MGM/WB, Paramount Short. 1941. Description: A lot of four comedy shorts starring Robert Benchley: 1) Nothing but Nerves, released January 2, 1942. Benchley copes with fraying nerves that leave him fearing his plumbers mean him no good. Black and white; sound. 16mm; approx. 10 minutes. Robert Benchley 1941 Paramount Short. 2) Why Daddy, released May 20, 1944. Joe Doakes competes—not exactly successfully—with a child on a quiz show. A Robert Benchley Comedy, written by and starring Robert Benchley. Black and white; sound. 16mm; approx. 4 minutes 30 seconds. MGM/WB. 3) Crime Control, released April 11, 1941. A police officer warns of the dangers and inconveniences everyday items can create. Starring Robert Benchley. Black and white; sound. 16mm; approx. 10 minutes. Paramount/Cohen Media. 4) No News Is Good News, released December 18, 1943. Robert Benchley answers questions sent in by people. Written by and starring Robert Benchley. Black and white; sound. 16mm; approx. 10 minutes. MGM/WB. Condition: All films have been played only rarely and therefore show very little wear. Any instances of vinegar syndrome or color turning have been noted in the description of the individual film in question. For more detailed inquiries regarding the condition of a specific film, please contact us. More

Sennett-Paramount, N.T.A./Blackhawk, 1933. Description: A lot of W.C. Fields films: 1) The Pharmacist, released April 21, 1933. A henpecked but stoic pharmacist tries to maintain his precarious balance while dealing with demanding customers and his dysfunctional family. A comedy short directed by Athur Ripley, written by and starring W.C. Fields. Black and white; sound. 16mm; approx. 19 minutes. Sennett-Paramount. 2) The Pool Shark, also known as Pool Sharks, released September 19, 1915. Two romantic rivals play a game of pool for the hand of their lady love. A comedy short starring W.C. Fields. Black and white with a music/sound effects soundtrack. 16mm; approx. 10 minutes. Copyright 1920 Specta Pictures Corp/Gaumont 1915. 3) The Odd Ball, starring W.C. Fields. Black and white with a music/sound effects track. 16mm; approx. 6 minutes. 4) The Barber Shop, released July 28, 1933. An inept barber maintains his good-humored optimism in his small town shop despite having a hen-pecking harridan for a wife and a total lack of tonsorial skill. A comedy short written by and starring W.C. Fields, with Elise Cavanna, Harry Watson, Dagmar Oakland, John St. Clair, and Cyril Ring. Directed by Arthur Ripley. Black and white; sound. 16mm; approx. 700ft. Sennett-Paramount. 5) The Dentist, released September 9, 1932. An unconventional dentist deals with a variety of eccentric and difficult patients in slapstick fashion. Comedy short starring W.C. Fields, with Babe Kane, Arnold Gray, Dorothy Granger, and Elise Cavanna. Black and white; sound. 16mm; approx. 800ft. Sennett-Paramount. 6) The Fatal Glass of Beer, released March 2, 1933. The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast." Comedy short starring W.C. Fields with Rosemary Theby, George Chandler, and Richard Cramer. Black and white; sound. 16mm; approx. 18 minutes. N.T.A./Blackhawk. Condition: All films have been played only rarely and therefore show very little wear. Any instances of vinegar syndrome or color turning have been noted in the description of the individual film in question. For more detailed inquiries regarding the condition of a specific film, please contact us. More

Mack Sennett Keystone, Columbia Pictures, Sennett-Pathé, 1913. Description: A lot of five comedy shorts, four of which are Mack Sennett films and three of which starr Harry Langdon: 1) Muddled in Mud, also known as A Muddy Romance, released November 20, 1913. Two rivals for Mabel's hand play a series of dirty tricks on each other. Finally, one of them gets Mabel alone and is about to marry her, but his rival comes up with a strange scheme to stop them. Soon the Keystone Kops arrive on the scene, and chaos quickly ensues. Directed by Mack Sennett; starring Mabel Normand, Ford Sterling, and Charles Inslee. Black and white; silent with musical optical track. 16mm; approx. 11 minutes. Mack Sennett Keystone. 2) To Heir Is Human, released January 14, 1944. Harry finds out he is the missing heir to an estate, and is summoned to an old, spooky mansion to collect his inheritance. Directed by Harold Godscoe; starring Una Merkel, Harry Langdon, and Christine McIntyre. Black and white; sound. 16mm; approx. 20 minutes. Columbia Pictures. 3) The First 100 Years, released August 17, 1924. A man saves his lady love from Black Mike and the two experience wedded bliss, until their pretty new cook becomes a little too interested in the husband. Starring Harry Langdon, Alice Day, and Frank J. Coleman. Black and white with music/sound effects soundtrack. 16mm; approx. 7 minutes (likely incomplete; IMDb gives the total length as 14 minutes). Sennett-Pathé. 4) Lost and Found, originally titled Remember When?, released April 26, 1925. Little orphan Harry is separated from his childhood sweetheart. Years later, he finds she's a bearded lady in a circus. Starring Harry Langdon, Natalie Kingston, and Vernon Dent. Black and white with music/sound effects soundtrack. 16mm; approx. 12 minutes (may be incomplete; IMDb gives the total length as 20 minutes). Sennett-Pathé. 5) Happy Faces, released December 1940. With Ben Turpin, Phyllis Haver, and Louise Fazenda. Black and white; sound. 16mm; approx. 20 minutes. Warner Brothers/Vitaphone/Max Sennett. Condition: All films have been played only rarely and therefore show very little wear. Any instances of vinegar syndrome or color turning have been noted in the description of the individual film in question. For more detailed inquiries regarding the condition of a specific film, please contact us. More