Movies With Michael

Celebrating Film: Past and Present

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Classic Short Film: The Live Ghost (1934)

Posted by Michael J. Ruhland at 4:12 PM

Email This BlogThis!Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest

Labels: Classic Short Film, Hal Roach, Laurel and Hardy

No comments:

Search This Blog

About Me

Michael J. Ruhland: Hello I'm Film Blogger, Michael J. Ruhland. I research and write about a wide variety of films ranging from the silent era to modern day and everywhere in between. Film is an incredible art form, and I am more than happy to share its history, artistry and magic with you.

View my complete profile

My Other Blogs

Tom and Jerry: Toon by Toon

Jerry's Cousin (1951) - This short film introduced one of the most popular supporting characters in the Tom and Jerry franchise. This is Jerry's cousin, Muscles Mouse. Though...
2 days ago
The Feature Films of Walt Disney

The Jungle Book - History and Review by Michael J. Ruhland Year Released: 1967 Michael's Movie Grade: A- *History* *The Jungle Book *marked the last animated fea...
4 weeks ago

Blogs You Should Read

News From ME

Today's Political Thought - So we have this Running-Mate-Wannabe who thought it would make her look good to tell the world how she killed her dog. And now we have this President-Wanna...
2 hours ago
Saving Country Music

Sturgill Simpson Parlays Absence Into Megafest Headliner Status - You have to tip your hat to Sturgill Simpson on how he's leveraged his absence into top tier headliner status here in 2024. As the old saying goes, absen...
3 hours ago
Movie Reviews Simbasible

Goodfellas (1990) - ………………………………………………… Goodfellas Movie Review Goodfellas is a 1990 crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and...
6 hours ago
CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!

THREE DC FACSIMILE EDITIONS... - Copyright *DC* *COMICS* *T*hree *DC Facsimile Editions* to drool over, Crivvies. Two new from 2023 and '24, and one old from 1992. *Detective Comics ...
7 hours ago
The Golden Age of Animation

My Comic Book and Strip is Here! - Sorry for disappearing for months! I have been monsterously busy the last few months, and you're about to find out why... While I was gone, after months ...
1 day ago
Comics Archeology

Whatever happened to the Dial H kids? Part 2 - We are still not done with the ramifications of the 80s revival series, because there are still consequences in the 90s. Starting with something I should’v...
1 day ago
The Thoughts of One Truly Loved

Monday Funnies 🥴 -
2 days ago
Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog

Psychotronix Redux And A Very Worthy Fundraiser - *Today, we're substantially less than bright-eyed and bushy tailed after mucho big screen fun last ...
2 days ago
Movies Silently

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship (1902) A Silent Film Review - The popular comic strip character Happy Hooligan takes a ride on his cobbled-together bicycle/airship across the New York City skyline. Home Media Availabi...
2 days ago
THE BING CROSBY NEWS ARCHIVE

FLASHBACK: 1952 - *Here is a sad photo, but I wanted to share it. It ia the closet picture I have found of Bing at his wife Dixie's funeral on November 3, 1952. I feel that ...
3 days ago
A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

MUSIC BREAK: BING CROSBY - SENTIMENTAL MUSIC -
3 days ago
Animation Scoop

Apple TV+ Announces First Installment Of “WondLa” Adventure Trilogy - This week, Apple TV+ announced the upcoming premiere of WondLa from Skydance Animation. This highly-anticipated project is based on the New York Times bes...
4 days ago
Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy

REDISCOVERING ‘THREE GODFATHERS’ - There aren’t many stories that have been filmed five separate times—not counting homages and ripoffs—and even fewer that attracted the same A-list director...
4 days ago
Tralfaz

Some Notes About Ray Favata - A birthday notification came in to my Facebook account that Ray Favata would be 100 years old today. Ray passed away about 5½ years ago. You can read his ...
5 days ago
Silent-ology

Repost: “The Home Maker” (1925) - Today I thought I’d share my review of a film that’s not well known, but which I heartily recommend. Hope you enjoy!
6 days ago
Yowp

He Was Zin - John Stephenson lasted only five episodes before being replaced as Doctor Benton Quest on *Jonny Quest* in 1964. But another actor on the show got shoved ...
1 week ago
Walt Disney's Story Of Robin Hood

Making The Story III - Richard Todd and Antony Forwood on bicycles Richard Todd as Robin Hood and Anthony Forwood (Will Scarlet) arrive in Burnham Beeches on bicycles for some...
1 week ago
Rick's Real/Reel Life

Charismatic Steve McQueen is ‘The Cincinnati Kid’ 1965 - *Steve McQueen tries to keep his cool as "The Cincinnati Kid."* There were many talented hands involved with the poker playing epic, 1965’s *The Cincin...
2 weeks ago
Mark Kausler’s CatBlog

Felix Curio Shop Chuckles - Happy Easter to my Catblog readers! Here’s Felix from 19320619 to 19320702. In the Sundays, Felix is shipwrecked on a desert island with sailor Archie Pell...
5 weeks ago
Termite Terrace headlines

A Beginning of 2024 Review of Stuff - Some reviews by me of things that you probably have all bought by now if you've got my obsessions... If I'm missing anything notable it's because I've y...
3 months ago
Century Film Project

Overdue - It’s now been six months, I believe, since I posted a review to this blog. There are a lot of reasons, most of which are unimportant, why this is the case,...
4 months ago
Scrappyland

The Adventures of F. Heath Cobb - You look like you’d enjoy a good Scrappy story. Here’s one from 1932—the start of one, at least. More specifically, it’s Chapter 1 of Book Read more...
4 months ago
MrFun's Journal

Mickey Fitness Fables - [image: 5E82BF20-4036-4249-BB8E-FFEC89897EF1.jpeg] You gotta admit this is a rather clever shot. It should not be difficult to detect my whereabouts. The...
3 years ago
The Disney Films

Napoleon and Samantha - 1972 - Cute kids and animals were a hallmark of live-action Disney films and at first glance *Napoleon and Samantha* looks like just another in a long list. Ho...
9 years ago

Show 10 Show All

Blog Archive

► 2024 (148)
- ► May (6)
- ► April (29)
- ► March (35)
- ► February (34)
- ► January (44)

▼ 2023 (500)
- ► December (39)
- ► November (47)
- ▼ October (62)
- ► September (29)
- ► August (31)
- ► July (43)
- ► June (42)
- ► May (38)
- ► April (39)
- ► March (45)
- ► February (41)
- ► January (44)

► 2022 (438)
- ► December (44)
- ► November (45)
- ► October (65)
- ► September (26)
- ► August (32)
- ► July (36)
- ► June (31)
- ► May (33)
- ► April (27)
- ► March (32)
- ► February (33)
- ► January (34)

► 2021 (379)
- ► December (40)
- ► November (30)
- ► October (61)
- ► September (27)
- ► August (31)
- ► July (26)
- ► June (32)
- ► May (31)
- ► April (29)
- ► March (30)
- ► February (33)
- ► January (9)

► 2020 (333)
- ► December (5)
- ► November (15)
- ► October (53)
- ► September (22)
- ► August (22)
- ► July (46)
- ► June (22)
- ► May (26)
- ► April (24)
- ► March (29)
- ► February (34)
- ► January (35)

► 2019 (368)
- ► December (38)
- ► November (30)
- ► October (31)
- ► September (32)
- ► August (30)
- ► July (29)
- ► June (33)
- ► May (29)
- ► April (32)
- ► March (28)
- ► February (24)
- ► January (32)

► 2018 (209)
- ► December (23)
- ► November (18)
- ► October (18)
- ► September (19)
- ► August (23)
- ► July (17)
- ► June (14)
- ► May (18)
- ► April (15)
- ► March (15)
- ► February (15)
- ► January (14)

► 2017 (79)
- ► December (8)
- ► November (8)
- ► October (15)
- ► September (12)
- ► August (7)
- ► July (5)
- ► June (4)
- ► May (3)
- ► April (2)
- ► March (2)
- ► February (7)
- ► January (6)

► 2016 (75)
- ► December (8)
- ► November (9)
- ► October (3)
- ► September (5)
- ► August (5)
- ► July (10)
- ► June (9)
- ► May (5)
- ► April (7)
- ► March (3)
- ► February (4)
- ► January (7)

► 2015 (27)
- ► December (4)
- ► November (2)
- ► October (4)
- ► August (9)
- ► July (3)
- ► June (5)

Labels

A24 (25)
Abbott and Costello (19)
Agnes Varda (3)
Alfred Hitchcock (25)
All-New Super Friends Hour (20)
Andrei Tarkovsky (2)
Animation (640)
Anime (38)
Anne Wilson (16)
Ant Man (6)
Art Film (103)
Batman (56)
Bette Davis (3)
Betty Boop (48)
Billy West (4)
Bing Crosby (17)
Bob Dylan (26)
Bugs Bunny (68)
Buster Keaton (24)
Challenge of the Super Friends (16)
Charley Chase (8)
Charley Pride (11)
Charlie Chaplin (50)
Charlie Daniels Band (24)
Chinese Film (10)
Christian Film (39)
Classic Short Film (22)
Concert Film (24)
Counter Culture (8)
Country Music (205)
Cowboy Church (164)
D. A. Pennebaker (4)
D.W. Griffith (12)
Daffy Duck (88)
Dale Evans (124)
DC Comics (120)
Direct to Video (35)
Disney (293)
Disney Breakdowns (19)
Documentary (60)
Donald Duck (61)
DreamWorks Animation (16)
Elvis Presley (19)
Ernst Lubitsch (4)
Family Movie (215)
Federico Fellini (1)
Felix the Cat (30)
Foreign Language (121)
François Truffaut (9)
Frank Capra (4)
Frank Sinatra (5)
Fred Astaire (11)
French Film (43)
Gene Autry (115)
George Jones (16)
German Film (20)
Hal Roach (29)
Hank Williams (23)
Hanna-Barbera (208)
Harold Lloyd (24)
Harry Langdon (14)
Humphrey Bogart (4)
Illumination (23)
Indian Film (25)
Ingmar Bergman (6)
Iranian Film (2)
Italian Film (9)
Japanese Film (45)
Jazz (30)
Jean Luc Godard (7)
John Ford (11)
John Wayne (16)
Johnny Cash (113)
Judy Garland (14)
King of Jazz (6)
King Vidor (12)
Korean Film (5)
Kris Kristofferson (9)
Larry Semon (5)
Laurel and Hardy (48)
Leo McCarey (12)
Lloyd Hamiliton (4)
Loki (6)
Looney Tunes (176)
Looney Tunes Compilation Movies (6)
Mabel Normand (7)
Mack Sennett (8)
Made For TV Movie (18)
Marvel (60)
Mary Pickford (8)
Mexican Film (14)
Michael's Christmas Movie Guide (57)
Michael's Poems (3)
Mickey Mouse (90)
Movie Review (844)
Movie Serial (14)
Movie Trailer (48)
Muppets (6)
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (25)
Our Gang (23)
Overlooked Classics (24)
Peanuts (13)
Pink Panther (46)
Pixar (20)
Polish Movie (3)
Popeye (40)
Porky Pig (67)
Pre-Code Hollywood (32)
Rated R (243)
Rock and Roll (58)
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (9)
Roy Rogers (159)
Russian Film (13)
Saturday Morning Cartoons (191)
Scooby-Doo! (124)
Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo! (23)
Secret Invasion (5)
Short Film Corner (12)
Silent Film (357)
Silent Film of the Month (99)
Silly Symphony (42)
Sons of the Pioneers (127)
Speedy Gonzales (23)
Spider-Man (9)
Summer Concert Series (31)
Super Friends (60)
Superman (53)
Swedish Film (7)
TCM (54)
Terry Toons (72)
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo! (13)
The Flintstones (10)
The Marx Brothers (15)
The New Super Friends (16)
The Scooby-Doo! Show (17)
The World's Greatest Super Friends (8)
Three Stooges (28)
Three Stooges Feature Film (7)
Tim Burton's Batman Movies (2)
Tom and Jerry (14)
Universal Monsters (8)
Vintage Articles (180)
Willie Nelson (34)
Woody Woodpecker (30)

Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Classic Short Film: The Live Ghost (1934)

No comments:

Post a Comment