May 14
An incredible find! This film is "Cleopasty," a German parody of Theda Bara's famous "Cleopatra" (1917), which itself is a lost film. This YouTuber went to the trouble to get the title cards translated to English, and reconstructed the movie as best he could. "Cleopasty" was directed by Hal Roach, producer of "Lauren and Hardy." The slapstick comedy holds up surprisingly well, at least if your sense of humor is as juvenile as mine is.
In other news, I've managed to get back onto YouTube, though it will still be a little bit before I can get any of my film noir or Peter Lorre related videos up yet.
