Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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A candid shot of Moe and Larry, December 1963
SPRING 2013 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2
Sally Starr
by Frank Reighter and Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
Detailed schedule, itinerary and guest list for the May 4 - 5, 2013 Fan Club Meeting in Ft. Washington PA; Hal Fryar of THE OUTLAWS IS COMING will be the celebrity guest
(Subsequent to press, the Fan Club learned that Mr. Fryar could not attend for health reasons)
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 4 - 5, 16
Detailed plot, story and production details for HELLO POP (1933), one of the MGM short subjects starring Ted Healy & His Stooges; the film has been recently discovered, after decades of assumed lost in a studio fire
by Ron Hutchinson, The Vitaphone Project
Page(s): 5
Film historian / archivist Ron Hutchinson, of The Vitaphone Project, announces the discovery of HELLO POP (1933); the color MGM short subject starring Ted Healy & His Stooges was assumed lost since a 1967 vault fire, but a pristine 35mm has been found in a private collection in Australia... the story of its discovery, and transfer to the U.S. for restoration and eventual redistribution
by Jim Pauley
Page(s): 6
Another L.A. location used in the filming of FALSE ALARMS (1936) identified, with photos then and today.
by Brent Seguine & James Scott
Page(s): 7 - 9
Transcription of the authors' visit and conversation with Three Stooges director & sound engineer Edward Bernds; part 2's topics cover the mid 1940s thru Ed's departure from Columbia in 1952
by Kevin S. Butler
Page(s): 10 - 11
Tribute to Philadelphia children's TV host Sally Starr (THE OUTLAWS IS COMING), with a detailed overview of her entertainment career
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 12 - 13
Monte Collins, Casey Columbo, Chester Conklin, Heinie Conklin
by Anthony 'Shemp Shady' Eden
Page(s): 14
The author's summary and review of the annual Thanksgiving weekend Three Stooges film festival, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale CA, with 2012's event featuring a "locations" presentation by Jim Pauley
Page(s): 15
Fan classified advertisements
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15
Trivia Q&A
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