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HONDO · June 16

A C15 clue is from the United Kingdom.

jayn_j · June 16

C15 is Morgan!

HONDO · June 17

jayn_j said:

C15 is Morgan!

Correct and well done. The original 1966 U.K. title (on the film) was Morgan A Suitable Case For Treatmen, and just Mogan! on the U.S.A. print.

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HONDO · June 28

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C16

C17
Two undisputed classics this time around.

Bruce · June 28

c17 The General

jayn_j · June 28

C16 is Tom Wilson in Chaplin's The Kid

HONDO · June 29

Bruce said:

c17 The General

Correct and well spotted. The General from 1927. I have viewed this great film on 16mm many years ago.

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HONDO · June 29

jayn_j said:

C16 is Tom Wilson in Chaplin's The Kid

Correct and well spotted also. The Kid from 1921. An Australian 1970's re-release daybill featuring the same scene appears below.

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HONDO · July 6

C18

C19
I am thinking that these two won't be too difficult to identify.

Bruce · July 7

C18 is of course The Court Jester. Best comedy musical EVER!

Bruce · July 7

Even though the premise for this classic comedy routine was stolen from an earlier Bob Hope/Martha Ray movie, "Never Say Die" it is still one of the absolute funniest sequences ever in a movie!

Griselda: You'll not die, you'll not have to fight him. Griswold dies as he drinks the toast.

Hawkins: What?

Griselda: Listen. I have put a pellet of poison in one of the vessels.

Hawkins: Which one?

Griselda: The one with the figure of a pestle.

Hawkins: The vessel with the pestle?

Griselda: Yes. But you don't want the vessel with the pestle, you want the chalice from the palace!

Hawkins: I-I don't want the vessel with the pestle, I want the chalice from the what?

Jean: The chalice from the palace!

Hawkins: Hm?

Griselda: It's a little crystal chalice with a figure of a palace.

Hawkins: Th-the chalice from the palace has the pellet with the poison?

Griselda: No, the pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle.

Hawkins: Oh, oh, the pestle with the vessel.

Jean: The vessel with the pestle.

Hawkins: What about the palace from the chalice?

Griselda: Not the palace from the chalice! The chalice from the palace!

Hawkins: Where's the pellet with the poison?

Griselda: In the vessel with the pestle!

Jean: Don't you see? The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle.

Griselda: The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true!

Jean: It's so easy, I can say it!

Hawkins: Well then you fight him!

Griselda: Listen carefully. The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.

Hawkins: The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.

Jean: Good man!

Griselda: Just remember that.

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jayn_j · July 7

Is c19 from the 1939 version of the Cat and the Canary?

HONDO · July 7

Bruce said:

C18 is of course The Court Jester. Best comedy musical EVER

It certainly is The Court Jester from 1956. I did think that this one would be quickly answered. My favourite Danny kaye film with the lovely Angela Lansbury in the cast..

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HONDO · July 7

Bruce said:

Even though the premise for this classic comedy routine was stolen from an earlier Bob Hope/Martha Ray movie, "Never Say Die" it is still one of the absolute funniest sequences ever in a movie!

Griselda: You'll not die, you'll not have to fight him. Griswold dies as he drinks the toast.

Hawkins: What?

Griselda: Listen. I have put a pellet of poison in one of the vessels.

Hawkins: Which one?

Griselda: The one with the figure of a pestle.

Hawkins: The vessel with the pestle?
Hawkins: I-I don't want the vessel with the pestle, I want the chalice from the what?

Jean: The chalice from the palace!

Griselda: Yes. But you don't want the vessel with the pestle, you want the chalice from the palace!
Hawkins: Hm?

Griselda: It's a little crystal chalice with a figure of a palace.

Hawkins: Th-the chalice from the palace has the pellet with the poison?

Griselda: No, the pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle.

Hawkins: Oh, oh, the pestle with the vessel.

Jean: The vessel with the pestle.

Hawkins: What about the palace from the chalice?

Griselda: Not the palace from the chalice! The chalice from the palace!

Hawkins: Where's the pellet with the poison?

Griselda: In the vessel with the pestle!

Jean: Don't you see? The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle.

Griselda: The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true!

Jean: It's so easy, I can say it!

Hawkins: Well then you fight him!

Griselda: Listen carefully. The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.

Hawkins: The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.

Jean: Good man!

Griselda: Just remember that.

Very funny comedy rouine that lingers in one's memory.

HONDO · July 7

jayn_j said:

Is c19 from the 1939 version of the Cat and the Canary?

It isn't, but you were oh so close.

dedeposter · July 7

C19 - must be The Ghost Breakers (1940)

HONDO · July 8

dedeposter said:

C19 - must be The Ghost Breakers (1940)

It certainly is,and well thought out.

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HONDO · July 24

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C20

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C21
Let's see how these two new images fare

dedeposter · July 24

One of my faves…C20, available in a great BluRay restoration from Criterion - Safety Last (1923)

C21 is pretty easy too!

HONDO · July 25

dedeposter said:

One of my faves…C20, available in a great BluRay restoration from Criterion - Safety Last (1923)

Correct. Safety Last! is certainly a great silent comedy classic. I am pleased that it has been restored. In the following image Mildred Davis the in real life wife of Harold Lloyd is seen offering some assistance. The most likely best remembered clock image scene I have also included here as well.

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HONDO · July 25

dedeposter said:
C21 is pretty easy too!

Let us see then if this is the case.

HONDO · 4:32AM

A clue for C21 is big screen.

HONDO · 2:16PM

A final clue for C21 is an all star cast including many comedians.

jayn_j · 2:33PM

Was trying to give others a chance. Obviously Peter has iit too, so let him answer.
BTW, those are great clues.

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