tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post2863117367513209301..comments2023-12-09T15:38:44.490-08:00Comments on Jim Lane's Cinedrome: A Treasure Trove of MGM Shorts, Part 2Jim Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-58954697239141129302010-06-25T09:34:49.184-07:002010-06-25T09:34:49.184-07:00Great to see you here, Robert, and thanks for the ...Great to see you here, Robert, and thanks for the good word. Posting has been sparse the last week or so; apologies for that. I hope to pick up the pace, and that you'll continue to enjoy.Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-87347790465365273732010-06-25T06:30:37.074-07:002010-06-25T06:30:37.074-07:00Jim, I am enjoying your new blog.
R. ClineJim, I am enjoying your new blog.<br />R. ClineMike Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-22411377405031956822010-06-15T20:29:19.731-07:002010-06-15T20:29:19.731-07:00Thanks for stopping by, Ivan. Yes, Turpin was one ...Thanks for stopping by, Ivan. Yes, Turpin was one of the smart/lucky ones, getting into L.A. real estate when it was cheap and plentiful, and living well off it. In <i>Starlit Days at the Lido</i>, age 65, he does a full flip-fall, then sits up and crows: "Can I take it!"Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-91732000805982283792010-06-15T19:47:49.632-07:002010-06-15T19:47:49.632-07:00I think Ben Turpin was in the same league as Mary ...I think Ben Turpin was in the same league as Mary Pickford. He apparently made some shrewd investments and was fairly well-off, working only because he wanted to.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.com