#Florence Turner

[fibula-rasa]

“Film Comedy’s Eves” Watchalong

You know how, when you read a book on film, you inevitably inflate your to-watch list to untenable levels (or pause your reading to check some titles out)? Or is that just me?

On that note, I’ve been reading Steve Massa’s Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy. So far, it’s an expansive, indispensable survey of the work of women in the early days of film comedy with a few cheeky extras thrown in. As a devotee of The Silent Comedy Watch Party, I was already familiar with some of the women Steve profiles in the book, but obviously I wanted to see as much of their work as possible.

So, I put together a playlist featuring most of the women from the first chapter of the book, “Film Comedy’s Eves.” The list below was curated based on the prominence of the women in the film as well as general quality (although how good a comedy is is highly subjective!), but the youtube playlist has a few more titles included.

Two quick presentation notes: 

Some of the videos have music and some don’t, so you may want to check your volume level. 

The intertitles for some of these films are not in English, so be sure you have captions turned on for English translations.

I didn’t do write-ups for the films or the divas because if these films interest you, you should check out Steve’s book! I would also be remiss if I didn’t note that many of the women from this chapter of Slapstick Divas are featured on the Cinema’s First Nasty Women set. (See if your local library has a copy!)

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Little Moritz enlève Rosalie / Little Moritz Runs Away with Rosalie (1911) 

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The Diva: Sarah Duhamel (Rosalie)

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Boireau et la gigolette (1912)

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The Diva: Valentina Frascaroli

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Léontine garde la maison / Léontine Keeps House (1912)

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The Diva: Léontine (performer as yet unidentified)

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Cunégonde femme cochère / Cunégonde the Coachwoman (1913)

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The Diva: Little Chrysia

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L’acqua miracolosa / The Miracle Water (1914)

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The Diva: Gigetta Morano

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Lea si diverte / Lea’s Joke (1912)

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The Diva: Lea Giunchi 

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The Handy Man (1923)

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The Diva: Mathilde Comont

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Twelfth Night (1910)

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The Diva: Florence Turner

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All on Account of the Milk (1910)

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The Diva: Mary Pickford

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Her Crowning Glory (1911)

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The Diva: Flora Finch

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[gatutor]

Florence Turner (New York City, New York, 6/01/1885-Woodland Hills, California, 28/08/1946).

[justbusterkeaton]

College 1927 (With Florence Turner)

Sopping, Steaming and Sopping again

[oldfilmsflicker]

new-to-me #122 - Daisy Doodad’s Dial

[seen-in-the-archives]

Stenographer Troubles (1913)  

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Archive: EYE Filmmuseum (Netherlands)

Director: Frederick A. Thomson

Performer(s): John Bunny, Florence Turner, Flora Finch, Lillian Walker, Clara Kimball Young, Norma Talmadge

Languages: Dutch intertitles

Music: None

Runtime: 14 min.

[chippedcupwrites]

But a woman is a changeling, always shifting shape. Just when you think you have it figured out, something new begins to take.

[obessedwithfictionalmen]

Co-Stars pt.15

Callum Turner X Actress! Reader

Summary: Y/n is invited of cooking with Flo and gets a little drunk.

Warning: Kinda cringe (I'm sorry)/ alcohol/ Swearing/ use of Y/n/

Word count: 790 words

Florence Pugh invited her on her cooking show. She was excited to go with her, she loved to cook, and she was friends with Flo. She brought Callum with her, and Callum brought Austin. When she arrived, she hugged Florence and took the apron that she gave her. It was a white one with pomegranate all over it. ‘’I’m so excited!’’ she squeals. Y/n chuckles and kiss Callum before Florence goes live.

‘’It’s cooking with Flo, bitches!’’ she puts the knife in the cutting board. ‘’And Y/n is here!’’ Flo exclaims, hugging her again. ‘’Hey everyone! How’s everyone doing?’’ they look in the chat for the answers and then, they look at each other before laughing for no reason. ‘’Guys, today we’re going to do chicken Cajun alfredo, or whatever the order is. But for the drink, I made Y/n’s favorite, a rum n’ coke!’’ she gives her the glass and they tap their glass together before starting to pace around the kitchen to get the ingredients. ‘’By the way, if you hear people talking behind, it’s my husband and my husband’s husband’’ Y/n laughs. Austin, Callum and Florence burst out laughing, Y/n is proud of her joke, as she joins the group laughing.

‘’So now the chicken is seasoned – ‘’ Y/n impulsive thought took control as she slapped the chicken, like she would slap someone’s ass. ‘’- Mate, what the fuck’’ Florence’s smoker laugh took over her laugh, which made Y/n laugh even more. ‘’How many drinks did they have?’’ Austin asked, chuckling. ‘’I don’t know’’ Callum laughed. Y/n was out of breath from laughing so much. ‘’Okay, where were we?’’ she laughed again. Florence took a sip of her drink before looking at her friend. ‘’We have to cook the chicken’’ she explained. ‘’Oh, we should put music!’’ Y/n suggested. Florence nodded before she hit shuffle on her playlist, the first song that came to their ear was Vente Pa’ Ca by Ricky Martin ft Maluma. ‘’I love that song!’’ Y/n exclaimed as she took Florence hands to dance. ‘’The chicken is going to burn, love’’ Callum warned. As Y/n lip synced, Florence quickly took care of the piece of meat.

The pasta was almost done, so was the chicken, Florence and Y/n had about 3 drinks, Austin and Callum’s cheeks were hurting from laughing so much; Y/n was unhinged. Every thought that went through her head, she shared it. ‘’I think I would’ve been burned alive if I lived in Salem when the trial happened, because I have great tits and an opinion.’’ She said, touching the side of her tits, laughing. ‘’I’m hot, they want to make me hotter’’ she giggled. Florence face palmed as she stirred the pastas. ‘’I think you had enough to drink’’ Callum laughed. Y/n nods in agreeing with him. ‘’We’re going to take a little bit of pasta water before dumping it. That’s the secret, pasta water!’’ Y/n exclaims as she takes a scoop of the pasta water. ‘’Someone in the chat said that Callum and Austin are the parents and we’re the children’’ Florence laughs.

‘’Ok! It’s done! Look at how pretty it is!’’ Y/n says as she shows the plate to the camera. ‘’Austin, Callum, come and taste!’’ Florence says. The boys come behind the girls, Callum puts his hands on Y/n’s waist, making her giggle. ‘’That smells amazing!’’ Austin comments. ‘’Yeah, it does!’’ Callum adds. As they take a bite of the food, Y/n and Florence looks at each other. ‘’It’s so fucking good!’’ Y/n exclaims. Florence nods and chuckles. ‘’Babe, you need to come on the show more often’’ Florence says. ‘’I’ll gladly come back’’ Y/n smiles. Austin and Callum take a bite at the food and smile. ‘’That is Gordon Ramsey level’’ Austin exclaims. ‘’It’s really good, oh my! I love it’’ he smiles.

‘’Okay guys, so that was cooking with Flo and Y/n, bitches! See you next time!’’ Florence says as she stops her live. ‘’That was really fun! Thank you so much for the invite’’ Y/n hugs Flo. ‘’You’re welcome here any time. Maybe with less drinks’’ She laughs. Callum agrees as he puts his arm around Y/n’s waist. ‘’Ouh! Next time we can cook shrimp tacos!’’ Y/n proposed. Florence nods as she says goodbye to Austin.

The aftermath of the video on the internet is good. People are saying that Drunk Y/n is unhinged, the fact that Y/n called Austin her husband’s husband is funny, Florence needs to invite Y/n again, Callum’s love contact is physical touch and many more stuff. Y/n was a little bit embarrassed about things she said, but overall she had a really great time, and she wanted to do it again…

[doorianpavus]

The Queen of the Damned + Personal Fancasts.

[weaponizedducks]

florence and the machine in yellowjackets actually killed me dead. I ascended I peaked I experienced shrimp emotions. most perfect music choice ever oml

[roanofarcc]

YELLOWJACKETS. LUNGS BY FLORENCE + THE MACHINE

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[gatutor]

Buster Keaton-Florence Turner "El colegial" (College) 1927, de James W. Horne.

[fairytwles]

[antionettepilled]

what i think of you based on your favourite artist | tumblr classics edition

hozier? youre gay, and it probably makes you upset sometimes. you should probably stop talking about wanting to decompose, youre scaring the hoes.

lana del rey? you dont need a sugar daddy you need therapy. and if you ignore that advice and get one anyways, i will get him to pay for your therapy.

ethel cain? how does it feel to be unbelievably sexy? everything you know you learned from mother's blog, including what boobs look like.

arctic monkeys? i think youre pretty basic, however i dont hate you. and i think humbug is the best am era. fight me.

marina? your life went downhill after eighth grade. youre really pretty though, and you have a great job, so its okay.

florence and the machine? youre a lesbian. you also have a complicated relationship with god. you probably dabble in witchcraft.

bon iver? probably a twilight stan. you dont like tea or snow but you pretend to just for the aesthetic. #romanticize your life.

lorde? youre absolutely stuck in 2014. thats okay though, because youre weirdly good at eyeliner. anyways, hows that moustache finger tat looking?

[whatisflorencewearing]

Editorial: New York Times T Magazine October 2024 Greats Issue

Florence is wearing a @chanelofficial Fall 2024 white embroidered silk muslin coat over an Edwardian lace dress from @turnervintage, that was taken from her own wardrobe, and @maisonvalentino Resort 2025 white lace tights underneath. The headband and jewelry are personal pieces.

Photography: @luisalbertorodriguezstudio Styling: @vanessareidofficial MUA: @thom.walker Hair: @anthonyturnerhair Manicure: @sasha_goddard_

[sunny-rants]

Yellowjackets drinking montage set to Free by Florence + The Machine you mean so much to me