Monthly Archives: September 2014

Cagney and Harlow on The Public Enemy’s Miracle Mile

Posted on September 29, 2014 by John Bengtson

Thanks to the Turner Classic Movie Channel’s Pre-Code Festival this past month, I’ve been able to catch many great films for the first time, including the topic of this post, The Public Enemy (1931). Much has been written about this … Continue reading →

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How Buster Keaton Filmed The General

Posted on September 26, 2014 by John Bengtson

I had the honor of introducing Buster Keaton’s 1926 masterpiece The General at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s inaugural “A Day of Silents Festival.”  Preceding the show, these informational slides (below) prepared by the festival’s Artistic Director Anita Monga, … Continue reading →

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Keaton’s The General on location in Cottage Grove

Posted on September 8, 2014 by John Bengtson

The San Francisco Silent Film Festival special one-day “Silent Autumn” event opens Saturday morning, September 20, 2014, with a trio of classic Laurel & Hardy silent shorts, and features a 7:00 p.m. screening of Buster Keaton’s 1926 Civil War masterpiece … Continue reading →

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