8mm Forum: Guess The Movie

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Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on 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.

Best of luck [Smile]

Posted by Patrick Walsh (Member # 637) on February 23, 2008, 03:44 PM:

looks like the top one is THE GENERAL
[Smile]

Pat

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on February 23, 2008, 03:56 PM:

2nd is surely Harold Lloyd in Safety Last?

Is the 3rd Chaplin in Shoulder Arms?

Kev.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on 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? [Smile]

Posted by Trevor Adams (Member # 42) on February 25, 2008, 04:24 AM:

The Maggie. [Smile]

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on February 25, 2008, 04:50 AM:

Yes I agree with that as well. Very funny story filmed I think in Scotland.

Kev.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on 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" [Smile]

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