Desert vistas, frozen in time – Buster Keaton and Brown Eyes in Go West (1925)
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- Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:38 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Buster frozen in desert time
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- Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:54 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Lyons and Moran - 1919 Hollywood views
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Lyons and Moran - 1919 Hollywood views
Imagine - Hollywood still a town, stately homes, dirt roads, orchards. Travel back to 1919, thanks to Lyons and Moran films https://ebay.to/35Eo0lA by Michael Aus. More images at link below https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/church-duo.jpg https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com...
- Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:12 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: CHASE! A Tribute to the Keystone Cops
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CHASE! A Tribute to the Keystone Cops
CHASE! A Tribute to the Keystone Cops https://amzn.to/2YNtjes a major new book honors these still universally recognized icons of silent comedy with an anthology of entertaining and informative essays assembled and edited by Lon & Debra Davis. Historian Sam Gill provides the foreword, joined by ...
- Sat Aug 22, 2020 1:37 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Keaton's The Goat and Hard Luck at Westlake Park
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Keaton's The Goat and Hard Luck at Westlake Park
Rare vintage (and once classified) photos from the National Archives provide stunning views of early Los Angeles landscapes. Travel back to where Buster Keaton flees Big Joe Roberts in The Goat (1921) at Westlake Park, before the park was divided in two, and re-named for Gen. MacArthur. https://sile...
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:11 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Daniel Raim's Time Travelers Keaton Documentary
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Daniel Raim's Time Travelers Keaton Documentary
Criterion’s Blu-ray of The Cameraman (now 50% off at Barnes & Noble - hurry) features the Time Travelers bonus program by Oscar-nominated director Daniel Raim, where I lead historian Marc Wanamaker on a Hollywood tour. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/marc-buster-and-me-3_page...
- Sat Jul 11, 2020 1:49 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Buster Keaton Ghosts of Go West
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Buster Keaton Ghosts of Go West
A ghostly image from Buster Keaton’s Go West spanning 95 years at the back corner of the Binford Lofts. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/go-west-california-warehouse-jcdo-_page_5.jpg The opposite corner portrays the home of the main characters in Zooey Deschanel’s TV show New Girl...
- Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:54 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Caught on Camera - Keaton filming in NYC
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Caught on Camera - Keaton filming in NYC
A tourist’s home movies show Buster Keaton filming in New York. But where, and was the crowd gathered to watch Buster, or someone else? https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/city-hall-park_page_4.jpg The images come from Kevin Brownlow’s So Funny It Hurt bonus program, part of Criterio...
- Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:39 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Hidden History Inside Chaplin's A Thief Catcher
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Hidden History Inside Chaplin's A Thief Catcher
A bit of a repeat of Paul's post. Given the production schedules I consider Charlie Chaplin’s A Thief Catcher as likely his 4th onscreen appearance. The background of the movie shows the transformation of the Keystone Studio itself. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/0000-a-thief-ca...
- Sun May 31, 2020 11:18 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Arbuckle & Keaton were here first - before Laurel & Hardy
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Arbuckle & Keaton were here first - before Laurel & Hardy
Arbuckle and Keaton filmed on Culver City streets years before Laurel & Hardy, before the Roach Studio had even opened. Full details and many more time travel photos inside. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/arbuckle-and-keaton-filmed-on-culver-city-streets-years-before-laurel....
- Thu May 28, 2020 1:09 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Roscoe Arbuckle Cameo in Our Hospitality----NOT!
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Re: Roscoe Arbuckle Cameo in Our Hospitality----NOT!
https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/buster-and-natalie_page_1.jpg A continuous take, Natalie and the other person exit the carriage in turn, both land solidly on the ground, and all three actors smoothly cross each other's paths. At right, Buster's legs (box) as he helps Natalie dow...