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Offline Paul Pain

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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 MOWBRAY
French Fried Patootie06-27-1941Lost film
Three Blonde Mice01-22-1942Lost film
ANDY CLYDE
It's the Cats10-11-1934No video online
In the Dog House12-01-1934Not yet reviewed
I'm a Father!02-07-1935No video online
Old Sawbones04-11-1935Status unknown
Tramp Tramp Tramp05-22-1935No video online
Alimony Aches06-29-1935No video online
It Always Happens09-16-1935Not yet reviewed
Hot Paprika12-12-1935No video online
Caught in the Act03-05-1936No video online
Share the Wealth03-16-1936No video online
The Peppery Salt05-15-1936No video online
Mister Smarty07-15-1936No video online
Am I Having Fun!09-18-1936Not yet reviewed
Love Comes to Mooneyville11-14-1936No video online
Knee Action01-09-1937No video online
Stuck in the Sticks03-26-1937No video online
My Little Feller05-21-1937Lost film
Lodge Night06-11-1937Not yet reviewed
Gracie at the Bat10-29-1937No video online
He Done His Duty12-10-1937No video online
The Old Raid Mule03-04-1938No video online
Jump Chump Jump04-15-1938Lost film
Ankles Away05-13-1938Lost film
Soul of a Heel06-04-1938Lost film
Not Guilty Enough07-30-1938Lost film
Home on the Rage12-09-1938Already reviewed
Swing, You Swings!01-29-1939Lost film
Boom Goes the Groom03-24-1939Lost film
Now It Can Be Sold06-02-1939Lost film
Trouble Finds Andy Clyde07-28-1939Lost film
All-American Blondes10-20-1939Lost film
Andy Clyde Gets Spring Chicken12-15-1939No video online
Mr. Clyde Goes to Broadway02-02-1940No video online
Money Squawks04-05-1940Already reviewed
Boobs in the Woods05-31-1940Already reviewed
Fireman, Save My Choo-Choo08-09-1940Lost film
A Bundle of Bliss11-01-1940Not yet reviewed
The Watchman Takes a Wife01-10-1941No video online
The Ring and the Belle05-02-1941Not yet reviewed
Yankee Doodle Andy06-13-1941No video online
Host to a Ghost 08-08-1941No video online
Loveable Trouble10-23-1941No video online
Sappy Birthday02-05-1942Not yet reviewed
How Spry I Am05-07-1942No video online
All Work and No Pay07-16-1942No video online
Sappy Pappy10-30-1942Lost film
Wolf in Thief's Clothing02-12-1943No video online
A Maid Made Mad03-19-1943No video online
Farmer for a Day08-20-1943No video online
He Was Only Feudin'12-03-1943No video online
His Tale Is Told03-04-1944No video online
You Were Never Uglier06-02-1944No video online
Gold Is Where You Lose It09-01-1944No video online
Heather and Yon12-08-1944Not yet reviewed
Two Local Yokels03-23-1945No video online
A Miner Affair11-01-1945No video online
Spook to Me12-27-1945Possibly in mislabeled video
The Blonde Stayed On01-24-1946No video online
You Can't Fool a Fool07-11-1946No video online
Andy Plays Hookey12-19-1946Not yet reviewed
Two Jills and a Jack04-14-1947No video online
Wife to Spare11-20-1947Not yet reviewed
Eight-Ball Andy03-11-1948No video online
Go Chase Yourself10-14-1948No video online
Sunk in the Sink03-10-1949No video online
Marinated Mariner03-30-1950No video online
A Blunderful Time09-07-1950Lost film
Blonde Atom Bomb03-08-1951Lost film
Pleasure Treasure09-06-1951Lost film
A Blissful Blunder05-28-1952Lost film
Hooked and Rooked09-11-1952No video online
Loves A-Poppin'06-11-1953Lost film
Oh Say Can You Sue09-10-1953No video online
Tooting Tooters05-13-1954No video online
Two April Fools06-17-1954No video online
Scratch-Scratch-Scratch04-28-1955No video online
One Spooky Night09-15-1955No video online
Andy Goes Wild04-24-1956No video online
Pardon My Nightshirt11-22-1956Not yet reviewed
BERT WHEELER
Innocently Guilty08-21-1950No video online
The Awful Sleuth04-19-1951No video online
BILLIE BURKE
Silly Billy01-29-1948Lost film
Billie Gets Her Man09-09-1948Already reviewed
BILLY GILBERT
Shot in the Escape08-06-1943No video online
Crazy like a Fox05-01-1944No video online
Wedded Bliss08-18-1944No video online
BUSTER KEATON
Pest from the West06-16-1939Already reviewed
Mooching through Georgia08-11-1939Already reviewed
Nothing but Pleasure01-19-1940Already reviewed
Pardon My Berth Marks03-22-1940Already reviewed
The Taming of the Snood06-28-1940Already reviewed
The Spook Speaks09-20-1940Already reviewed
His Ex Marks the Spot12-13-1940Already reviewed
General Nuisance09-18-1941Already reviewed
She's Oil Mine11-20-1941Already reviewed
CHARLEY CHASE
The Grand Hooter05-07-1937Already reviewed
From Bad to Worse06-04-1937Already reviewed
The Wrong Miss Wright06-18-1937Already reviewed
Calling All Doctors07-22-1937Already reviewed
The Big Squirt09-17-1937Already reviewed
Man Bites Lovebug12-24-1937Already reviewed
Time Out for Trouble03-18-1938Already reviewed
The Mind Needer04-29-1938Already reviewed
Many Sappy Returns08-19-1938Already reviewed
The Night Shirt Bandit10-28-1938Already reviewed
Pie a la Maid12-25-1938Already reviewed
The Sap Takes a Wrap03-10-1939Already reviewed
The Chump Takes a Bump05-05-1939Already reviewed
Rattling Romeo07-14-1939Already reviewed
Skinny the Moocher09-08-1939Already reviewed
Teacher's Pest11-03-1939Already reviewed
The Awful Goof12-22-1939Already reviewed
The Heckler02-16-1940Already reviewed
South of the Boudoir05-17-1940Already reviewed
His Bridal Fright07-12-1940Already reviewed
CHARLIE MURRAY
His Old Flame01-25-1935Lost film
DANNY WEBB
A Star is Shorn04-21-1939Not yet reviewed
EDDIE FOY, JR.
Dance, Dunce, Dance10-18-1945No video online
Foy Meets Girl10-05-1950Lost film
Wedding Yells02-08-1951Lost film
EL BRENDEL
Ay Tank Ay Go12-04-1936Already reviewed
The Super Snooper02-25-1937Lost film
Yumpin' Yiminy03-07-1941No video online
Ready, Willing but Unable05-30-1941No video online
Love at First Fright07-25-1941Already reviewed
The Blitzkiss10-02-1941No video online
Sweet Spirits of the Nighter12-25-1941No video online
Olaf Laughs Last06-18-1942No video online
Phoney Cronies08-27-1942No video online
Ham and Yeggs11-27-1942Lost film
His Wedding Scare01-15-1943No video online
I Spied for You04-30-1943Already reviewed
Boobs in the Night06-25-1943Lost film
A Rookie's Cookie10-08-1943Lost film
Defective Detectives04-03-1944Already reviewed
Pick a Peck of Plumbers07-23-1944Already reviewed
Snooper Service02-02-1945Lost film
Pistol Packin' Nitwits04-04-1945Already reviewed
FRANKLIN PANGBORN
The Captain Hits the Ceiling07-06-1935Lost film
GEORGE GIVOT & CLIFF NAZARRO
Two Saplings03-05-1943Lost film
GEORGE SIDNEY & CHARLIE MURRAY
Ten Baby Fingers01-26-1934Lost film
Radio Dough02-05-1934Already reviewed
Stable Mates04-06-1934Held hostage by private collector
Fishing for Trouble05-04-1934Lost film
Plumbing for Gold06-29-1934Lost film
Back to the Soil08-10-1934Lost film
GIRLIE WHIRLIES (aka MURIEL LANDERS)
Tricky Chicks10-24-1957No video online
GUS SCHILLING & DICK LANE
High Blood Pleasure12-06-1945Already reviewed
Ain't Love Cuckoo?06-06-1946No video online
Hot Water07-25-1946No video online
Pardon My Terror09-12-1946Already reviewed
Training for Trouble07-03-1947Already reviewed
Wedding Belle08-09-1947No video online
Two Nuts in a Rut02-19-1948No video online
Pardon My Lamb Chop06-10-1948No video online
He's In Again01-13-1949No video online
Flung by a Fling05-12-1949No video online
Hold That Monkey02-16-1950Lost film
HARRY LANGDON
Counsel on De Fence10-25-1934Already reviewed
Shivers12-24-1934Lost film
His Bridal Sweet03-15-1935Already reviewed
Love, Honor, and Obey (The Law!)04-29-1935Not yet reviewed
The Leather Necker05-09-1935Already reviewed
His Marriage Mix-Up10-31-1935Held hostage by private collector
I Don't Remember12-26-1935Already reviewed
A Doggone Mixup02-04-1938Already reviewed
Sue My Lawyer09-16-1938Already reviewed
Cold Turkey10-18-1940Already reviewed
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?03-26-1942Already reviewed
Tireman, Spare My Tires06-14-1942Already reviewed
Carry Harry09-03-1942Already reviewed
Piano Mooner12-11-1942Already reviewed
A Blitz on the Fritz01-22-1943Already reviewed
Blonde and Groom04-16-1943Already reviewed
Here Comes Mr. Zerk07-23-1943Already reviewed
To Heir is Human01-14-1944Already reviewed
Defective Detectives04-03-1944Already reviewed
Mopey Dope06-16-1944Held hostage by private collector
Snooper Service02-02-1945Held hostage by private collector
Pistol Packin' Nitwits04-04-1945Already reviewed
HARRY MIMMO
Down the Hatch11-26-1953Held hostage by private collector
HARRY VON ZELL
So's Your Antenna10-10-1946No video online
Meet Mr. Mischief01-23-1947Not yet reviewed
Rolling Down to Reno09-04-1947Not yet reviewed
Radio Romeo12-25-1947No video online
The Sheepish Wolf05-27-1948Lost film
Radio Riot02-10-1949Lost film
Microspook06-09-1949Lost film
His Baiting Beauty01-12-1950Not yet reviewed
HERMAN BING
Oh, What a Knight!11-22-1937Lost film
HUGH HERBERT
Pitchin' in the Kitchen09-10-1943No video online
Who's Hugh12-17-1943No video online
Oh, Baby!04-17-1944Not yet reviewed
His Hotel Sweet07-09-1944No video online
A Knight and a Blonde11-17-1944No video online
Woo, Woo!01-05-1945Not yet reviewed
Wife Decoy05-18-1945No video online
The Mayor's Husband09-20-1945No video online
When the Wife's Away02-01-1946No video online
Get Along Little Zombie05-09-1946Not yet reviewed
Honeymoon Blues10-17-1946No video online
Hot Heir02-13-1947No video online
Nervous Shakedown03-13-1947No video online
Should Husbands Marry?11-13-1947No video online
Tall, Dark, and Gruesome04-15-1948No video online
A Pinch in Time11-11-1948No video online
Trapped by a Blonde04-07-1949Lost film
Super-Wolf10-13-1949Not yet reviewed
One Shivery Night07-13-1950Not yet reviewed
A Slip and a Miss09-09-1950No video online
Woo-Woo Blues07-14-1951Lost film
Trouble In-Laws10-11-1951No video online
The Gink at the Sink06-12-1952Lost film
JOE BESSER
Waiting in the Lurch09-08-1949Not yet reviewed
Dizzy Yardbird03-09-1950Already reviewed
Fraidy Cat12-13-1951Already reviewed
Aim, Fire, Scoot03-13-1952Already reviewed
Caught on the Bounce10-09-1952Already reviewed
Spies and Guys04-04-1953Already reviewed
The Fire Chaser09-30-1954Not yet reviewed
G.I. Dood It02-17-1955Not yet reviewed
Hook a Crook11-24-1955Not yet reviewed
Army Daze03-22-1956Not yet reviewed
JOE DERITA
Slappily Married11-07-1946Already reviewed
The Good Bad Egg03-20-1947Already reviewed
Wedlock Deadlock12-18-1947Already reviewed
Jitter Bughouse04-29-1948Already reviewed
JOE SMITH & CHARLIE DALE
A Nag in the Bag01-11-1938Lost film
Mutiny on the Body02-10-1939No video online
JOHNNY DOWNS
Groom and Bored04-09-1942No video online
Kiss and Wake Up10-02-1942Lost film
LEON ERROL
Hold Your Temper12-15-1933No video online
Honeymoon Bridge10-03-1934No video online
Perfectly Mismated11-20-1934No video online
One Too Many12-28-1934No video online
MAX BAER & MAXIE ROSENBLOOM
Two Roaming Champs08-12-1950Lost film
Wine, Women, and Bong02-22-1951Lost film
The Champs Step Out11-15-1951Already reviewed
Rootin' Tootin' Tenderfeet02-14-1952Lost film
MONTE COLLINS (solo)
Unrelated Relations01-09-1936Lost film
MONTE COLLINS & TOM KENNEDY
Gum Shoes03-01-1935No video online
Stage Frights06-01-1935No video online
Gobs of Trouble07-12-1935Lost film
Oh, My Nerves!10-17-1935Lost film
Just Speeding01-23-1936Lost film
Midnight Blunders04-21-1936No video online
Free Rent12-20-1936No video online
New News04-01-1937Already reviewed
Bury the Hatcher08-06-1937Lost film
Calling All Curtains10-01-1937Lost film
Fiddling Around01-21-1938No video online
MUSICAL NOVELTIES
Love Detectives02-27-1834Held hostage by private collector
Roamin' Thru the Roses11-11-1933Held hostage by private collector
UMPA11-24-1933Already reviewed
School for Romance01-31-1934No video online
When Do We Eat?03-19-1934Held hostage by private collector
Woman Haters05-05-1934Already reviewed
Susie's Affair06-01-1934No video online
Tripping through the Tropics07-27-1934No video online
Hollywood Here We Come08-29-1934Held hostage by private collector
POLLY MORAN
Oh, Duchess!10-09-1936Was online; got Columbia'd
Sailor Maid02-12-1937Was online; got Columbia'd
ROSCOE KARNS
Black Eyes and Blues04-18-1941No video online
Half Shot at Sunrise09-04-1941No video online
SHEMP HOWARD
Pick a Peck of Plumbers07-23-1944Already reviewed
Open Season for Saps10-27-1944Already reviewed
Off Again, On Again02-16-1945Already reviewed
Where the Pest Begins10-04-1945Already reviewed
A Hit with a Miss12-13-1945Already reviewed
Mr. Noisy03-22-1946Already reviewed
Jiggers, My Wife04-11-1946Already reviewed
Society Mugs09-19-1946Already reviewed
Bride and Gloom03-27-1947Already reviewed
SLIM SUMMERVILLE
Garden of Eatin'10-22-1943No video online
Bachelor Daze02-17-1944No video online
STERLING HOLLOWAY
Mr. Wright Goes Wrong08-01-1946Lost film
Moron Than Off11-28-1946Not yet reviewed
The Scooper Dooper02-27-1947No video online
Hectic Honeymoon09-18-1947Not yet reviewed
Man or Mouse01-15-1948Not yet reviewed
Flat Feat06-24-1948Not yet reviewed
THE GLOVE SLINGERS
Glove Slingers11-24-1939Already reviewed
Pleased to Mitt You09-06-1940Already reviewed
Fresh as a Freshman01-29-1941Not yet reviewed
Glove Affair04-14-1941Not yet reviewed
Mitt Me Tonight11-06-1941Lost film
The Kink of the Campus12-25-1941No video online
Glove Birds02-12-1942No video online
A Study in Socks05-21-1942No video online
College Belles10-16-1942Lost film
The Great Glover12-25-1942Lost film
Socks Appeal02-19-1943Lost film
His Girl's Worst Friend05-14-1943Lost film
THE MISCHIEF MAKERS
Kids Will Be Kids12-09-1954Not yet reviewed
THE RADIO ROGUES
Do Your Stuff06-15-1935Lost film
Star Gazing09-26-1935Lost film
Yoo Yoo Hollywood11-14-1935Lost film
TOM KENNEDY & JOHNNY ARTHUR
Halfway to Hollywood07-01-1938No video online
UNA MERKEL
Quack Service09-03-1943Was online; got Columbia'd
To Heir is Human01-14-1944Already reviewed
VERA VAGUE
You Dear Boy11-04-1943Already reviewed
Doctor, Feel My Pulse01-21-1944Already reviewed
Strife of the Party10-13-1944Was online; got Columbia'd
She Snoops to Conquer12-29-1944Was online; got Columbia'd
The Jury Goes Round n' Round06-01-1945Was online; got Columbia'd
Calling All Fibbers11-29-1945Was online; got Columbia'd
Hiss and Yell02-14-1946Already reviewed
Headin' for a Weddin'08-15-1946Was online; got Columbia'd
Reno-vated11-21-1946Was online; got Columbia'd
Cupid Goes Nuts05-01-1947Was online; got Columbia'd
A Miss in a Mess01-13-1949Was online; got Columbia'd
Clunked in the Clink07-14-1949Lost film
Wha Happen?11-10-1949Lost film
Nursie Behave05-11-1950Lost film
She Took a Powder08-11-1951Lost film
Happy Go Wacky02-07-1952Lost film
WALLY BROWN & TIM RYAN
French Fried Frolic12-08-1949Not yet reviewed
WALLY VERNON & EDDIE QUILLAN
Crabbin' in the Cabin05-13-1948Lost film
Parlor, Bedroom, and Wrath12-16-1948Lost film
Let Down Your Aerial11-17-1949Held hostage by private collector
House About It07-20-1950No video online
He Flew the Shrew01-11-1951Lost film
Fun on the Run05-10-1951Lost film
A Fool and His Honey01-10-1952Already reviewed
Heebie Gee-Gees04-10-1952No video online
Strop, Look, and Listen12-11-1952Lost film
He Popped His Pistol05-14-1953No video online
A-Hunting They Did Go10-24-1953Lost film
Doggie in the Bedroom01-07-1954Lost film
His Pest Friend01-20-1955Lost film
Nobody's Home06-09-1955Not yet reviewed
He Took a Powder10-27-1955No video online
Come on Seven02-23-1956Not yet reviewed
WALTER CATLETT
Elmer Steps Out02-28-1934Held hostage by private collector
Get Along Little Hubby06-15-1934No video online
Fibbing Fibbers10-19-1936No video online
Static in the Attic09-22-1939No video online
You're Next!05-30-1940Already reviewed
Blondes and Blunders11-29-1940No video online
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Offline 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.
- Doug Sarnecky


Offline Paul Pain

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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.

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Offline 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.
“If it’s not comedy, I fall asleep.” Harpo Marx


Offline 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.


Offline metaldams

Paul, Homok, do you guys have the book THE COLUMBIA COMEDY SHORTS by Ted Okuda and Edward Watz?  If not, I highly suggest it.  I was in my early twenties when I read it, only really knew The Stooges at that point and it was my first time reading about Chase, Keaton, Langdon and so many others.

But more importantly, it’s the definitive word on Columbia shorts.  Lots of biographical stuff and all the films and series are covered.
- Doug Sarnecky


Offline Paul Pain

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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.

As I said in the original post, my goal is to review as many of these Columbia shorts as possible.  We'll get to Andy Clyde as well  ;D
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Offline Paul Pain

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Paul, Homok, do you guys have the book THE COLUMBIA COMEDY SHORTS by Ted Okuda and Edward Watz?  If not, I highly suggest it.  I was in my early twenties when I read it, only really knew The Stooges at that point and it was my first time reading about Chase, Keaton, Langdon and so many others.

But more importantly, it’s the definitive word on Columbia shorts.  Lots of biographical stuff and all the films and series are covered.

I do not have it although I wish I did.
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Offline metaldams

I do not have it although I wish I did.

Definitely put it on your birthday or to buy list for sure.
- Doug Sarnecky


Offline HomokHarcos

Definitely put it on your birthday or to buy list for sure.
I got the book in my collection. When it was written in the 1980s, Ted Okuda was saying to the general public it was impossible to watch any of them except for The Three Stooges. Another good book to have is the one about short subjects written by Leonard Maltin.