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posted February 23, 2008 01:39 PM
Can you pick the movies?...here are a few amusing stills!
Now...to make things hard see if you can pick the next one this film starred a well known american actor of the time, "note" the camera getting set up at the bottom of the picture.
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posted February 24, 2008 10:22 PM
Hi Pat and Kev The first one is "The General" 1926 Buster Keaton.
The second "Safty Last" 1923 Harold Lioyd.
The third "Shoulder Arms" 1918.
The last one is a bit tricky its British and an Ealing production, the american actor is "Paul Douglas" and is not as well known as other Ealing films, in America the film went under a different name, anyone care to guess?
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posted February 25, 2008 12:58 PM
Spot on what you see in the photo is Glasgow 1953 and a mock up of the puffer "The Maggie" they were not allowed to ground a real one, in america the film was called "High and Dry" filmed at Ealing studios and the West Coast of Scotland with a real "puffer" with stunning scenery the film was directed by Alexander Mackendrick who also did "Whisky Galore"