Comments on: A Bijou Flashback: Forgotten Hollywood Treasures

By: Albert Paton

Albert Paton — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:35:10 +0000

I have an 8mm filmm black and white silent bought in 1960 called Hollywood or Bust starring Bud Abbot and Lou Costello approx 15mins with sub titles I would like to sell
Any ideas

By: Sameoldsong

Sameoldsong — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:38:05 +0000

Actress who provided the voice over for Betty Boop actually got to meet bela lugosi.

Her last appereance was in Rambling round radio row which was created right after this. which also featured some work from one of the 3 stooges hemp.

By: Gregorian Chanter

Gregorian Chanter — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:58:28 +0000

Oops, this forum doesn't show HTML (though what I wrote can be seen if you do a copy and paste to Notepad or whatever). TCM runs "Passing Parade" shorts. AMC used to run the "Popular Science" shorts.

By: Gregorian Chanter

Gregorian Chanter — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:54:36 +0000

Note to Sherry McCullough: Turner Classic Movies runs Passing Parade shorts between movies every once in a while. Back when AMC was much more worth watching than now, they ran the Popular Science shorts. I really like the ones the focus on the "modern kitchen". Also years ago, Cartoon Network used to run "Late Night Black and White", where they ran many of the old Popeye and Betty Boop cartoons. Alas, this program is long gone as well.

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:29:49 +0000

Great article! Just fyi - the "Our Gang" vets pictured are Mickey Daniels and Mary Kornman.

By: Bill Krakauer

Bill Krakauer — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:26:54 +0000

My movie going days go back to the early 30's and I particularly remember the extremely funny Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly shorts. That great team seems to have been forgotten. I'd sure love to see them again.

By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:00:19 +0000

When I was a kid I watched a program on a local New York channel called "Reel Camp". They showed all of the old film shorts like "Pete Smith Specialties", "McCullah and Clark" and others that I can not remember. The program was on early in the morning around 1:00am. That was a great mis-spent summer watching the shorts into the early morning hours.

By: Sherry McCullough

Sherry McCullough — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:56:08 +0000

Does anyone remember The Passing Parade shorts? I saw them on my local TV station when the early or late movie used to run a little short and they had to fill in the time. Sure wish someone would put them on DVD along with Pete Smith and some of the others.

By: Mark DuMond

Mark DuMond — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:50:40 +0000

Great article full of insight and wisdom. The Golden Age of Hollywood was truly a time and place which will never be repeated. It helped to form America. Long live the movies!

By: Marianne Richardson

Marianne Richardson — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:39:25 +0000

I was 12 when the Matinee at the Bijou was on PBS in the 1980s. I'd never heard of "shorts" or "newsreels," and my father had to explain that this is how people saw the news of the day, that "going to the movies" was more than just one film, but a collection of shorts and cartoons and serials, too. I realize now that these film shorts are a fascinating glimpse of early 20th century America; I'm so glad TCM decided to run them between features (I love The March of Time). Matinee at the Bijou got me started in my love of classic films -- Thank you Mr. Campbell!