Robert will present a series of film clips including WW I newsreel
footage, Roscoe Arbuckle's Liberty Loan film, "Scraps of Paper," and
several examples of Slapstick Comics Go to War. Robert will also show
some "Rare Keaton On Video."
Robert Arkus is a film
historian and archivist. He has presented rare film footage at past
Buster Keaton Celebrations here in Iola,
KS, at past Damfino’s (The
International Buster Keaton Society) conventions in Muskegon,
MI and at the 75th
anniversary of The General in Cottage Grove, OR.
Robert has also contributed his talents to
film retrospectives at both The Museum of Modern Art and Lincoln Center
in NYC, the BFI in London and
SLAPSTICON in Arlington,
VA. He acted as both
Production and Research Consultant for several of Laughsmith
Entertainment’s DVD box sets, including The Forgotten
Films of Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle and Industrial
Strength Keaton. He worked on the production of New Wave Media’s Popeye DVD box sets and the Harry Langdon
Lost and Found DVD box set from All Day Entertainment, along with
their recently released Becoming Charley Chase. Robert
is also on the board of directors of Silent Cinema
Presentations in New York
City. Robert resides in New York City with his
wife Jeni Rymer.