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- Tue May 01, 2018 2:20 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: HER BRIDAL NIGHTMARE (1920) Colleen Moore
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Re: HER BRIDAL NIGHTMARE (1920) Colleen Moore
What a time machine. I've written over a dozen posts and tours explaining how more silent films were shot on Cahuenga south of Hollywood Blvd. than at any other spot in town. This early 1920 film has many, many scenes filmed on Cahuenga, including a full panoramic shot on Cahuenga between Selma and ...
- Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:41 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: AL LITTLE CYCLING BEFORE BREAKFAST WITH AL ST JOHN (1925)
- Replies: 1
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Re: AL LITTLE CYCLING BEFORE BREAKFAST WITH AL ST JOHN (1925)
Great view of the Educational Studios - you can see the lamp logo painted on the back wall
- Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:22 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Stan & Ollie meet Starsky & Hutch
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Stan & Ollie meet Starsky & Hutch
Guest blogger Jim Dallape, creator with Robert Winslow of the remarkable Hal Roach Studios Backlot Tour, http://www.lordheath.com/menu1_1240.html https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/6.png reports how TV’s Starsky & Hutch and Charlie’s Angles filmed in the same places as Laurel &a...
- Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:14 am
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: The Surviving Keaton Studio Neighbor
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The Surviving Keaton Studio Neighbor
A few modest bungalows built in 1922 that once stood across the street from the Keaton Studio were relocated, and are still standing today. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/2balloona-crop-pan.jpg Read more here: https://silentlocations.wordpress.com/2018/03/12/the-surviving-keaton...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:41 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: The Surviving Chaplin - The Circus tree
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The Surviving Chaplin - The Circus tree
A massive oak tree that witnessed, and appears in, the finale to Charlie Chaplin's The Circus (1928) still stands on Verdugo Road in Glendale. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/circus-end-large-labels-crop2.jpg https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/920-n-verdugo-road-...
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 6:48 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: FAST WORK (1930) locations
- Replies: 1
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Re: FAST WORK (1930) locations
Geez, Bengston posts his NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK post here, but doesn't post the one linked to the Charley Chase set? https://silentlocations.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/charley-chase-fast-work-around-hollywood/ RICHARD M ROBERTS Thanks for posting this Richard - you beat me to the punch. Th...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:15 pm
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Never Give A Sucker An Even Break Car Chase
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Never Give A Sucker An Even Break Car Chase
Here's part 2 (I didn't even post part 1) of the frantic Keystone-style race to the maternity hospital concluding W.C. Fields' final starring film NGASAEB. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/never-give_312-pan.jpg https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/never-give_313-2....
- Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:25 am
- Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Okay-----NOW!: CHARLEY CHASE AT HAL ROACH: THE TALKIES VOLUME ONE 1930-31
- Replies: 21
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Re: Okay-----NOW!: CHARLEY CHASE AT HAL ROACH: THE TALKIES VOLUME ONE 1930-31
THANK YOU! What a beautiful set! Charley in top form, wonderful, crisp prints, entertaining and informative commentary by RMR. Wow, what a gift to comedy fans. Thank you SO MUCH for releasing this wonderful set. What a treat! We are all truly indebted to you for making this available. Hooray!
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:47 am
- Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
- Topic: The Red Kimono (1925) - comprehensive views all across LA
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The Red Kimono (1925) - comprehensive views all across LA
The Red Kimono (1925), a searing drama notably produced and written by women, captures a remarkably comprehensive visual record of early Los Angeles. From Broadway and posh gated communities to Chinatown and the amusement park piers, these settings, along with numerous stretches of still residentia...
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:06 pm
- Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
- Topic: Pioneer Lois Weber used locations before Chaplin and Keaton
- Replies: 4
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Re: Pioneer Lois Weber used locations before Chaplin and Keaton
Well actually, it didn't take me that long to find the Colorado Street Bridge being used in Keystone's LOVE, SPEED AND THRILLS (released January 18, 1915) a good year before Weber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti27vQBe6Qc look around the 12:43 mark. RICHARD M ROBERTS Thank you sir. That was/is o...