The Silent Comedy Watch Party: Episode Page
Episode #101 – June 9, 2024
Episode #101 of The Silent Comedy Watch Party will stream live on Sunday June 9, 2024 at 3pm ET. Co-hosts Steve Massa will introduce and Ben Model will live-accompany shorts starring Dorothy Devore, Koko the Clown, and Laurel and Hardy.
The Silent Comedy Watch Party is presented for free, on YouTube.
‘TWAS MIDNIGHT (1919) starring Dorothy Devore, with Earl Rodney, Harry Rattenberry, Jack Henderson, Ward Caulfield, Gene Corey (a.k.a. Gino Corrado), Gus Leonard; prod: Al Christie; cartoons: Norman Z. McLeod; 1 reel; rel: December 1919 by The Christie Film Corporation.
THE CLOWN’S LITTLE BROTHER (1917 -1920) starring Koko the Clown, with Max Fleischer, Dave Fleischer; prod: John R. Bray. 1 reel. digital file courtesy of Mauricio Alvarado and Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons Restored.
EARLY TO BED (1928) starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, with Buster; dir: Emmett Flynn; super: Leo McCarey: photo: George Stevens & Len Powers; titles: H.M. Walker; 2 reels; prod: Hal Roach; rel. October 6, 1928 by MGM.
Time Zone Info:
- Argentina/Nova Scotia – 4pm/4 pm
- Pacific Time – 12 noon
- Mountain Time – 1 pm
- Central Time – 2 pm
- Eastern Time – 3 pm
- UK/England – 8 pm
- Europe/Scandinavia/Netherlands et al. – 9 pm (21:00)
- Eastern Australia – 6 am Monday
- Western Australia – 3 am Monday
- Japan (Tokyo) – 4 am Monday
Where to watch the show:
The stream will go live on YouTube about 5-10 minutes before the show’s start time at 3:00 pm ET on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Click the image below to go to Ben Model’s YouTube channel where you can subscribe and get an email notification about the stream link.
Mentioned on episode:
Steve Massa and Ben Model’s “cabin fever” recommendations:
- Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex and Politics Collided by Scott Eyman. (Simon and Schuster, 2023).
- Stumbling into Film History by Lon Davis. (Bear Manor Media, 2024).
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