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  • Charters and Caldicott Collectors’ Guide

    by Brent Reid 29th July 2021

    Iconic comedy duo who débuted in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes Quintessentially English, eccentric and cricket-obsessed pair were a big hit Audiences demanded more and got it, even after split…

  • Jean Darling – A Personal Reminiscence by Jay Weissberg

    by Jay Weissberg 18th December 2015

    Jean Darling, actress, singer, author, friend, passed away in September A documentary is being planned about her incredible life; find out more and about how you can help Jay Weissberg, Variety…

  • The Marx Brothers’ Lost Film: Getting to the Bottom of a Mystery

    by Matthew Coniam 7th September 2015

    The Marx Brothers quickly rose to become the undisputed kings of vaudeville and Broadway They went on to craft an equally successful, almost perfectly formed body of madcap movies Influence…

  • The Making of Stan Laurel: Echoes of a British Boyhood

    by Danny Lawrence 5th September 2015

    The Making of Stan Laurel: Echoes of a British Boyhood author Danny Lawrence reminds us of Stan’s contribution to film comedy and lasting influence on this, the 50th anniversary of…

  • Multiple-Language Version Film Collectors’ Guide

    by Brent Reid 21st July 2015

    1930 Films Q: What do the following have in common? Laurel and Hardy, Greta Garbo, Buster Keaton, Marlene Dietrich, Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, Dracula and Fritz Lang. A: They all…

  • The Multiple-Language Version Film: A Curious Moment in Cinema History

    by Gemma King 17th June 2015

    A short-lived product of the transition from silents to talkies It led to a host of cinematic conundrums and consequences Some films were completed in up to a dozen different versions…

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