We've all seen this show by now. I this one Sennett is supposed to appear on a TV interview show to promote a new book on movie comedy. Out comes Ralph Edwards with the dreaded red book and ol' Mack blanches. But as most, (far from all, though), of Edward's "victims" do, he goes along gamely with it and actually seems to enjoy it a bit by the end. A good gag is to have the original Keystone cops- and it is them, or at least the surviving ones- run across the stage with signs on their uniforms indicating the year Edwards is about to talk about. Its interesting seeing Sennett dredge up memories from 50 years before- and it's been longer than that since this show aired. Edwards did shows with many of the celebrities of that time- and later times but not all his shows featured famous people- just the ones we see today. While watching this, you have to ask yourself: Would I want to go through this? Not on your life. But it can be fun watching someone else do so.
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Silent Comedy Producer Lauded
DKosty12319 May 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Sennett seems extremely ticked off at the beginning of this as Edwards brings out the Keystone Cops right at the beginning. But Sennett is so much more than the cops. His work with all the silent pioneers including the great Charlie Chaplin left a legacy which a lot of performers and movie makers followed.
Mack starts to warm to the proceedings when he is introduced to an old girlfriend he has not seen in 50 years. Once they start swapping stories and he is introduced to a whole lot of other folks he has not seen in years, he calms down and enjoys the procedure.
To me, the high point near the end is when Harold Lloyd comes out to say hello to Mack. The whole reason Mack gets upset during this show appears to be the fact that he is a modest man and keeps getting upset when all the folks coming in heap Edwards staff written praise on him.
The best thing about the format of this is your life, is that at the end of each show a whole bunch of folks could reminisce and party after being gotten together. I am sure that happened here.
Mack starts to warm to the proceedings when he is introduced to an old girlfriend he has not seen in 50 years. Once they start swapping stories and he is introduced to a whole lot of other folks he has not seen in years, he calms down and enjoys the procedure.
To me, the high point near the end is when Harold Lloyd comes out to say hello to Mack. The whole reason Mack gets upset during this show appears to be the fact that he is a modest man and keeps getting upset when all the folks coming in heap Edwards staff written praise on him.
The best thing about the format of this is your life, is that at the end of each show a whole bunch of folks could reminisce and party after being gotten together. I am sure that happened here.
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