MUG SHOTS is a tribute to the Lloyd Hamiltons, Charley Bowers', Lupino Lanes, and Monty Banks' of the silent and early sound eras. Forgotten by all but a few of the staunchest comedy buffs, we believe these talented comedians to be worthy of reappraisal. Though none reached the heights achieved by Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, each had moments of greatness. We'll also pay tribute to the lost comedy studios of yore, Educational, Bulls Eye, Fox/Sunshine and others.

These pages will be constantly expanding. It is our hope to ultimately include larger image galleries, fuller biographies, more reviews, complete filmographies and solutions to our vexing mysteries. If these pages picque visitors' curiosities and lead to wider distribution and discussion of the films and their creators, then our humble efforts will have come to fruition. COMEDY TONIGHT!

FORGOTTEN COMICS' LINKS:	FUN STUFF:
MONTY BANKS	SLAPSTICON 2008 PREVIEW
CHARLEY BOWERS	CAMERA MAGAZINE COMEDY CLIPPINGS
MAX DAVIDSON	DESERT ISLAND COMEDIES
BILLY FRANEY	"I AM THE SCREEN COMEDY"  A POEM BY BILLY FRANEY
LLOYD HAMILTON	PAGLIACCI'S CURSE or OUR GUYS' SAD ENDS
GALE HENRY	A BEVY OF BILLYS
LUPINO LANE	THE SLAPSTICK FIRMAMENT, MAY 1917
HENRY LEHRMAN	RICK LEVINSON'S SILENT COMEDY ESSAYS
MAX LINDER	Forgotten comedians on DVD
CARL SCHENSTRØM & HARALD MADSEN (also known as FY & BI, PAT & PATACHON, LONG & SHORT, DOUBLEPATTE & PATACHON, WATT & 1/2WATT, TELEGRAFSTOLPEN & TILHENGER, OLE & AXEL)	More pages about forgotten (and not-so-forgotten) silent and early sound comedians
BILLIE RITCHIE	And don't forget books
LARRY SEMON

 

THE STUDIOS:
BULLS EYE/REELCRAFT

Coming Soon:

CHRISTIE COMEDIES  (Link not yet active)	EDUCATIONAL PICTURES   (Link not yet active)
FOX/SUNSHINE  (Link not yet active)	L-KO (Link not yet active)

Special thanks to Bo Berglund, Rich Finegan, Cole and Mark Johnson, Rick Levinson, Steve Massa, Joe Moore, Lois Payton, David B. Pearson, David Pierce, Brad Reeves, Richard Roberts, Uli Ruedel, Steve Rydzewski, Chris Seguin, Brent Walker, Wendy Warwick White, the staff of the Motion Picture and Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress and most of all, Kathy, Nicholas and Katie Rose: my loving family who patiently understood why Daddy was spending all those hours at the computer.