http://www.pdcomedy.com A growing collection of only the very finest public domain video comedy and a few surprises... All in windows and real media formats. Artists include Charlie Chaplin, Bob Hope, Buster Keaton, Cary Grant... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:22:46 GMT ListGarden Program 1.02 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/OzzieAndHarriet/ManlyArts/Part1.htm The Nelson boys look like they are about to kick some 1950's Pleasantville ass in this episode... but don't worry gentle folks, it's all Mom's bad dream... That broken plank thingie karate people do sometimes is well covered in this episode too.. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:22:45 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/StreetFighter/FightFinale.htm Comedy martial arts, or just bad martial arts? No idea. Made me laugh though. Hy-argh... Eeeeeee! This is a link to the fight finale. Other clips to the right of the video screen... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:24:07 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/Outlaw/JaneRussellBestBits.htm Upgrade to clip compilation. It's quite remarkable by today's standards how this movie created the fuss that it did.... Censors were outraged at the sight of Jane Russell's cleavage. Howard Hughes, legend has it, made a special bra for Jane Russell for use in this movie (Jane Russell has denied wearing it). Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:33:13 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/TheInvisibleMan/S1Ep7.htm This isn't as bad as it could have been. The funny thing with these clips is just the idea that an invisible man can have a fight with a load of men, coupled with the fact you know the actors are all doing it themselves... From the bad guy who walks backwards on to the bunk, to the Captain of the ship who gets thrown around, these are a few choice clips from the episode Shadow on the Screen. Whole episodes are up on pddrama.com. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:25:25 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/OzzieAndHarriet/TinFoilBall/Part1.htm Ozzie clears out the house and garage and intends taking the stuff down to the dump, but then the neighbors get involved. It's strangely emotionally repressed at times, still, as idealized families go they certainly had it in the 50's... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:46:48 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/OzzieAndHarriet/RickyDrummer/Part1.htm Back to black and white Pleasantville... Ricky Nelson plays the drums for a band despite a series of misunderstandings. He also sings solo for the first time on the show, as Elvis-ly as anyone would as a 16 year old at that time.... In two parts... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:15:55 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/OzzieAndHarriet/RickyNelson/TravelinMan.htm A 5 minute clip from the Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet where Ricky and David both pretend to need horse riding lessons to meet a girl. Pleasantville lives on... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:40:42 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/GiantGilaMonster/Monster.html What happens when a 50ft long Gila Monster attacks little town USA? Well, thank the Lord that one guy has a plan that just might work... oh, and he can sing too... B-Movie Bible-belt bedlam from start to finish in this clip of many of the good bits (there aren't that many). Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:19:19 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Cartoons/ShortninBread/Cartoon.htm 4 minutes of pure cutsie-wootsie-ness here set to music. It's edited to remove a sing-song towards the end. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:41:00 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/WCFields/TheDentistComplete.htm OK, so this is very dated in places, but it's also very funny in places too. WC Fields plays a golf playing dentist father trying to balance his daughter dating the ice cooler guy, golf parties in front of him on the links who take too long and dental patients who have very tough teeth to pull out... 22 mins, 146MB Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:04:59 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/WCFields/TheDentist.htm Some classic dentist drilling teeth slapstick here. Got a dentist phobia? This clip is pretty much kill or cure so don't blame us if you can't go to the dentist again... The three original WC Fields clips have now been upgraded to 720x480... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:04:15 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/JackBennyHour/TheJackBennyShow.htm Hopefully this is the start of a largish collection of Jack Benny shows. Truly golden age stuff here. Guest starring Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope and Groucho Marx... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:08:11 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/RobinHood/GuestForTheGallowsClip.htm Unintentionally funny clip here. Wonder at the long walk in, followed by one of the slowest most unlikely getaways in 1950s television history... They shuda seen that one coming.... Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:53:24 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/GrouchoMarx/YouBetYourLife/Episode1/Part1.htm The legendary wit of Groucho Marx is on display in this episode of You Bet Your Life. Four episodes of the show. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:16:58 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/TheFrankSinatraShow/Complete/Part1.htm This has been up for a while now, now up with a bigger screen. The full show is now up in just three parts elsewhere on the site. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:14:55 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/TheFrankSinatraShow/Song1.htm The Frank Sinatra Show featured music and comedy, but here we have 8 songs from the show on individual pages. (The whole shows are now up elsewhere on the site.) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:10:35 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/WelcomeHomeElvis/Part1.htm This is the whole hour long musical extravaganza (also including the Elvis numbers). Sinatra looks back over the time Elvis was in the army with music from the musicals of the era. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:11:05 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/TheFrankSinatraShow/Complete/Show4/Part1.htm Frank Sinatra sings songs from the charts. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:48:30 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/TheFrankSinatraShow/Complete/Show3/Part1.htm Jack Benny joins Frank Sinatra in this comedy and musical extravaganza. Part two of this show starts with a truly remarkable piece of physical comedy. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:44:44 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/TheFrankSinatraShow/Complete/Show2/Part1.htm Jackie Gleason joins Frank Sinatra in this comedy and musical extravaganza. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:35:45 GMT