Heinie and Louie update

Here is some more information concerning a post I made back in December. This comes from Steve Massa and was originally posted on the silentcomedymafia.com site:

Hi Rob
Just found some info to go along with your blog entry on the Mittenthal "Heinie & Louie" series where you mention that Walter Kendig (Louie) died in October of 1915 but the series sailed on.

The shorts continued until early 1917 so there could have been a number of Louie "replacements." Mittenthal and Pathe seems to have tried to keep the Q.T. on the whole thing as only Jimmy Aubrey is billed in the Pathe Bulletins from 1916 on. Anyway, I came across this entry in the 10/21/1916 Motion Picture News Studio Directory:

"Redmond, Elmer E., comedian; b. Pittsburgh, May 5, 1887; educ. Pittsburgh; stage career, vaud. 5 yrs. as "Redmond and Smith" and "Starkey and Redmond," also in stock and in prods. of "Just Like John, " "Get-Rich-Quick-Wallingford," "Searchlights," "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," "School Days," "Panhandle Pete," etc.; screen career, Solax, 1 yr. with Eclair as comedian and asst. director, Famous ("Spitfire," etc.), Pathe (Louie in "Heinie and Louie" comedies). Hght., 5 ft. 4 in., wght., 124; dark brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., Screen Club, N.Y.C."

Haven't found any other trace of info on Mr. Redmond yet, but will check at Library when I go to work tomorrow.
Steve

More Educational Pressbooks

Here are another batch of pressbooks, enjoy:

Juvenile Comedies

While viewing an early Juvenile Comedy, ABOUT FACE (1924), a comment was made that the ones featuring "Big Boy" were much more enjoyable. Leaving that argument aside I give to you a few pressbooks of  "Big Boy" / Juvenile Comedies:

JIMMIE ADAMS

The first real post on the "official" Al Joy Fan Club blog features post-Hallroom Boys Jimmie Adams.

NON-LAUREL OR HARDY STUFF WILL BE POSTED HERE!!

I decided to alter the focus of my "treborenots" blog.  I had always planned on it including a variety of things but figured I needed a place to concentrate on silent comedy.... hence this new blog.  Hope ypu enjoy the posts.

Misc., Various and Etc.

Have this still on my office wall at work.  When people look at it I tell them it is of Ben Turpin and Leo White.  Then someone will note that Chaplin is in the photo, my response is, "Oh, he is!"

A Clyde Cook Fox short with Edgar Kennedy... haven't ever looked up the title.

Glenn Tryon in LONG PANTS (1926). 

This Hal Roach comedy came out a year before the Harry Langdon film of the same name.

Fatty, Mabel and Al.  Does it get much better?

A fun ad highlighting Christie Comedies.

.... and if I cannot bring a little Sunshine into your otherwise humdrum existence I would be failing at my job.

HAM FOR CHRISTMAS

To celebrate the holidays, with the hope of a Slapsticon in our future... and as a bit of a Christmas present to my buddy Richard Roberts I give to you HAM FOR CHRISTMAS: