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Silent Comedy’s Bridges of Hollenbeck Park

Posted on April 27, 2024 by John Bengtson

The graceful arch bridge that once spanned the narrow lake in Hollenbeck Park has appeared in numerous silent films. USC Digital Library. Perhaps its most celebrated appearance is with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy during their early talkie short Men … Continue reading →

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Buster in Cops Cruising Santa Monica Boulevard

Posted on April 19, 2016 by John Bengtson

Buster Keaton’s famous short film Cops (1922) remains his only self-produced movie that was filmed completely out of doors, with no interior scenes. Early in the film Buster helps Big Joe Roberts into a taxi in front of the Pantages … Continue reading →

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