Archive for the '1927' Category

You Rang?: Day #337 - Now You’re Talking (1927)

Monday, December 11th, 2006

Viewed December 3, 2006
Now You’re Talking is an instructional short by Max and Dave Fleischer, best known for their later “Betty Boop”, “Popeye” and “Superman” cartoons. Through a combination of live action and animation, it shows the viewer how their telephone works by focusing on a man who dozes off after having a poor […]

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Skipped A Few Classes: Film #063 - College (1927)

Saturday, March 11th, 2006

Viewed March 4, 2006
College is pretty much a formula Buster Keaton film of the era. Buster, fresh out of high school (btw, he is 32 at the time this film is made) is in love with one of the most popular girls in his class, played by Anne Cornwall. She spurns him, however, […]

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