Lotsa laughs are found on this set, as well as the next one reviewed, "Charley Chase: Shorts Volume 1." But a melancholy air hangs over both, owing to the premature deaths of two fine screen comics.

As part of their recent flood of pre-code releases, the Warner Archive Collection has unearthed William A. Seiter’s forgotten “Diplomaniacs” (1933), an absurdist political satire that’s very much of a ...

Albert Jerome Wheeler (April 7, 1895 – January 18, 1968) was an American comedian who performed in Broadway theatre, American comedy feature films, and vaudeville acts. He was teamed with Broadway ...