Fractured Flickers announcer extolling the virtues of the item being advertised, accompanied by darkly humorous clips. A fly-by-night real estate development, for example, was illustrated with clips of buildings being destroyed by a cyclone (from "Steamboat Bill, Jr." with Buster Keaton). And "This moment of softness (explosions, wild parties, etc.) has been brought to you by Bee. Bee, the only tissue woven in mid-air by bees!" Regular features were the "Minute Mysteries", featuring Stan Laurel as master detective Sherman Oaks (his scenes "fractured" from his 1925 short comedy, "Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde"), and the weekly "tributes" to some American city. Each
The Circle (1925 film) The Circle (1925 film) The Circle is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage. The film stars Eleanor Boardman, Malcolm McGregor, and Alec B. Francis. A young Joan Crawford appears early in the film but only in a limited role. The screenplay, written by Kenneth B. Clarke, was based on the 1921 play of the same title by British writer W. Somerset Maugham. The film survives today in excellent condition. The play was filmed again by MGM in an early sound (released also in silent) in 1930 as "Strictly Unconventional". In the 1890s, young Lady Catherine (Joan