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Musings On 20th Century Pop Culture by Psychotronic Paul

Friday, June 19, 2026

Just Say Moe!

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Today we tip a battered top hat worn by a boisterous and three sheets to the wind Ted Healy to the great Moe Howard, ace of slapstick! After...
Sunday, June 14, 2026

Dawn Of Talkies Comedy

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Thinking, as we do often, of movie comedians who successfully transitioned from silents to talkies. Some studios and funmakers did better th...
Monday, June 08, 2026

Charlie Chaplin Celebrates National Name Your Poison Day

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We're not kidding - June 8 indeed is National Name Your Poison Day. Charlie Chaplin kicks off Name Your Poison Day with this boozy bit f...
Friday, June 05, 2026

Farewell and Peaceful Journey

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We continue reeling in no uncertain terms from bad news from last week. Our friend Dorothy Bradley , President Emeritus of the Niles Essanay...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

Vintage Cartoons For Memorial Day Weekend

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Memorial Day Weekend is here. 2026 still looks like this. So that means it's time to cheer up by watching lots of vintage WW2-era cartoo...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

Poodles Hanneford: Bareback Rider Movie Comedian

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As the gang here in the Hudson Valley wishes we could take a Star Trek teleportation device - used or new - directly to the San Francisco Ba...
Saturday, May 09, 2026

Harry Sweet Was Sweet

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Obscure or lesser known movie comedians, anyone? Here's one of our favorites: Harry Sweet (1901-1933). Harry Sweet was an uber-goofbal...
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Paul F. Etcheverry
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I'm a writer and film historian who has programmed classic film events in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 30 years. These include the Pre-Code Follies at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum and the KFJC Psychotronix Film Festivals at Foothill College.
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