Tag Archives: Kaufman Astoria Studios

Buster Keaton’s Blue Blazes in Astoria

Posted on September 3, 2018 by John Bengtson

While working on posts covering W.C. Fields filming It’s The Old Army Game (1926) and Running Wild (1927) at the Paramount Astoria Studios on 35th Avenue and 35th Street, I remembered Keaton had made a few short comedies for Educational … Continue reading →

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W.C. Fields Running Wild in New York

Posted on July 21, 2018 by John Bengtson

Having studied the new Blu-ray release of W.C. Fields and Louise Brooks in It’s The Old Army Game (1926) (with more posts to come), let’s focus on the beautiful Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of Fields’ Running Wild (1927), another wonderful … Continue reading →

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