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by John Bengtson
Sat Jun 03, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Wonderful Wanda Wiley - Lost on Beaudry
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Views: 1551

Wonderful Wanda Wiley - Lost on Beaudry

A new post about the Wonderful Wanda Wiley, a sadly forgotten silent film comedienne, and the lost apartment at 327 Beaudry that once played her home in A Thrilling Romance (1926). https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/wanda-at-beaudry.jpg Read more here - https://wp.me/p11nfB-5vE - th...
by John Bengtson
Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:04 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Mabel Normand – “one of the gamest girls in pictures”
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Views: 2065

Mabel Normand – “one of the gamest girls in pictures”

Mabel Normand “one of the gamest girls in pictures” – tied to RR tracks, climbing roofs, confronting lions.

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Read about Mabel’s trio of triumphs here

https://wp.me/p11nfB-5ul
by John Bengtson
Sun Feb 05, 2023 3:36 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Santa Monica’s Slapstick Comedy Cliffs
Replies: 2
Views: 2060

Re: Santa Monica’s Slapstick Comedy Cliffs

Nice piece, John. There sure were a lot of hair-raising stunts back then. But don't forget the studios wouldn't intentionally risk life or limb for art's sake. Many stuntmen were involved and a lot of clever double-exposures & precise editing too. - SteveR I appreciate your thoughts, but these ...
by John Bengtson
Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:19 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Santa Monica’s Slapstick Comedy Cliffs
Replies: 2
Views: 2060

Santa Monica’s Slapstick Comedy Cliffs

Santa Monica’s Slapstick Comedy Cliffs – crazy, far more dangerous than hanging from a clock downtown. How did they do it? https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/unnamed-file.jpg Let us know if you can solve the mystery! Read more https://silentlocations.com/2023/01/28/santa-monicas-sla...
by John Bengtson
Thu Jan 12, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: A TOUGH WINTER (1923) - Snub Pollard
Replies: 2
Views: 2199

Re: A TOUGH WINTER (1923) - Snub Pollard

Whoopeee! Some good news for Snub fans to cheer up this gloomy January. The wonderful Tamara at Gosfilmofond has unearthed the first reel of Snub's A TOUGH WINTER (1923)... and it's GREAT! PLUS it's shared on-line (http s ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhyTRm40APg) too, for all of us Snub and Roach fan...
by John Bengtson
Sat Dec 31, 2022 12:14 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Do you see this VFX from Keaton’s Go West – hiding in plain sight
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Views: 1834

Do you see this VFX from Keaton’s Go West – hiding in plain sight

Do you see it? Hiding in plain sight – when Buster Keaton first meets Brown Eyes the cow during Go West , a touching scene, he boldly employs some cinematic magic. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/25-go-west-shes-my-friend.png Buster uses this trick several times during the film -...
by John Bengtson
Mon Nov 21, 2022 11:05 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Hang on - new Safety Last! views
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Views: 1484

Hang on - new Safety Last! views

Step by step, see how Harold Lloyd filmed Safety Last! atop increasingly taller buildings, a single scene filmed atop three different buildings, also filming near USC, MacArthur Park, and at the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley in Hollywood. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/safety-last-...