tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post2492087960110690551..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: The Silent Oscars: 1906-1914—Part Four (b)Mythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-34697716399906552432012-02-18T03:06:47.543-05:002012-02-18T03:06:47.543-05:00Oh wow, this is interesting...
I thought I felt a...Oh wow, this is interesting...<br /><br />I thought I felt an akin tortured soul in Mabel Normand.<br /><br />...<br /><br />I'm fixing to watch TILLIE'S PUNCTURED ROMANCE, probably this weekend, to see Charley. <br /><br />...<br /><br />I love Normand's quote on Mary Pickford! Ha...Ginger Ingenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904339551806493214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-71226333855623567482011-04-08T15:03:15.326-04:002011-04-08T15:03:15.326-04:00i've just been too freaking beat to comment!!
...<i>i've just been too freaking beat to comment!!</i><br /><br />I've been too freaking beat to write today myself. Katie-Bar-The-Door and I took the train up to New York for the day, got home late. A perfect day, one of many since we met. But perfect days are exhausting, as it turns out.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-81405033519514485792011-04-07T23:14:27.300-04:002011-04-07T23:14:27.300-04:00Yea tho I've been among those "following ...Yea tho I've been among those "following the blog closely" -- i've just been too freaking beat to comment!! Charge me subscription $$: I'll pay!! All Myth posts are great; this one amazes. And yes I will buy multiple copies of the book: er, there is a forthcoming book collecting these essays ... right?Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-22216180688108752972011-04-01T20:22:01.561-04:002011-04-01T20:22:01.561-04:00You've got a good eye. That was indeed Al St....You've got a good eye. That was indeed Al St. John.<br /><br />And Luke the Dog chasing him. Love that dog.<br /><br />Al St. John was one of those guys I didn't really know six months ago but who I now realize was everywhere during the silent era. I think I'll write something about him when I get to 1917 -- which hopefully won't be in 2017. But no guarantees.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-24886657326893241322011-04-01T17:49:11.863-04:002011-04-01T17:49:11.863-04:00Ah, for the days when dinner and a show meant you ...Ah, for the days when dinner and a show meant you could see Arbuckle and Keaton do their version of a “vamp dance”. May I also point out Al St. John, Arbuckle’s nephew, as the clown who performs something resembling an “Apache dance” (beginning around 8:15) and who becomes the target of Luke’s canine obsession? Al St. John was originally Arbuckle’s second banana and often a rival for Mabel Normand’s affections in the early shorts. I don’t know if his solo films were ever very popular, but I have always liked the combination of Arbuckle, Keaton and St. John. Thanks MM, as always, for an excellent recreation of the early days of silent comedy.whistlingypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126688373252306609noreply@blogger.com