy annoys the pretty cashier, the waiter and a feisty dog come to her defense. A reckless romeo : A philandering husband is caught when his attempts at indiscretion are filmed by a newsreel camerman. Number please: a man chases his girlfriend's dog around a seaside resort, on the roller-coaster and merry-go-round.
Slapstick encyclopedia
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2 editions published between 1998 and 2002 in English and held by 158 libraries worldwide Showcases the early comedy shorts of the film industry.
Arbuckle & Keaton. Vol. 1
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4 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 126 libraries worldwide [Bell boy] Arbuckle and Keaton as bellboys at a small town hotel, which they eventually completely wreck. Features Arbuckle's classic "shaving routine," where he progressively turns a Rasputin-like character into General Grant, Abraham Lincoln and then into the Kaiser.
Arbuckle & Keaton. Vol. 2
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3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 107 libraries worldwide [Back stage] This film contains many of the routines Buster used in the "Three Keatons" stage act, and can rightly be called the first Keaton directed film.
In the beginning film comedy pioneers
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2 editions published between 1998 and 2002 in English and held by 91 libraries worldwide A survey of once important, now forgotten but still funny vaudevillians, stage actors and novelty acts that gravitated to the film world during the first fifteen years of the century. Their work in front of the camera inspired the first wave of film comedy.
Keystone
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3 editions published in 2005 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 90 libraries worldwide Fatty and Mabel adrift tells the story of Mabel and Fatty. When Mabel refuses Al's offer of marriage to accept Fatty's, Al vows revenge, hiring Brutus Bombastic's gang to execute it. Soon Mabel and Fatty and their house are floating out to sea, and it's up to Teddy the dog to get through to the Keystone Kops.
The first kings of comedy collection
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 79 libraries worldwide A hilarious tribute to the era of silent slapstick comedy and all the uproarious comedians who built the comedy genre.
Keaton, Arbuckle and St. John
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 79 libraries worldwide Six films which illuminate the careers of three influential early film artists by presenting some of Buster Keaton's rarely seen early shorts, showcasing the often neglected Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and spot-lighting little-know character comedian Al St. John.
The forgotten films of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
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3 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 71 libraries worldwide Presents the films of Fatty Arbuckle, the grown-up fat boy of American silent cinema, who dominated silent film comedy from the days of Keystone until tragic events in 1921 shattered his career, throwing his film triumphs into obscurity. Blacklisted by Hollywood, Arbuckle continued directing dozens of film comedies under the pseudonym "William Goodrich" for almost another decade.
When comedy was king
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3 editions published between 1960 and 1987 in English and held by 54 libraries worldwide Celebrates the movies of the great comedians of the silent film era with clips from classic scenes.
The Keystone comedies
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2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 49 libraries worldwide A collection of early "slapstick" comedies produced by Mack Sennett for the Keystone Film Company.
Charlie Chaplin
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2 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 46 libraries worldwide Collection of 57 classic silent films, including Chaplin's screen debut in 1914.
Arbuckle & Keaton. Volume One
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4 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 41 libraries worldwide Bell boy: Arbuckle and Keaton as bellboys at a small town hotel, which they eventually completely wreck. Features Arbuckle's classic "shaving routine," where he progressively turns a Rasputin-like character into General Grant, Abraham Lincoln and then into the Kaiser.
Arbuckle & Keaton. Volume Two
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4 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 38 libraries worldwide Back stage: This film contains many of the routines Buster used in the "Three Keatons" stage act, and can rightly be called the first Keaton directed film.
Slapstick encyclopedia (1909-1929) Disc 3. Volumes 5 & 6
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 38 libraries worldwide Highlighting the Golden Age of screen comedy as it has never been presented before, "Slapstick Encyclopedia" collects more than fifty silent short comedies with new musical soundtracks. Laurel and Hardy, Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Harry Langdon, Will Rogers, Ben Turpin and more--from the early innovators, who redesigned the routines of vaudeville with narrative form, to the celebrated masters whose inspired improvisations helped establish the world dominance of American film, "Slapstick Encyclopedia" is your laugh-filled tour of this eternally appealing art.
Slapstick encyclopedia (1909-1929) Disc 1. Volumes 1 & 2
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 38 libraries worldwide Highlighting the Golden Age of screen comedy as it has never been presented before, "Slapstick Encyclopedia" collects more than fifty silent short comedies with new musical soundtracks. Laurel and Hardy, Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Harry Langdon, Will Rogers, Ben Turpin and more, from the early innovators, who redesigned the routines of vaudeville with narrative form, to the celebrated masters whose inspired improvisations helped establish the world dominance of American film, "Slapstick Encyclopedia" is your laugh-filled tour of this eternally appealing art.
The golden age of comedy the '20s and '30s
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1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 38 libraries worldwide Hold on to your sides -- here come the greatest hits and finest performances of those pioneer pie-throwers, rascally rogues, homespun humorists, crazy cops, and more.
The Original Keystone comedies, volume one
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4 editions published between 1984 and 1987 in English and held by 30 libraries worldwide The Keystone cops, with Fatty Arbuckle, in three of the original silent films. more
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Alternative Names
Arbuckle, Fatty, 1887-1933
Arbuckle, Roscoe Conkling 1887-1933
Arbuckle, Roscoe 'Fatty' 1887-1933
Conkling Arbuckle, Roscoe 1887-1933
Fatty, 1887-1933
Good, Will B. 1887-1933
Goodrich, William, 1887-1933
Goodrich, William B. 1887-1933
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