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by John Bengtson
Sat Dec 11, 2021 8:09 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Harold, Buster, Charlie, Mary and Doug were once neighbors
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Views: 2499

Harold, Buster, Charlie, Mary and Doug were once neighbors

In the grand early days, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks held court at their Pickfair estate. Charlie Chaplin built his home nearby, followed later by Buster Keaton’s Italian Villa, and Harold Lloyd’s magnificent Green Acres estate. For a few years, at the peak of their film careers, Harold, Bus...
by John Bengtson
Sat Dec 04, 2021 1:19 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Buster Keaton filmed 4 movies at USC - new video
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Views: 2802

Buster Keaton filmed 4 movies at USC - new video

Looking back a century ago, Buster Keaton filmed scenes from Three Ages , Seven Chances , College , and Cops at the then-small USC campus, while Harold Lloyd filmed scenes from The Freshman and Safety Last! , and Laurel & Hardy filmed Hog Wild nearby. The beautiful piano score is by DYATHON http...
by John Bengtson
Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:25 am
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: The Roaring Road - rare 'new' views of early Hollywood
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Views: 8850

The Roaring Road - rare 'new' views of early Hollywood

Recently presented on #TCM, The Roaring Road (1926) is packed with visual history. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/1926-view-sw-aa_page_2.jpg This rare SW view from Allview Terrace shows the many gleaming new buildings along Hollywood Blvd., unblocked by trees and the freeway. ht...
by John Bengtson
Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:04 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Hollywood Heritage Celebrates the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley
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Views: 3775

Hollywood Heritage Celebrates the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley

Handprints in cement and the Walk of Fame honor stars from the past. But only now, with the exciting Hollywood Heritage campaign, will Hollywood celebrate its direct geographic connections to the film industry’s origins. https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/gofundme-ckl-alley-photo-v1...
by John Bengtson
Sat Jun 05, 2021 5:34 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Silent Footsteps - free webinar SF to Hollywood on Sunday
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Views: 3233

Silent Footsteps - free webinar SF to Hollywood on Sunday

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival https://silentfilm.org / hosts my Silent Footsteps Zoom webinar tomorrow on June 6 at 12:00 noon PST. https://silentfilm.org/amazing-tales-online-silent-footsteps/ The webinar is free (register HERE) https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vCPEbD7VStKvLCf9_YUZhQ an...
by John Bengtson
Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:55 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Charlie, Buster, Harold tour now on YouTube
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Views: 3319

Charlie, Buster, Harold tour now on YouTube

The Charlie, Buster, Harold LA tour is now on YouTube.

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https://youtu.be/Jbg6Ie7bDYY

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by John Bengtson
Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Charlie, Buster, and Harold Silent Footsteps free tour
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Views: 3170

Charlie, Buster, and Harold Silent Footsteps free tour

Charlie, Buster, and Harold lead a Silent Footsteps tour across LA’s past; Bunker Hill, Chinatown, Olvera, Tues 4-20 at 2 pm, replay later. Free, but the Los Angeles City Historical Society welcomes support and new members https://www.lacityhistory.org/events/2021/04/20/webinar-silent-footsteps-acro...
by John Bengtson
Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: HippFest Silent Festival Has Begun - Early Hollywood Tour
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Views: 6785

HippFest Silent Festival Has Begun - Early Hollywood Tour

Scotland’s annual HippFest silent film festival has begun, this year hosted virtually, https://www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/silent-film-festival/ This Sunday they will be hosting my half-hour documentary, a visual tour exploring early Hollywood as revealed in silent film, with an emphasis on Scotland’...
by John Bengtson
Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:07 pm
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Gale Henry - Her First Flame
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Views: 3482

Gale Henry - Her First Flame

Here's a fun and sharp print of Gale Henry's Her First Flame (1920).

https://youtu.be/3XqNJNIYrNA

The voting polling stations, including Solomon Weisman's barber shop, were at 6224-6226 Santa Monica Blvd., between Vine and Gower, not far from the Keaton Studio.
by John Bengtson
Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:41 am
Forum: SILENT COMEDY MAIN
Topic: Fun discoveries from new Laurel OR Hardy set
Replies: 1
Views: 4136

Fun discoveries from new Laurel OR Hardy set

Fun discoveries from new Flicker Alley collection of solo Stan Laurel or Oliver Hardy films. No, not The Music Box steps, but Stan in 1922 in The Pest . https://silentlocations.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/the-pest-then-and-now.jpg The full address on Cove Avenue is in the post below https://silentlo...