http://www.thevoiceofreason.com A growing collection of only the very finest public domain video comedy and a few surprises... All in windows and real media formats. Artists include Charlie Chaplin, Bob Hope, Buster Keaton, Cary Grant... Sun, 04 May 2008 07:01:31 GMT ListGarden Program 1.02 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.pdcomedy.com/AllTheMusic.html Some classic tracks and some awfully horrendous ones... but it's music and it's free so stop grumbling... Sun, 04 May 2008 07:01:29 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/UnintentionallyFunnyVideos.html We think we have some classic videos here on pdcomedy.com, but these are not it... All the videos linked to on this page are funny for all the wrong reasons... either bad production values, bad dialogue, bad acting... Thu, 01 May 2008 13:11:05 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/MissileToTheMoon/Clip1.htm Blurb for clip 1: Some classy B Movie persuasion techniques of two on-the-run convicts here... Will they make it to the moon? Makes you wonder if today's astronauts, who train for however long, need all that training... NASA take notes... Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:01:09 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/EarthvsFlyingSaucers/Clip1.htm The first set of clips is from the beginning of the movie. Here we see the UFO for the first time... watch out for a crockery disaster when an air hostess drops plates on the floor in shock... Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:13:45 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/HarryLangdon/TrampTrampTramp/Clip.htm In Tramp Tramp Tramp, Harry competes in an across America walking race. Not much goes to plan, as in this clip where Harry finds himself stuck in a field of sheep, his only way out seems to be over the fence... mayhem ensues... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:10:25 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/HarryLangdon/TheStrongMan/Clip1.htm A collection of the very best bits from the movie. Silent. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:43:47 GMT http://www.pdtunes.com Public domain laws in the UK state that recordings made 50 years ago become public domain. This means that in the next few years some absolute classics will start to fall into the public domain, such as the first Beatles hits in 2013, Cliff Richard (the early cool stuff) is even earlier, in 2009. It is possible that these laws will be changed soon, however until the law is changed these hits are all legally downloadable. The first 10 hand picked singles, below, are all top chart hits in the pre Elvis Presley era... enjoy... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:35:28 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/ClassicTV/GrouchoMarx/YouBetYourLife/index.html We've had a couple of Groucho clips up for quite a while (here). Now we have 4 complete episodes of 'You Bet Your Life'. If you have never seen Groucho Marx in anything other than his movies before you are in for a treat... You Bet Your Life is a simple game show. The show starts with Groucho chatting with his guests, they say a secret word, they win a cash prize. They then go on to the main quiz, the contestants have to answer four questions in a row to win a prize and advance to the show finale... We have four 25 minute episodes split into 4 clips... Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:45:23 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/AngelAndBadman/Fight.htm What more could you want from a Western? A bar room song and a fight. In this clip, John Wayne is just looking for trouble. He finds it. Seconds out... Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:31:09 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/PennySerenade/Part1.htm A touching light comedy starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunn. A young married couple find their relationship under strain when they adopt a child. "A three hankie weepie". Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:39:30 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/DaysOfJesseJames/OldTimer.htm Blazing Saddles? Remember the Old Timer in that? This is presumably what Mel Brooks based him on... Dag Damnit! We have a small collection of the best mad Old Timer clips with George 'Gabby' Hayes as the Old Timer (playing Gabby Whittacker in the movie). Run time under 3 mins. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:30:13 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/MyDearSecretary/Clip1.htm Kirk Douglas plays a playboy author who seems to get through his secretary-wives each novel... We've selected four of the funniest clips from the movie... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:07:37 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Serial/RadarMenFromTheMoon/FunnyClip.htm This clip reminded us of Police Squad so we had to put it up... Love the look on the guy's face when the model spaceship goes out of the window... Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:20:08 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/MeetJohnDoe/Part1.htm Our Christmas 2007 special. A timeless tale of how manipulative the media can be... and all set at Christmas... sherry anyone? Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:11:17 GMT http://www.pdcomedy.com/Movies/HaroldLloyd/SinHaroldDiddlebock/Part1.htm A late Harold Lloyd feature length comedy here. Harold plays an ex footballer whose dull office career ends abruptly. He embarks on a series of misadventures in this light hearted talkie. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:41:13 GMT