Tag Archives: Josef Swickard

AND NOW — The return of Saturday Comedies! The Alice Howell Collection – # 1, “Shot in the Excitement” (1914) – reviewed by George

Posted on December 30, 2023 by cobblerjon

Begin with a bit of history: After a few years in vaudeville Alice Howell and her husband Richard Smith settled in California for Richard’s health. So now, as the main breadwinner, Alice began working as an extra at Mack Sennett’s … Continue reading →

Posted in A, Movies, S, Short Subjects | Tagged Al St. John, Alice Howell, Charlie Chaplin, Edwin Frazee, Grover Cigon, Josef Swickard, Laughing Gas, Mack Sennett, Richard Smith, Rube Miller, Shot in the Excitement, The Alice Howell Collection, The Keystone Studio | Leave a comment

The Wizard of Oz (1925) – reviewed by George

Posted on December 10, 2018 by cobblerjon

A toymaker is finishing a scarecrow doll and he places it beside dolls of a young girl and a man of tin. His granddaughter comes in with a book and wants him to read to her. The story: Once upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Bryant Washburn, Charles Murray, Dorothy Dwan, Frank Alexander, Frederic Ko Vert, G. Howe Black, Josef Swickard, L. Frank Baum, L. Frank Baum Jr., Larry Semon, Leon Lee, Mary Carr, Oliver N. Hardy, Otto Lederer, The Wizard of Oz, Virginia Pearson | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Josef Swickard

AND NOW — The return of Saturday Comedies! The Alice Howell Collection – # 1, “Shot in the Excitement” (1914) – reviewed by George

The Wizard of Oz (1925) – reviewed by George

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