Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett...
look back in anger (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Lombard was arguably saved from the string of placid leading lady roles William Fox signed her for by a car accident at age 18. The crash left her with a visible scar on her left cheek and a torn-up contract. With nowhere else to go, she traded in evening gowns and pearls for swimsuits and custard pies as a “Bathing Beauty” at the considerably more down-market Mack Sennett...
liebemarlene vintage (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... maybe more Mabel Normand . . . Because if I dressed as Marie really dressed in the '20s and in her Mack Sennett days I would have to end up wearing one of those awful old sexy costumes. Funny costumes are so much nicer!
freemovietag - free online movies (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Benny Hill was always best at quasi-silent slapstick, so it’s no surprise that some of the best stuff on The Best of Benny Hill seems to owe more to the work of Mack Sennett and Fatty Arbuckle than to mainstream TV comedy. It may also be no coincidence that, unusually, this release began life in the cinema. There’s some classic material on offer here: the extended opening...
