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Tag Archives: Roscoe Arbuckle
Silents are Golden: An Ideal Mentor: Buster Keaton’s Apprenticeship With Roscoe Arbuckle
An Ideal Mentor: Buster Keaton’s Apprenticeship With Roscoe Arbuckle If you’re a fan of classic comedy, you’ve likely heard of Buster Keaton’s earliest film appearances in Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s slapstick comedies, many of which are considered classics today. With its … Continue reading
Western RoundUp: Lone Pine Film Locations
Lone Pine Film Locations This month the Western RoundUp column will pay a return visit to Lone Pine, California, to look at some interesting Western movie locations. The present-day photos seen in this column were mostly taken when I was … Continue reading
Posted in Posts by Laura Grieve, Western RoundUp
Tagged Army Girl, Buster Keaton, film locations, Gary Cooper, George Melford, Hopalong Cassidy, john wayne, Lone Pine, Mabel Scott, On Location Tours, Randolph Scott, Roscoe Arbuckle, Secrets of the Wasteland, Silent Conflict, The Man from Utah, The Nevadan, The New Frontier, The Round-Up, the tall t, The Violent Men, Three Faces West, wallace beery, western, western movies, Western Roundup, westerns
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Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars – The Marvelous Mabel Normand
Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars – The Marvelous Mabel Normand If Charlie Chaplin is considered the king of slapstick, then Mabel Normand certainly is its queen. Much-loved by audiences in her day, everyone who knew and worked with Mabel also … Continue reading
Posted in Posts by Lea Stans, Silents are Golden
Tagged charlie chaplin, d.w. griffith, edna purviance, ford sterling, Hal Roach, John Bunny, lew cody, mabel normand, mack sennett, Mae Busch, Roscoe Arbuckle, silent cinema, silent film, silent films, silent movie, silent movies, silents are golden, Sis Hopkins, the diving girl, the extra girl, the water nymph, william desmond taylor
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Silents are Golden: The Makeup of Silent Clowns
Silents are Golden: The Makeup of Silent Clowns One of my 2019 articles for Classic Movie Hub concentrated on the distinct makeup that was used in silent films. Now let’s take a closer look at the era’s most distinct-looking makeup … Continue reading
Posted in Posts by Lea Stans, Silents are Golden
Tagged al st.john, Billy Bevan, Billy West, Buster Keaton, charlie chaplin, Edgar Kennedy, ford sterling, Groucho Marx, Ham and Bud, Harold lloyd, Jimmy Aubrey, Just Imagination, Larry Semon, Louise Fazenda, Mack Swain, Movie Makeup, Roscoe Arbuckle, silent cinema, silent film, silent films, silent movie, silent movies, silents are golden, Snub Pollard, the champion, Vaudeville
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Silents are Golden: “For the Sake of the Picture” – The Dangerous Era of Silent Filmmaking
Silents are Golden: “For the Sake of the Picture” – The Dangerous Era of Silent Filmmaking Most of us are familiar with the incredible stuntwork done for the 1910s and 1920s films – often by the main stars themselves, such … Continue reading
Posted in Posts by Lea Stans, Silents are Golden
Tagged ben-hur, Buster Keaton, cecil b. demille, charlie chaplin, d.w. griffith, douglas fairbanks, greed, Harold lloyd, Intolerance, jean hersholt, kid auto races at venice, Lillian Gish, moonshine, Pearl White, Roscoe Arbuckle, set design, silent film, silent movies, silents are golden, the house of hate, the woman god forgot, way down east
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Silents are Golden: Beyond “The Big Three”: Some Silent Comedy Suggestions
Silents are Golden: Beyond “The Big Three”: Some Silent Comedy Suggestions If you’re a fan of silent comedy, I’m willing to bet you fell for it one of three ways: by watching Buster Keaton’s films, by watching Charlie Chaplin’s films, … Continue reading
Posted in Posts by Lea Stans, Silents are Golden
Tagged Buster Keaton, Charley Bowers, charley chase, charlie chaplin, clara kimball young, egged on, Harold lloyd, Harry Langdon, John Bunny, Laurel and Hardy, liberty, mabel normand, mack sennett, mighty like a moose, Roscoe Arbuckle, saturday afternoon, silent cinema, silent film actor, silent movie actress, silent movies, Stan Laurel, the extra girl, the picture idol, the policeman's little run, the waiter's ball, unaccustomed as we are
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Silents are Golden: Animal Stars of the Silent Era
Silents are Golden: Animal Stars of the Silent Era The silent era boasted an incredible number of stars, from sweet ingenue types to “grotesque” comedians to dashing heroes. But not all stars were flappers or sheiks–some were furry and even … Continue reading
Posted in Posts by Lea Stans, Silents are Golden
Tagged animal films, animals, Brownie The Wonder Dog, Buster Keaton, Chimpanzee, Harry Langdon, Jack Duffy, jean arthur, John Bunny, Louise Fazenda, mary pickford, Rescued by Rover, Rin-Tin-Tin, Roscoe Arbuckle, silent film, silent movies, silents are golden, Snookie, Stella Maris, The Cameraman, The Cook, The Scarecrow
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Silents are Golden: A Brief Look at Obscure Silent Film Comedians
A Brief Look at Obscure Silent Film Comedians Since I touched upon the history of silent comedy a couple months ago, I thought I’d do a follow-up post exploring that history in a little more detail. Hope you enjoy! If … Continue reading
Posted in Posts by Lea Stans, Silents are Golden
Tagged ben turpin, Billy Bevan, Buster Keaton, Charles Conklin, charlie chaplin, chester conklin, Comedians, Gale Henry, gloria swanson, Harold lloyd, it's a boy 1920, Keystone Film Company, Louise Fazenda, mabel normand, Mack Swain, Marcel Perez, Max Linder, monty banks, Roscoe Arbuckle, Rose Melville, Silent Comedy, silent film, Sis Hopkins, snooky's twin troubles 1921
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