Phil's
Vintage 8mm, Super-8 and 16mm Films and Projectors
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16MM
SOUND VINTAGE
COMEDY SHORT SUBJECTS
HAL
ROACH & OTHER CLASSIC COMEDIES
Ranging from 10 minutes (400') to 30 minutes (1200') in length.
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All 16mm comedy films are vintage, great quality original prints in
Like New condition unless otherwise stated.
Updated November 12, 2020
HAL ROACH / MGM / RKO / MACK
SENNETT
& OTHER COMEDIES
- TEXAS TOUGH GUY
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RKO, 1950 Leon Errol comedy with Dorothy Granger. Leon poses as
his cousin Tex to call off a marriage his daughter has been
forced into. Cousin Tex looks like an identical twin, so when
cousin Tex shows up, there is a lot of confusion and fun.
Outstanding quality Near Mint 1957 Kodak print, 800' - $139
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I
CAN'T REMEMBER
- RKO, 1949 Leon Errol
comedy with Dorothy Granger.
Leon picks up the wrong
briefcase and finds it is
filled with stolen money and
bonds, and also finds he is
in hot water because they
have his case and knows
where he lives. 1960's
excellent
quality dupe of a C&C TV
print in Excellent to Like
New
condition, 800' - $69
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FALSE ROOMERS -
RKO, 1938 Edgar Kennedy
comedy with Constance Bergen, Bill Franey and Jimmy Finlayson.
Edgars wife rents a room to a lunatic old man. But, without
seeing him, he tells her to throw him out. A little later her
Uncle Jim (Finlayson) arrives and she gives him the spare room.
When Edgar comes back he mistakes Uncel Jim for the crazy man
and the fun really begins. Like New to Near Mint 1960 Kodak print, 800' - $129
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CLOCK WISE
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RKO, 1939 Edgar Kennedy
comedy with Edgar
Kennedy comedy with Vivien
Oakland and Bill Franey.
Vivien can't get a decent
night's sleep, because
father-in-law Billy Franey
has souped up the
grandfather clock so it
produces a loud racket every
hour on the hour. Like New
1958 Kodak print, 800' - $129
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DANGEROUS FEMALES -
1929 Al Christie comedy
starring Marie Dressler and
Polly Moran. Very funny and
fast moving comedy.
Roommates panic and plan
when they hear a radio
report of a murderer loose
in their neighborhood. They
think they get the murderer
mixed up with the visiting
evangelist. Near Mint
Blackhawk print, 800' - $129
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THE STOLEN JOOLS -
1931. Made by the National
Vaudeville Artists (NVA) as
part of a charity campaign
and distributed free to
theatres in 1931. After the
showing a live speaker would
come out and request
donations. The film was
rediscovered in 1972 in
Britain, where it had been
released in 1932 as "The
Slippery Pearls," one of the
Masquers Club comedy series
for RKO. Subsequently a U.S.
print was discovered and the
film's true title, origin
and purpose were at last
known. Star studded cast
includes Buster Keaton, Stan
Laurel. Oliver Hardy, Edward
G. Robinson, Barbara
Stanwyck, Gary Cooper,
Richard Dix, Wheeler and
Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Joan
Crawford and many more. Mint
Blackhawk print, 800' - $129
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STAN
LAUREL & OLIVER HARDY COMEDIES
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BLOTTO - 1930 Laurel
and Hardy comedy. Stan purloins his wife's secret bottle
of liquor to have a wild night out at the Rainbow Club with
Ollie. However Mrs Laurel has replaced the booze with a noxious
mixture of cold tea, mustard power and other hot ingredients.
This doesn't prevent the boys from getting tipsy on the
contents! Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel are good as always
and once more show the wonderful chemistry the both of them had
together. Also Anita Garvin is wonderful in the role of Mrs.
Laurel. Near Mint 1968 Eastman Blackhawk print on a 1200' reel -
$189
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A PERFECT DAY - 1929
Laurel & Hardy comedy also starring Edgar Kennedy.
Plans for a nice Sunday picnic seemed doomed even before Stanley
and Oliver and their families get into the car. First the boys
get into a fight and destroy all the sandwiches. Then the car
itself keeps acting up, requiring repeated exits and reboardings
by the boys, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.
Excellent+ to Like New condition good dupe print with all Film
Classic titles and a density sound track. 800' - $79
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- THICKER THAN WATER - 1935
Laurel and Hardy comedy.
Oliver's in trouble with his wife
after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the
money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy for his
room and board. While doing the dishes, Stanley convinces Oliver
to withdraw the family savings and buy the furniture outright.
But they accidentally squander it at an auction, purchasing a
grandfather clock which gets smashed on the way home. Mrs.
Hardy's reaction sends Oliver to the hospital, where a blood
transfusion from Stanley produces confusing results. Great
quality Near Mint
1965 Eastman Blackhawk print with excellent density and all Film Classics titles. 800' - $149
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HOG WILD
- 1930 Laurel & Hardy comedy. Mrs. Hardy insists that Oliver
mount the radio aerial on the roof before he goes off
gallivanting with his friend Stanley. But with Stanley's
assistance, Oliver spends more time falling off the roof than
atop it. Making one last attempt, Oliver climbs to the top of a
ladder he's mounted on his Model T Ford, but just then Stanley
accidentally starts the car. A wild ride through the streets of
Culver City culminates in an unscheduled streetcar stop.
Excellent+ used condition Blackhawk print, 800' - $79
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ONE
GOOD TURN - 1931
Laurel & Hardy comedy. Stan and Ollie
are down on their luck and beg at an old
lady's house for food. While they are
eating they overhear a villainous
landlord (Finlayson) threatening to
evict her if she does not pay the
mortgage. Not realizing that they are
hearing a rehearsal for a play, the boys
decide to auction their car to help.
Like New Blackhawk print, 800' - $129
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THEM THAR
HILLS - Laurel & Hardy comedy with Charlie Hall and Mae
Busch. Stan and Ollie take a trip
into the mountains so that Ollie can
recover from gout. Bootleggers have
dumped their moonshine in the well from
which the boys sample their 'healthy'
mountain water. Mr Hall, who has left
his wife with the boys while he re-fuels
his car is not amused at his wife's
condition when he returns. Vintage
Library Films print, very good dupe quality,
with all Film Classics titles. Near Mint
condition, 800' - $69
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TIT FOR TAT - Laurel &
Hardy comedy with Charlie Hall and Mae Busch. Stan & Ollie set
up their own electrical repair store. Unfortunately, for them,
the grocery store opposite is run by the man & wife they
encountered with in "Them Thar Hills". Stan & Ollie go and
visit, to offer the hand of friendship, but the grocer soon
becomes convinced that Ollie is trying to seduce his wife.
Excellent quality dupe print in Near Mint
condition, 800' - $79
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BRATS - 1930 Laurel and Hardy
comedy. Laurel and Hardy's bid for a
quiet evening of checkers and pool is
constantly interrupted by their
squabbling brats little Ollie and little
Stanley. Exasperated, the fathers send
their misbehaving offspring to bed and
start in on a furniture-destroying game
of billiards.
Over-sized props for Stan and Ollie give
the impression of kids into everything
from a bathtub to a wooden chest of
drawers. Near Mint Blackhawk
print, 800' - $129
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COUNTY HOSPITAL - 1932 Laurel and
Hardy comedy with Billy Gilbert.
Visiting Oliver in the hospital where
he's recovering from a broken leg,
Stanley wreaks havoc on both his friend
and the doctor, who winds up dangling
out the window. After they're ordered
out, Stanley tries to drive Oliver home,
unaware that he's just accidentally
injected himself with a powerful
sedative. Near Mint Blackhawk print with
original titles. 800' - $129
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THREE STOOGES COMEDIES with
CURLY
Original Prints on 800' Reel
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UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS
- Columbia 1946 Three
Stooges comedy. The stooges are civil war soldiers who are
constantly changing uniforms to avoid the opposing armies, at
one point even dressing as slaves. Eventually they decide to be
loyal to the south, but remain disguised as Union soldiers.
Curly is detected as a spy, but Moe and Larry prevent his
execution. The boys escape with a secret map and marry their
three southern belles. Like New 1959 Kodak print, 800' -
$139
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MICRO-PHONIES -
Columbia
1945 Three Stooges comedy. The stooges are working in a
radio station where Christine McIntyre has just made a recording
of "Voices of Spring" under an assumed name. She wants to hide
her singing career from her disapproving society parents while
auditioning for Mrs. Bixby's "Krispy Krunchy" radio program.
After a run-in with a pompous violinist, the boys find her
record and Curly starts mimicking to it, dressed as a women.
Like New 1959 Kodak print, 800' - $139
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PARDON MY SCOTCH
- 1935. The stooges are running the local drugstore and mix up a
potion that a desperate businessman decides to sell as scotch.
The stooges impersonate Scotsmen at party to fool the
prospective buyer. If you've seen many of the Three Stooges
films, you know the chaos they cause at snobby parties. Dressed
in kilts and yelling "hoot, mon", they make a farce out of the
party, which always is fun to watch. One difference in this one
is most of the snobs actually enjoy the Stooges! Like New 1959
Kodak print - $139
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THREE
STOOGES COMEDIES with SHEMP
Original Prints on 800' Reels.
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THE GHOST TALKS
- 1949. The
stooges are movers for an express company and on a rainy
night are sent to move some junk, including a suit of
armor, from a spooky old house. The armor is haunted by
the ghost of Peeping Tom, who has no intention of
leaving. The ghost foils the stooges attempts to take
the armor, until Lady Godiva shows up and the two ride
off together. This is on of the spookiest
and funniest Three Stooges shorts! It begins with
thunder storms and the howling wind! When the Stooges
discover that the armor talks and they have a
conversation about who he is, its gets really good then.
Excellent+ 1959 Kodak print
- $139
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WHO DONE IT - 1949 - The
stooges are private detectives looking for a missing
millionaire. They wander around the millionaire's spooky mansion
confronting various crooks and a dangerous dame. Their comedic
timing is at its honed best here. Aside from the intense
slapstick scenes, there are others more subtle, but just as
funny. Emil Sitka is at his bewildered goofiest. And the goon
may look scary, but he's somehow funny. He seems as frustrated
and perplexed with the Stooges. For Shemp aficionados, this is a
must have episode that won't disappoint. Excellent+ to Like New
1960 Kodak print - $139
Another 1970's print of WHO DONE IT
in near Mint condition - $169
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SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND - 1954.
Would be detectives, the stooges get a job guarding a Scotch castle while the owner is
away. The servants are crooks intent on robbing the spooky castle of its valuables. Though they
do their best to frighten the boys off. Excellent+ to Like New 1959 Kodak print - $119
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PARDON MY
CLUTCH
- 1948. The stooge's friend
Claude sells them his old lemon of a car so they can take Shemp,
who is sick with a toothache, camping. The car won't work and
the boys are apparently out a bundle. Near Mint 1959 Kodak print
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STONE AGE ROMEOS
- 1955. The stooges hope to
collect a reward by proving to a museum that cavemen still
exist. They return from their expedition with a film purporting
to show some stone age stooges. Mint Eastman print - $99
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LOOSE LOOT -
1953. The stooges are willed a lot of dough from a rich uncle,
but the executor of the estate, Icabob Slipp, is a crook who
grabs and runs with the money. The stooges trail him to a a
theater where they engage in a wild chase and ultimately recover
their inheritance. Excellent+ to
Like New Kodak print - $99
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