#11 1 Monty Banks’ ATTA BOY (1926)ATTA BOY Banks’ Monty for (1927)artwork SAFE based PLAY on page Contents Front cover: based on Russian artwork for for onartwork Russian based cover: Front 2 Well, here we are again! Welcome, at long last, to issue #11 of THE LOST LAUGH. I’ve been on a bit of a hiatus as work, other interests and projects have taken up my time. The time off has made me reflect on just how many exciting developments are happening right now in the world of classic film: rediscoveries of rare and lost films we never thought we’d see; DVD releases of many of those films, several made possible by the relatively new method of crowdfunding. There are new silent film festivals, TV channels, new books, and even a new biopic of Laurel & Hardy out to great acclaim. We really are spoiled. In fact, there’s so much that I haven’t been able to include it all in here. Apologies if I haven’t included your own pet project. As ever, if you think I’ve missed something, have something to promote or would just like to write a review or article of your own, I’d love to hear from you:
[email protected] There will be more issues of THE LOST LAUGH in the future, and updates to the blog and website thelostliagh.com . Like this issue, they’ll probably be a bit more sporadic than they have been, but somewhere down the line they’ll appear! Until then, all the best , and thanks for your continued interest! Matt In the UK, independent channel Talking Pictures TV has ended an era of black and white films largely being shunned by television.