Tag Archives: The Strong Man

Harry Langdon – The Strong Man Part 3

Posted on September 5, 2013 by John Bengtson

Harry Langdon’s 1926 comedy feature The Strong Man contains many exterior scenes filmed in the Korea Town area of Los Angeles near Wilshire and MacArthur Park.  Harry plays a WWI veteran who returns to the States hoping to meet his … Continue reading →

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Punky, Harold, and Harry – nine decades of film location history at Shatto Place

Posted on August 3, 2013 by John Bengtson

In a prior post I explain how the same setting on Witmer Street appears in a Harold Lloyd silent comedy, a 1950 film noir classic, and in the recent sitcom The Office.  Another post shows how early Buster Keaton comedies … Continue reading →

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Harry Langdon in The Strong Man

Posted on April 12, 2011 by John Bengtson

One of the great set pieces from Harry Langdon’s The Strong Man (1926) takes place as Harry attempts to transport a femme fatale up a flight of stairs into her apartment.  With a suspicious cop on her tail, “Lily” of … Continue reading →

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