Paul E. Gierucki
@laughsmith.bsky.social
Producer, director, historian, preservationist. Friendly giant.
www.CineMuseumLLC.com
www.CineMuseumLLC.com
An ancient Xerox copy of a 1950's animation cel featuring Groucho Marx? You Bet Your Life!
#groucho #youbetyourlife
#groucho #youbetyourlife
February 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
An ancient Xerox copy of a 1950's animation cel featuring Groucho Marx? You Bet Your Life!
#groucho #youbetyourlife
#groucho #youbetyourlife
I have... questions. Many, many questions.
February 20, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I have... questions. Many, many questions.
NOBODY puts Baby in a lobby...
February 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
NOBODY puts Baby in a lobby...
Issue No.3 of COMIQUE – THE CLASSIC COMEDY MAGAZINE is now available at Archive.org for FREE! Features: Raymond Rohauer, Ted Healy, Lloyd Hamilton, Buster Keaton, Abbott & Costello, Louise Fazenda, Roscoe & Minta Arbuckle, Polly Moran, Vernon Dent, Stan Laurel, and more!
archive.org/details/comi...
archive.org/details/comi...
Comique The Classic Comedy Magazine, Volume II, Number I ( Issue 3, 2025) : The Comique Group : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
COMIQUE - THE CLASSIC COMEDY MAGAZINE, Volume II, No. I (Issue 3) The magazine for fans of classic film comedy and The Great Comedians! Copyright © 2025...
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December 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Issue No.3 of COMIQUE – THE CLASSIC COMEDY MAGAZINE is now available at Archive.org for FREE! Features: Raymond Rohauer, Ted Healy, Lloyd Hamilton, Buster Keaton, Abbott & Costello, Louise Fazenda, Roscoe & Minta Arbuckle, Polly Moran, Vernon Dent, Stan Laurel, and more!
archive.org/details/comi...
archive.org/details/comi...
-- "They're nice but they're not what I ordered..."
December 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
-- "They're nice but they're not what I ordered..."
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"
Our 1927 silent Charley Chase restorations, done for Kit Parker Films, are currently available for free -- on HBO Max and Apple TV+!
Hope that you have a chance to save, watch, and favorite all of them, perhaps the network will consider adding more vintage titles!
#SilentFilm #HBOMax #AppleTV+
Hope that you have a chance to save, watch, and favorite all of them, perhaps the network will consider adding more vintage titles!
#SilentFilm #HBOMax #AppleTV+
October 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Our 1927 silent Charley Chase restorations, done for Kit Parker Films, are currently available for free -- on HBO Max and Apple TV+!
Hope that you have a chance to save, watch, and favorite all of them, perhaps the network will consider adding more vintage titles!
#SilentFilm #HBOMax #AppleTV+
Hope that you have a chance to save, watch, and favorite all of them, perhaps the network will consider adding more vintage titles!
#SilentFilm #HBOMax #AppleTV+
My partner walked by my work station:
She: "What the heck are you working on? Is this a horror film? That panda covering its eye looks possessed!"
Me: "No, dear, that isn't a panda, it is a backward letter 'e' in the film tail!"
However, it DOES look like an evil panda -- and cannot be unseen!
She: "What the heck are you working on? Is this a horror film? That panda covering its eye looks possessed!"
Me: "No, dear, that isn't a panda, it is a backward letter 'e' in the film tail!"
However, it DOES look like an evil panda -- and cannot be unseen!
October 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
My partner walked by my work station:
She: "What the heck are you working on? Is this a horror film? That panda covering its eye looks possessed!"
Me: "No, dear, that isn't a panda, it is a backward letter 'e' in the film tail!"
However, it DOES look like an evil panda -- and cannot be unseen!
She: "What the heck are you working on? Is this a horror film? That panda covering its eye looks possessed!"
Me: "No, dear, that isn't a panda, it is a backward letter 'e' in the film tail!"
However, it DOES look like an evil panda -- and cannot be unseen!
Just canceled Disney+, the parent company of ABC. I love Doctor Who -- but I love my freedom of speech even more.
#BoycottDisney/ABC
#BoycottDisney/ABC
September 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just canceled Disney+, the parent company of ABC. I love Doctor Who -- but I love my freedom of speech even more.
#BoycottDisney/ABC
#BoycottDisney/ABC
Once upon a time...
Deserted 1950's roadside attraction: Deer Acres Storybook Amusement Park at 2346 N Huron Road, Pinconning, Michigan.
#abandonedamusementpark
Deserted 1950's roadside attraction: Deer Acres Storybook Amusement Park at 2346 N Huron Road, Pinconning, Michigan.
#abandonedamusementpark
September 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Once upon a time...
Deserted 1950's roadside attraction: Deer Acres Storybook Amusement Park at 2346 N Huron Road, Pinconning, Michigan.
#abandonedamusementpark
Deserted 1950's roadside attraction: Deer Acres Storybook Amusement Park at 2346 N Huron Road, Pinconning, Michigan.
#abandonedamusementpark
Charles "Buddy" Rogers, at Pickfair, with a lovely oil painting of Mary Pickford over his shoulder. Circa 1979.
September 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Charles "Buddy" Rogers, at Pickfair, with a lovely oil painting of Mary Pickford over his shoulder. Circa 1979.
August 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Handwritten notation on the reverse reads: "Max Davidson (Hal Roach Studios comedian) and his bride, formerly Miss Alice Marti, of Honolulu." No date.
July 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Handwritten notation on the reverse reads: "Max Davidson (Hal Roach Studios comedian) and his bride, formerly Miss Alice Marti, of Honolulu." No date.
He'll also paint any saucer, any color, for only $29.95!
Phone: BLEEP - BLUEP - BLOP
Phone: BLEEP - BLUEP - BLOP
July 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
He'll also paint any saucer, any color, for only $29.95!
Phone: BLEEP - BLUEP - BLOP
Phone: BLEEP - BLUEP - BLOP
Think Ford first.
July 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Think Ford first.
If you want to find all the cops,
They're hanging out in the doughnut shop...
They're hanging out in the doughnut shop...
June 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you want to find all the cops,
They're hanging out in the doughnut shop...
They're hanging out in the doughnut shop...
Buster Keaton is ready for his closeup!
June 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Buster Keaton is ready for his closeup!
What might have been: Curly-Joe DeRita, Moe Howard, and Emil Sitka portraying Larry Fine's brother -- Harry.
June 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
What might have been: Curly-Joe DeRita, Moe Howard, and Emil Sitka portraying Larry Fine's brother -- Harry.
Neither Mr. Laurel nor Mr. Hardy knew what to expect when opening the Ark of the Covenant...
June 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Neither Mr. Laurel nor Mr. Hardy knew what to expect when opening the Ark of the Covenant...
A timely tip from Superman:
June 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A timely tip from Superman:
Original dialogue slate from MY STARS (1926) starring comedian Johnny Arthur.
I concur.
I concur.
June 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Original dialogue slate from MY STARS (1926) starring comedian Johnny Arthur.
I concur.
I concur.
June 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Reposted by Paul E. Gierucki
I've posted two more shows on Mixcloud, both from May 24:
Adventures Sound: Birthday salutes to Libby Holman, Al Jolson, and Billy Murray>
The Clear Spot: records from 1957 and 1967.
Enjoy!
www.mixcloud.com/AdventuresIn...
Adventures Sound: Birthday salutes to Libby Holman, Al Jolson, and Billy Murray>
The Clear Spot: records from 1957 and 1967.
Enjoy!
www.mixcloud.com/AdventuresIn...
Adventures In Sound
Adventures In Sound is on Mixcloud. Listen for free to their radio shows, DJ mix sets and Podcasts
www.mixcloud.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I've posted two more shows on Mixcloud, both from May 24:
Adventures Sound: Birthday salutes to Libby Holman, Al Jolson, and Billy Murray>
The Clear Spot: records from 1957 and 1967.
Enjoy!
www.mixcloud.com/AdventuresIn...
Adventures Sound: Birthday salutes to Libby Holman, Al Jolson, and Billy Murray>
The Clear Spot: records from 1957 and 1967.
Enjoy!
www.mixcloud.com/AdventuresIn...
