#8 silent comedy. slapstick, music hall. 1 Welcome to issue 8 of MOVIE NIGHT Many thanks to all those who have sent in articles, reviews and feedback; it really is appreciated! I’m aware this issue has taken quite a long time to reach you all; I hope it’s worth the wait! I’m cracking on with preparing issue 9 al- ready, so hopefully less of a wait next time! As always, article submissions are always welcomed warmly. The more contributions, the quicker the next issue will be ready! Get in touch at
[email protected] Thanks and Happy Reading! CONTENTS NEWS……………………………………………………3 100 years of HAL ROACH STUDIOS …………4 “Never a help; always a hindrance!”: The story of CLARK AND McCULLOUGH…………………… 6 DVD news & reviews …………………………… 18 THE MARX BROTHERS SHEMP HOWARD EALING STUDIOS & MORE! The career of CHARLEY CHASE……………… … 22 Faces from the films: WALLACE LUPINO……… 33 MISSING IN ACTION: WISE GUYS (1937)… 36 Harry Langdon meets the Crazy Gang?? It happened! SCREENING NOTES ……………………………… A neglected Lloyd classic, plus some forgotten films from Lloyd Hamilton and Stan Laurel Front cover: Clark and McCullough in ‘ALIBI BYE BYE’ (1935) Above: Buster Keaton in ‘SHERLOCK JR’ (1924) 2 MARX BROTHERS REISSUED IN UK The BFI held a Marx Brothers retrospective during the month of NEWS February. BFI South Bank screened all 13 of their full length films, and ‘DUCK SOUP’ saw nationwide re-release throughout March. I've had requests from several people to receive a printed version of 'MOVIE NIGHT'. Origi- nally, I decided on making an all-digital publication MOVIE NIGHT to ensure that it could be free, and to get over the hurdles of starting a printed publication.