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Saved from the flames. Disc two 54 rare and restored films 1896-1944

Laughing like we used to: Seven comedies, including four restored from turn of the century Italy and France, a recently-discovered nitrate negative of Chaplin's first appearance in his "tramp" attire, a frenetic Mack Sennett gag fest with tin lizzies galore, and The Pest, starring an early Stan Laurel (before Hardy). Drawings and models: Six works of animation: Gaumont's Fantasmagorie (1908), three cartoons from the Fleischer Studios -- Cartoon Factory (1924), Ain't She Sweet (1932), and Play Safe (1936) -- Ub Iwerks' Balloonland (1935) featuring a new color restoration made from the original negatives, and a filmed performance by puppetry pioneer Tony Sarg. Grace notes: Rare early musical performances: Django Reinhardt with Stéphane Grapelli and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, Duke Ellington and the Cotton Club Orchestra, Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen, and the Utica Jubilee Singers.

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