tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post1667300938843321915..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: This Week in Geek (9-15/09/19)Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-42735586823725179142019-09-20T15:27:52.900-03:002019-09-20T15:27:52.900-03:00Thanks, I plan to. I just take them as they come o...Thanks, I plan to. I just take them as they come on TCM.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-72179888077548810062019-09-20T15:06:15.382-03:002019-09-20T15:06:15.382-03:00"The Sins of Harold Diddlebock" - also i..."The Sins of Harold Diddlebock" - also in a version called "Mad Wednesday" is a Preston Sturges directed movie starring Lloyd at the end of his career which is an unofficial sequel to "The Freshman." So it sort of hits the what-if-The-Freshman-was-a-talkie concept you reference.<br /><br />Try "Speedy" next - I believe that what his final silent film, made right as Hollywood was transitioning to sound, and is almost as good as "The Freshman."jim kosmickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085710372093169851noreply@blogger.com