Author Archive: Retro

A gambler foolishly loses a week’s pay at dice. No problem–he’ll just win it back at a shooting competition. Never mind that he has never shot a gun in his life. Warning: Gun violence played for comedy.

Dir. Mack Sennett.

1924 Will Rogers short “Big Moments from Little Pictures,” in which Will lampoons famous actors like Valentino in “Blood and Sand” and Douglas Fairbanks in “Robin Hood.” Produced by Hal Roach.

A magic lamp lets a young couple become kids again and exposes a mean old man who runs his orphanage like a prison.