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uncertain how long to take for a hold, take a few frames more
than you think you will need. You can always make a cut
in the film if a "hold" seems too long, whereas it is not so
easy to insert extra frames afterwards.
(To be continued in Oct./Nov. Gazette)

STARS OF No. I
SNUB POLLARD
9•5mm * by David Gunston

H ARRY "Snub" Pollard ("Beaucitron" in France), whose
real name is Harold Frazer, was born in Melbourne,
Australia. Apart from Chaplin himself, he is un-
doubtedly the best-loved comedian to be seen on 9.5mm., the
sprightly, but sad-looking little man with the over-large
drooping walrus whiskers, whose antics of long ago still draw
forth much mirth from today's audiences. He began his
career as a performer when quite young, on the stage, of
course, appearing in musical comedy in what was known, a
little ambitiously perhaps, as the Pollard Juvenile Opera
Company. His first screen appearance was a bit part with
"Broncho Billy", otherwise G. M. Anderson, one of the
founders of the Essanay Company in Hollywood. Then fol-
lowed a small part with Charlie Chaplin. Snub Pollard then
signed with the famous Hal Roach, and acted as comic foil
to the very youthful Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels in their
series of slapstick comedies. Although he worked for
Essanay, Rolin and Pathe in the silent days, he made most
of his films for Roach, starring in some 200 comedies for
that producer in 10 years, many of which were shot at
Culver City and many of which have at some time or other
been available on 9.5mm. He left the screen once for a
vaudeville, but returned to play in Ex-Flame (1931), the
modern version of East Lynne, and during the 'thirties ap-
peared in many films, chiefly Westerns, like Arizona Days and
Riders of the Rockies (1937), and Song of the Buckeroo
(1939), but also in other films like Make Me a Star and
Purchase Price (1932), and Just My Luck (1935). He made
a memorable appearance as the smallest, harmonium-playing
busker in Charlie Chaplin's Limelight (1952), a role which
doubtless revived for him many old memories of his earliest
screen days.
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