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There’s no end of opinions about Buster Keaton’s work & whilst I’d place him on the highest pedeThere’s no end of opinions about Buster Keaton’s work & whilst I’d place him on the highest pede

There’s no end of opinions about Buster Keaton’s work & whilst I’d place him on the highest pedestal, other critics are little more grounded.  Here’s what Paul Rotha had to say in his 1930 book, ‘The Film Till Now; A Survey of the Cinema’

“Apart from the comedies of Chaplin it is necessary only to mention 

the more recent work of Buster Keaton and the expensive knockabout contraptions of Harold Lloyd. Keaton at his best, as in The General, College, and the first two reels of Spite Marriage, has real merit. His humour is dry, exceptionally well constructed and almost entirely mechanical in execution. He has set himself the task of an assumed personality, which succeeds in becoming comic by its very sameness. He relies, also, on the old method of repetition, which when enhanced by his own inscrutable individuality becomes incredibly funny. His comedies show an extensive knowledge of the contrast of shapes and sizes and an extremely pleasing sense of the ludicrous. Keaton has, above all, the great asset of being funny in himself. He looks odd, does extraordinary things and employs uproariously funny situations with considerable skill. The Keaton films are usually very well photographed, with a minimum of detail and a maximum of effect. It would be ungrateful,perhaps, to suggest that he takes from Chaplin that which is essentially Chaplin’s, but, nevertheless, Keaton has learnt from the great genius and would probably be the first to admit it.” 

Amusingly, he also mentions Donald Crisp, whose efforts on ‘The Navigator’ were almost entirely reshot because Buster was unimpressed with the result.  He pretended it was a wrap & sent Crisp home!

“Donald Crisp is a director of the good, honest type, with a simple go-ahead idea of telling a story. He has made, among others, one of the best of the post-war Fairbanks films, ‘Don Q’, and Buster Keaton’s ‘The Navigator’.”


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Who were the top 3 silent movie stars? When did they make their movies? If you can answer those two, you need to know the answer to this: WHERE did they make their movies? Help silentlocations.com make history by officially naming Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley!

oldhollywoodfilms: The fearless Harold Lloyd dangles off of buildings in Feet First (1930-first photoldhollywoodfilms: The fearless Harold Lloyd dangles off of buildings in Feet First (1930-first photoldhollywoodfilms: The fearless Harold Lloyd dangles off of buildings in Feet First (1930-first photoldhollywoodfilms: The fearless Harold Lloyd dangles off of buildings in Feet First (1930-first phot

oldhollywoodfilms:

The fearless Harold Lloyd dangles off of buildings in Feet First (1930-first photo), Never Weaken (1921-second photo), and Safety Last! (1923-third and fourth photos).

Here’s an interesting fact, on at least the first and the last two, he’s actually hanging there with a prosthetic thumb and forefinger, since they previously got blown off in an accident.


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hello everyone!!! if u like monty python or the beatles or just silly things from the not early 1900s follow my main @davey-jones-lock3r !! i’m way more active on there and post about movies and music and my silly lil obsessions !!

almost got logged out of this account and had a lil freak out but it’s all good !! anyways conrad veidt is hot or whatever

F̶u̶c̶k̶ y̶o̶u̶ t̶u̶m̶b̶l̶r̶,,.̶look at these guys,

(different from the others 1919 starring conrad veidt and fritz schulz)

i hope when y’all see/think about the cabinet of dr caligari/conrad veidt y’all think of me

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd


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Harold Lloyd - Feet First (1930)Harold Lloyd - Feet First (1930)

Harold Lloyd-Feet First(1930)


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