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Paul Pain:
Here is a complete list of every two-reel short subject produced by the Columbia Shorts Department except for the Three Stooges.  As you can see, there are many lost films.  My plan is, however, to provide a review for as many of these as I possibly can.

ALAN MOWBRAYFrench Fried Patootie06-27-1941Lost filmThree Blonde Mice01-22-1942Lost filmANDY CLYDEIt's the Cats10-11-1934No video onlineIn the Dog House12-01-1934Not yet reviewedI'm a Father!02-07-1935No video onlineOld Sawbones04-11-1935Status unknownTramp Tramp Tramp05-22-1935No video onlineAlimony Aches06-29-1935No video onlineIt Always Happens09-16-1935Not yet reviewedHot Paprika12-12-1935No video onlineCaught in the Act03-05-1936No video onlineShare the Wealth03-16-1936No video onlineThe Peppery Salt05-15-1936No video onlineMister Smarty07-15-1936No video onlineAm I Having Fun!09-18-1936Not yet reviewedLove Comes to Mooneyville11-14-1936No video onlineKnee Action01-09-1937No video onlineStuck in the Sticks03-26-1937No video onlineMy Little Feller05-21-1937Lost filmLodge Night06-11-1937Not yet reviewedGracie at the Bat10-29-1937No video onlineHe Done His Duty12-10-1937No video onlineThe Old Raid Mule03-04-1938No video onlineJump Chump Jump04-15-1938Lost filmAnkles Away05-13-1938Lost filmSoul of a Heel06-04-1938Lost filmNot Guilty Enough07-30-1938Lost filmHome on the Rage12-09-1938Already reviewedSwing, You Swings!01-29-1939Lost filmBoom Goes the Groom03-24-1939Lost filmNow It Can Be Sold06-02-1939Lost filmTrouble Finds Andy Clyde07-28-1939Lost filmAll-American Blondes10-20-1939Lost filmAndy Clyde Gets Spring Chicken12-15-1939No video onlineMr. Clyde Goes to Broadway02-02-1940No video onlineMoney Squawks04-05-1940Already reviewedBoobs in the Woods05-31-1940Already reviewedFireman, Save My Choo-Choo08-09-1940Lost filmA Bundle of Bliss11-01-1940Not yet reviewedThe Watchman Takes a Wife01-10-1941No video onlineThe Ring and the Belle05-02-1941Not yet reviewedYankee Doodle Andy06-13-1941No video onlineHost to a Ghost 08-08-1941No video onlineLoveable Trouble10-23-1941No video onlineSappy Birthday02-05-1942Not yet reviewedHow Spry I Am05-07-1942No video onlineAll Work and No Pay07-16-1942No video onlineSappy Pappy10-30-1942Lost filmWolf in Thief's Clothing02-12-1943No video onlineA Maid Made Mad03-19-1943No video onlineFarmer for a Day08-20-1943No video onlineHe Was Only Feudin'12-03-1943No video onlineHis Tale Is Told03-04-1944No video onlineYou Were Never Uglier06-02-1944No video onlineGold Is Where You Lose It09-01-1944No video onlineHeather and Yon12-08-1944Not yet reviewedTwo Local Yokels03-23-1945No video onlineA Miner Affair11-01-1945No video onlineSpook to Me12-27-1945Possibly in mislabeled videoThe Blonde Stayed On01-24-1946No video onlineYou Can't Fool a Fool07-11-1946No video onlineAndy Plays Hookey12-19-1946Not yet reviewedTwo Jills and a Jack04-14-1947No video onlineWife to Spare11-20-1947Not yet reviewedEight-Ball Andy03-11-1948No video onlineGo Chase Yourself10-14-1948No video onlineSunk in the Sink03-10-1949No video onlineMarinated Mariner03-30-1950No video onlineA Blunderful Time09-07-1950Lost filmBlonde Atom Bomb03-08-1951Lost filmPleasure Treasure09-06-1951Lost filmA Blissful Blunder05-28-1952Lost filmHooked and Rooked09-11-1952No video onlineLoves A-Poppin'06-11-1953Lost filmOh Say Can You Sue09-10-1953No video onlineTooting Tooters05-13-1954No video onlineTwo April Fools06-17-1954No video onlineScratch-Scratch-Scratch04-28-1955No video onlineOne Spooky Night09-15-1955No video onlineAndy Goes Wild04-24-1956No video onlinePardon My Nightshirt11-22-1956Not yet reviewedBERT WHEELERInnocently Guilty08-21-1950No video onlineThe Awful Sleuth04-19-1951No video onlineBILLIE BURKESilly Billy01-29-1948Lost filmBillie Gets Her Man09-09-1948Already reviewedBILLY GILBERTShot in the Escape08-06-1943No video onlineCrazy like a Fox05-01-1944No video onlineWedded Bliss08-18-1944No video onlineBUSTER KEATONPest from the West06-16-1939Already reviewedMooching through Georgia08-11-1939Already reviewedNothing but Pleasure01-19-1940Already reviewedPardon My Berth Marks03-22-1940Already reviewedThe Taming of the Snood06-28-1940Already reviewedThe Spook Speaks09-20-1940Already reviewedHis Ex Marks the Spot12-13-1940Already reviewedGeneral Nuisance09-18-1941Already reviewedShe's Oil Mine11-20-1941Already reviewedCHARLEY CHASEThe Grand Hooter05-07-1937Already reviewedFrom Bad to Worse06-04-1937Already reviewedThe Wrong Miss Wright06-18-1937Already reviewedCalling All Doctors07-22-1937Already reviewedThe Big Squirt09-17-1937Already reviewedMan Bites Lovebug12-24-1937Already reviewedTime Out for Trouble03-18-1938Already reviewedThe Mind Needer04-29-1938Already reviewedMany Sappy Returns08-19-1938Already reviewedThe Night Shirt Bandit10-28-1938Already reviewedPie a la Maid12-25-1938Already reviewedThe Sap Takes a Wrap03-10-1939Already reviewedThe Chump Takes a Bump05-05-1939Already reviewedRattling Romeo07-14-1939Already reviewedSkinny the Moocher09-08-1939Already reviewedTeacher's Pest11-03-1939Already reviewedThe Awful Goof12-22-1939Already reviewedThe Heckler02-16-1940Already reviewedSouth of the Boudoir05-17-1940Already reviewedHis Bridal Fright07-12-1940Already reviewedCHARLIE MURRAYHis Old Flame01-25-1935Lost filmDANNY WEBBA Star is Shorn04-21-1939Not yet reviewedEDDIE FOY, JR.Dance, Dunce, Dance10-18-1945No video onlineFoy Meets Girl10-05-1950Lost filmWedding Yells02-08-1951Lost filmEL BRENDELAy Tank Ay Go12-04-1936Already reviewedThe Super Snooper02-25-1937Lost filmYumpin' Yiminy03-07-1941No video onlineReady, Willing but Unable05-30-1941No video onlineLove at First Fright07-25-1941Already reviewedThe Blitzkiss10-02-1941No video onlineSweet Spirits of the Nighter12-25-1941No video onlineOlaf Laughs Last06-18-1942No video onlinePhoney Cronies08-27-1942No video onlineHam and Yeggs11-27-1942Lost filmHis Wedding Scare01-15-1943No video onlineI Spied for You04-30-1943Already reviewedBoobs in the Night06-25-1943Lost filmA Rookie's Cookie10-08-1943Lost filmDefective Detectives04-03-1944Already reviewedPick a Peck of Plumbers07-23-1944Already reviewedSnooper Service02-02-1945Lost filmPistol Packin' Nitwits04-04-1945Already reviewedFRANKLIN PANGBORNThe Captain Hits the Ceiling07-06-1935Lost filmGEORGE GIVOT & CLIFF NAZARROTwo Saplings03-05-1943Lost filmGEORGE SIDNEY & CHARLIE MURRAYTen Baby Fingers01-26-1934Lost filmRadio Dough02-05-1934Already reviewedStable Mates04-06-1934Held hostage by private collectorFishing for Trouble05-04-1934Lost filmPlumbing for Gold06-29-1934Lost filmBack to the Soil08-10-1934Lost filmGIRLIE WHIRLIES (aka MURIEL LANDERS)Tricky Chicks10-24-1957No video onlineGUS SCHILLING & DICK LANEHigh Blood Pleasure12-06-1945Already reviewedAin't Love Cuckoo?06-06-1946No video onlineHot Water07-25-1946No video onlinePardon My Terror09-12-1946Already reviewedTraining for Trouble07-03-1947Already reviewedWedding Belle08-09-1947No video onlineTwo Nuts in a Rut02-19-1948No video onlinePardon My Lamb Chop06-10-1948No video onlineHe's In Again01-13-1949No video onlineFlung by a Fling05-12-1949No video onlineHold That Monkey02-16-1950Lost filmHARRY LANGDONCounsel on De Fence10-25-1934Already reviewedShivers12-24-1934Lost filmHis Bridal Sweet03-15-1935Already reviewedLove, Honor, and Obey (The Law!)04-29-1935Not yet reviewedThe Leather Necker05-09-1935Already reviewedHis Marriage Mix-Up10-31-1935Held hostage by private collectorI Don't Remember12-26-1935Already reviewedA Doggone Mixup02-04-1938Already reviewedSue My Lawyer09-16-1938Already reviewedCold Turkey10-18-1940Already reviewedWhat Makes Lizzy Dizzy?03-26-1942Already reviewedTireman, Spare My Tires06-14-1942Already reviewedCarry Harry09-03-1942Already reviewedPiano Mooner12-11-1942Already reviewedA Blitz on the Fritz01-22-1943Already reviewedBlonde and Groom04-16-1943Already reviewedHere Comes Mr. Zerk07-23-1943Already reviewedTo Heir is Human01-14-1944Already reviewedDefective Detectives04-03-1944Already reviewedMopey Dope06-16-1944Held hostage by private collectorSnooper Service02-02-1945Held hostage by private collectorPistol Packin' Nitwits04-04-1945Already reviewedHARRY MIMMODown the Hatch11-26-1953Held hostage by private collectorHARRY VON ZELLSo's Your Antenna10-10-1946No video onlineMeet Mr. Mischief01-23-1947Not yet reviewedRolling Down to Reno09-04-1947Not yet reviewedRadio Romeo12-25-1947No video onlineThe Sheepish Wolf05-27-1948Lost filmRadio Riot02-10-1949Lost filmMicrospook06-09-1949Lost filmHis Baiting Beauty01-12-1950Not yet reviewedHERMAN BINGOh, What a Knight!11-22-1937Lost filmHUGH HERBERTPitchin' in the Kitchen09-10-1943No video onlineWho's Hugh12-17-1943No video onlineOh, Baby!04-17-1944Not yet reviewedHis Hotel Sweet07-09-1944No video onlineA Knight and a Blonde11-17-1944No video onlineWoo, Woo!01-05-1945Not yet reviewedWife Decoy05-18-1945No video onlineThe Mayor's Husband09-20-1945No video onlineWhen the Wife's Away02-01-1946No video onlineGet Along Little Zombie05-09-1946Not yet reviewedHoneymoon Blues10-17-1946No video onlineHot Heir02-13-1947No video onlineNervous Shakedown03-13-1947No video onlineShould Husbands Marry?11-13-1947No video onlineTall, Dark, and Gruesome04-15-1948No video onlineA Pinch in Time11-11-1948No video onlineTrapped by a Blonde04-07-1949Lost filmSuper-Wolf10-13-1949Not yet reviewedOne Shivery Night07-13-1950Not yet reviewedA Slip and a Miss09-09-1950No video onlineWoo-Woo Blues07-14-1951Lost filmTrouble In-Laws10-11-1951No video onlineThe Gink at the Sink06-12-1952Lost filmJOE BESSERWaiting in the Lurch09-08-1949Not yet reviewedDizzy Yardbird03-09-1950Already reviewedFraidy Cat12-13-1951Already reviewedAim, Fire, Scoot03-13-1952Already reviewedCaught on the Bounce10-09-1952Already reviewedSpies and Guys04-04-1953Already reviewedThe Fire Chaser09-30-1954Not yet reviewedG.I. Dood It02-17-1955Not yet reviewedHook a Crook11-24-1955Not yet reviewedArmy Daze03-22-1956Not yet reviewedJOE DERITASlappily Married11-07-1946Already reviewedThe Good Bad Egg03-20-1947Already reviewedWedlock Deadlock12-18-1947Already reviewedJitter Bughouse04-29-1948Already reviewedJOE SMITH & CHARLIE DALEA Nag in the Bag01-11-1938Lost filmMutiny on the Body02-10-1939No video onlineJOHNNY DOWNSGroom and Bored04-09-1942No video onlineKiss and Wake Up10-02-1942Lost filmLEON ERROLHold Your Temper12-15-1933No video onlineHoneymoon Bridge10-03-1934No video onlinePerfectly Mismated11-20-1934No video onlineOne Too Many12-28-1934No video onlineMAX BAER & MAXIE ROSENBLOOMTwo Roaming Champs08-12-1950Lost filmWine, Women, and Bong02-22-1951Lost filmThe Champs Step Out11-15-1951Already reviewedRootin' Tootin' Tenderfeet02-14-1952Lost filmMONTE COLLINS (solo)Unrelated Relations01-09-1936Lost filmMONTE COLLINS & TOM KENNEDYGum Shoes03-01-1935No video onlineStage Frights06-01-1935No video onlineGobs of Trouble07-12-1935Lost filmOh, My Nerves!10-17-1935Lost filmJust Speeding01-23-1936Lost filmMidnight Blunders04-21-1936No video onlineFree Rent12-20-1936No video onlineNew News04-01-1937Already reviewedBury the Hatcher08-06-1937Lost filmCalling All Curtains10-01-1937Lost filmFiddling Around01-21-1938No video onlineMUSICAL NOVELTIESLove Detectives02-27-1834Held hostage by private collectorRoamin' Thru the Roses11-11-1933Held hostage by private collectorUMPA11-24-1933Already reviewedSchool for Romance01-31-1934No video onlineWhen Do We Eat?03-19-1934Held hostage by private collectorWoman Haters05-05-1934Already reviewedSusie's Affair06-01-1934No video onlineTripping through the Tropics07-27-1934No video onlineHollywood Here We Come08-29-1934Held hostage by private collectorPOLLY MORANOh, Duchess!10-09-1936Was online; got Columbia'dSailor Maid02-12-1937Was online; got Columbia'dROSCOE KARNSBlack Eyes and Blues04-18-1941No video onlineHalf Shot at Sunrise09-04-1941No video onlineSHEMP HOWARDPick a Peck of Plumbers07-23-1944Already reviewedOpen Season for Saps10-27-1944Already reviewedOff Again, On Again02-16-1945Already reviewedWhere the Pest Begins10-04-1945Already reviewedA Hit with a Miss12-13-1945Already reviewedMr. Noisy03-22-1946Already reviewedJiggers, My Wife04-11-1946Already reviewedSociety Mugs09-19-1946Already reviewedBride and Gloom03-27-1947Already reviewedSLIM SUMMERVILLEGarden of Eatin'10-22-1943No video onlineBachelor Daze02-17-1944No video onlineSTERLING HOLLOWAYMr. Wright Goes Wrong08-01-1946Lost filmMoron Than Off11-28-1946Not yet reviewedThe Scooper Dooper02-27-1947No video onlineHectic Honeymoon09-18-1947Not yet reviewedMan or Mouse01-15-1948Not yet reviewedFlat Feat06-24-1948Not yet reviewedTHE GLOVE SLINGERSGlove Slingers11-24-1939Already reviewedPleased to Mitt You09-06-1940Already reviewedFresh as a Freshman01-29-1941Not yet reviewedGlove Affair04-14-1941Not yet reviewedMitt Me Tonight11-06-1941Lost filmThe Kink of the Campus12-25-1941No video onlineGlove Birds02-12-1942No video onlineA Study in Socks05-21-1942No video onlineCollege Belles10-16-1942Lost filmThe Great Glover12-25-1942Lost filmSocks Appeal02-19-1943Lost filmHis Girl's Worst Friend05-14-1943Lost filmTHE MISCHIEF MAKERSKids Will Be Kids12-09-1954Not yet reviewedTHE RADIO ROGUESDo Your Stuff06-15-1935Lost filmStar Gazing09-26-1935Lost filmYoo Yoo Hollywood11-14-1935Lost filmTOM KENNEDY & JOHNNY ARTHURHalfway to Hollywood07-01-1938No video onlineUNA MERKELQuack Service09-03-1943Was online; got Columbia'dTo Heir is Human01-14-1944Already reviewedVERA VAGUEYou Dear Boy11-04-1943Already reviewedDoctor, Feel My Pulse01-21-1944Already reviewedStrife of the Party10-13-1944Was online; got Columbia'dShe Snoops to Conquer12-29-1944Was online; got Columbia'dThe Jury Goes Round n' Round06-01-1945Was online; got Columbia'dCalling All Fibbers11-29-1945Was online; got Columbia'dHiss and Yell02-14-1946Already reviewedHeadin' for a Weddin'08-15-1946Was online; got Columbia'dReno-vated11-21-1946Was online; got Columbia'dCupid Goes Nuts05-01-1947Was online; got Columbia'dA Miss in a Mess01-13-1949Was online; got Columbia'dClunked in the Clink07-14-1949Lost filmWha Happen?11-10-1949Lost filmNursie Behave05-11-1950Lost filmShe Took a Powder08-11-1951Lost filmHappy Go Wacky02-07-1952Lost filmWALLY BROWN & TIM RYANFrench Fried Frolic12-08-1949Not yet reviewedWALLY VERNON & EDDIE QUILLANCrabbin' in the Cabin05-13-1948Lost filmParlor, Bedroom, and Wrath12-16-1948Lost filmLet Down Your Aerial11-17-1949Held hostage by private collectorHouse About It07-20-1950No video onlineHe Flew the Shrew01-11-1951Lost filmFun on the Run05-10-1951Lost filmA Fool and His Honey01-10-1952Already reviewedHeebie Gee-Gees04-10-1952No video onlineStrop, Look, and Listen12-11-1952Lost filmHe Popped His Pistol05-14-1953No video onlineA-Hunting They Did Go10-24-1953Lost filmDoggie in the Bedroom01-07-1954Lost filmHis Pest Friend01-20-1955Lost filmNobody's Home06-09-1955Not yet reviewedHe Took a Powder10-27-1955No video onlineCome on Seven02-23-1956Not yet reviewedWALTER CATLETTElmer Steps Out02-28-1934Held hostage by private collectorGet Along Little Hubby06-15-1934No video onlineFibbing Fibbers10-19-1936No video onlineStatic in the Attic09-22-1939No video onlineYou're Next!05-30-1940Already reviewedBlondes and Blunders11-29-1940No video online

metaldams:
Fantastic job and that had to have taken a lot of hard work.  In the next few days, I’ll try to add which ones are on DVD.

Paul Pain:
I made this list a year or two ago when I first started planning on doing these reviews.  But putting it together like this certainly wasn't easy  ::)

Also, the ones noted as No video online are available for purchase here: https://columbiashortsdept.weebly.com/

It's a tempting offer indeed!  But it does appear that many of these shorts are genuinely gone forever.  It's just that Greg is willing to share the love for a reasonable price.

Freddie Sanborn:
Thanks for doing this Paul. I’ve toured the Library of Congress’ Nat’l Audio Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper VA. And there is an entire vault labeled Columbia Short Subjects. It is subdivided into “Newsreels”, “Cartoons”, “Comedies”, etc. This is where the negatives dwell. I’ll post a pic if I can find it in my photo cloud.

My point is that many of the two-reelers labeled lost may be in Culpeper, but just the negatives, no positive prints.

And who is this damn collector holding all these prints hostage? Let’s pay him a visit.

HomokHarcos:
This is what I really hate about works not being in the public domain. A lot of these films are obscure to the general public, so Columbia sees not point in releasing them because they most likely won't make much money off of them. But, they still take them down from the internet. There are many people (like us on this board) who would actually pay for these to be released.

I wonder if we'll get to reviewing the Andy Clyde series. That was Columbia's second longest running short series after The Three Stooges.

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