#keaton and lloyd!

[theodoradove]

San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2024 schedule announced!

[keatonkeatonkeaton]

Newly discovered footage proving that Baywatch was actually a remake 😨

[verybiggerbook]

It’s so funny that people ramble and rave about old hollywood until it comes down to watching a silent film, then they get all “eughhhh it’s boring!” WYM IT’S BORING??? THIS IS WHY HOLLYWOOD IS WHAT IT IS AND YOU SAY IT’S BORING?? Anyways, thank you for coming to my TedTalk😋

[angel-with-paper-wings]

Guess who’s learning about silent film comedians in history of cinema class rn

[peterlorrefanpage]

Let’s find Peter Lorre!

Caricature by Al Hirschfeld (1954) for the Fifth Avenue Cinema in New York City of various Hollywood actors from the first half of the 20th century.

I do believe Peter Lorre is located in the middle of the left side, below Edward G. Robinson:

Among those pictured are:

Adolphe Menjou Alec Guinness Anna Magnani Bela Lugosi Ben Turpin Bette Davis Bing Crosby Bob Hope Boris Karloff Buster Keaton Charles Boyer Charles Laughton Charlie Chaplin Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx Clara Bow Clark Gable Douglas Fairbanks Edward G Robinson Erich von Stroheim Fernandel Fred Astaire Gary Cooper George Arliss Gerard Philipe Gina Lollobrigida Gloria Swanson Greta Garbo Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd Hedy Lamarr Ingrid Bergman Jean Gabin Jean Harlow Jimmy Durante Joan Crawford John Gilbert Judy Garland Katharine Hepburn Laurence Olivier Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish Lionel Barrymore Lon Chaney Louis Jouvet Mae West Marie Dressler Marilyn Monroe Marlene Dietrich Mary Pickford Maurice Chevalier Michel Simon Michele Morgan Mickey Mouse Mickey Rooney Myrna Loy Norma Shearer Orson Welles Peter Lorre Raimu Rita Hayworth Rudolph Valentino Shirley Temple Spencer Tracy Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy Stepin Fetchit Theda Bara Vivien Leigh Wallace Beery Warner Oland WC Fields William Powell William S Hart

Have some more Hirschfeld - Peter Lorre caricatures:

Peter Lorre in "Crime and Punishment," drawn June 1936

Peter Lorre in "M", 4/9/33

Peter Lorre & pals in the "You'll Find Out" trade ad, 1940

[chaplinlegend]

Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson (left) and Marion Davies (right) at a party held at the Ambassador's French Room on October 31, 1928, to celebrate Marion's return from a three-month tour.

Second photo - Marion Davies with Buster Keaton.

In the third photo - Gloria Swanson, Charlie Chaplin, Marion Davies and Harry Crocker.

In the group photo, guests, probably not all, who attended the party - standing, from left to right: Lorraine Eddy, Matt Moore, Aileen Pringle, Louis B. Mayer, Gloria Swanson, Harry D'Arrast, Miss Davies, Louella O. Parsons, Ricardo Cortez, Charlie Chaplin, Norma Shearer, Irving G. Thalberg, Harold Lloyd and Robert Z. Leonard. Seated in the foreground are Harry Crocker, left, and William Haines.

The Ambassador's French Room was transformed into a Parisian café for a surprise party for Miss Davies on 31 October 1928.

On this occasion, heartfelt thanks to the friends of the "Charlie Chaplin for the Ages" group on the Facebook community site, for providing some photos for this post.

[busterlvr]

Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, 1955

[peterquill1021]

Stunt work doesn’t have a category at The Oscars and I hope that’ll change someday. So many films have smashed it this year. Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Chaplin were stunt performers as well as filmmakers. Telling stories with their entire bodies. This D&W stunt team over-delivered. A lot of them are friends I’ve worked with for years and I’ll spend the rest of my days doodling their names in my Heidi Stationary, dotting all the “i’s” with little hearts. I’ve worked with Alex Kyshkovych since the very first @deadpoolmovie. He not only doubles me — he’s the Fight Coordinator. I’d take a sledgehammer to the face for Alex. Or rather, I’d ask Alex to take a sledgehammer to the face for Alex. Second Unit Director/Supervising Stunt Coordinator, George Cottle is a HUGE GET. You’ve seen his genius in Spider-Man NWH along with a ton of other gems. His skill is world class and he made the entire film better. I’d let Alex to take a rusty fork to the eye for George. It’s mind boggling how much @RealHughJackman does himself. But Daniel Stevens steps in for the truly dangerous stuff. He’s been “Wolverining” a long time. As we know, Wolverining is HARD. I’d ask Alex to eat the crab salad I left on the dashboard for three straight days for Dan. Huge shoutout to Andy Lister for bringing a new and insane Wolvie gear to the Deadpool Corps fight as well.

If you’d like to see @TheAcademy recognize the amazing work of stunt teams ACROSS THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY, let them know! ❤💛❤💛

Additional D&W Stunts:

Colin Follenweider: Main unit stunt coordinator

Dan Stevens: Wolverine double

Liang Yang: 2nd unit Stunt Coordinator

Andy Lister: Assistant Stunt Coordinator

Kevin Fortin: Stunt performer

Danny Ramos - Viz work/Toad

Zac Henry - Rigging Coordinator

Marlow Warrington: 2nd Unit Stunt Coordinator

Cali Franck Nelle: Blade Double

Joel Adrian: Gambit Double

Julia Schumi: Elektra Double

Shauna Duggins: Elektra Stunt Double

Hung Dante: SamuraiPool

[diioonysus]

old hollywood + childhood pictures

[paint-tinner]

Posting this at 3 am and hoping no one see’s it

[busterkeatonsociety]

This Day in Buster…May 17, 1928

The San Francisco Bulletin posts this photograph from “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” & claims in their review: “Always jealous of his position as the third of that trio of funmakers which include Lloyd and Chaplin, it is said that Keaton in this comedy has made every effort to really accomplish something worth while for the screen and his future reputation.”

[a-chris-lloyd-big-fan]

One of my all-time favorite movies

[citizenscreen]

Enjoy football’s biggest day.

[lirarey]

I opened my feed and there were these posts next to each other...

Did you know that Christopher Lloyd was considered for the role of Beetlejuice?

[fl4pp3rf4nny]

My work.🖤.*🕸♟️°.

[technicolour-dreams]

All Dream / Silent Film references

(It’s important to note that Buster Keaton did his own stunts, and the house fall in particular, as well of a good lot of them, were deadly if performed wrong. Actors, especially in stunts, have marks they must stand on so as not to be hurt — this house was actually a real house frame weighing 2 tons. If off his mark, he literally would have died. I would recommend looking into Buster Keaton’s work if you’re at all interested, because a lot of his scenes are very dangerous indeed! He’s also ridiculously funny — amazing silent comedian)

Suture, pg. 74 / Steamboat Bill Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1928)

Hoofers, pg. 248 / Safety Last! (Harold Lloyd, 1923) / Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936) / Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924)

(Also notable is these were considered the Big Three of silent comedy! Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin, and Buster Keaton)

Hoofers, pg. 249 / One Week (Buster Keaton, 1920) / The General (Buster Keaton, 1926)

(In One Week, the house here is shortly crushed by a train after being left on railroad tracks. The train that crashed through here in the dream though, is a different steam engine than in One Week— it’s The General from Buster Keaton’s film of the same name!)

BONUS: not a dream, but my favourite little reference to The General (Chiaroscuro, pg. 333)

Flood, pg. 505 / Girl Shy (Harold Lloyd, 1924) / Three Ages (Buster Keaton, 1923) / Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936)

(The Big Three again!) Those are the ones I've collected so far, and I've actually seen all of these!