I've been busy working on my essay about Chaplin's Mutual Comedies. That, and taking care of the dog who has a hip flexor as a complication of her knee surgery. So I've got nothing.And when you've got nothing, my good friend, Mister Muleboy, advises, post pictures of pretty starlets.
I'm paraphrasing.
I did hear from Lisa Rothstein in the comment section related to That's Typing Tuesday #8, a John Astin quote from The Addams Family ("I haven't seen so much activity since the night I hid the hornet's nest in Aunt Phobia's sleeping bag."). This is what she had to say:
John Astin also appeared, pre-Addams Family, in a 1962 sitcom entitled “I’m Dickens…He’s Fenster” that my husband, Jim Benson of www. TVTimeMachine.com and I’ll be bringing out on DVD this fall. Astin does a lot of physical comedy in the show, which also stars Marty Ingels, and is about two best friends and co-workers in a construction company where things rarely go right.http://www.imdickenshesfenster.com and http://dickensandfenster.com to see clips and for more info about the DVD project.
How about that!
And now, on to pictures of some of my favorite silent actresses:
Anita Page
Clara Bow
Colleen Moore
Francesca Bertini
Greta Garbo
Louise Brooks
Norma and Constance Talmadge
Pola Negri
And Clara Bow again, so nice, we showed her twice.
I have seen some episodes of I'm Dickens...He's Fenster via unauthorized sources and the show is so screamingly funny I can't wait for the official release this fall.
ReplyDeleteI really, really think that my suggestion pictures of naked broads would have served you even better, but I appreciate a monkey who generally gets the point.
ReplyDeleteAnd whom among us could accuse you of having nothing.
Why, you've got K-T-B-t-D.
And, of course, your friends. . . .
PS
ReplyDeleteAlthough Anita Page's photo is arguably the most "modern,"
I think Bow just kinda mops up the floor with the rest of your starlets.
I have seen some episodes of I'm Dickens...He's Fenster via unauthorized sources
ReplyDeleteI think it must have been just before my time. The first show I really remember was Batman -- my dad brought home a battery-operated portable television from Japan and I remember watching (or trying to) an episode of Adam West-Burt Ward Batman in the backseat of our car one night. Must have been 1966 or '67.
But anything with John Astin is worth a look, that's for sure.
I think Bow just kinda mops up the floor with the rest of your starlets.
ReplyDeleteThe notion that she had "It" was not just marketing -- she really did. I recommend both It and Wings as essentials.
Apologies to Ms. Bow, but that Anita Page! Are there any more at home like her?
ReplyDeleteI think I used to watch Dickens/Fenster, but can't remember a thing about it. I'm afraid it'll be like The Life of Reilly, though. Funny then, but now, just sad.