Today is the birthday of the great circus trick rider Poodles Hanneford (for more on his amazing life go here). Above is a fragment of his 1923 comedy short No Loafing, directed by none other than a post-scandal Roscoe Arbuckle (using a pseudonym). To find out more about the history of vaudeville, consult No Applause, [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:13AM on June 14, 2012