On Aug 1, 5:59 pm, coco <nos....RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote:
> In alt.movies.chaplin, David Totheroh had the audacity to say that:
>
> > On Jul 30, 2:11 pm, coco <rob....RemoveThis@busrat.com> wrote:
> >> Does anyone know where the long street with telephone poles, that the actors
> >> race down several times, is?
>
> >> --
>
> > Cole Avenue or Lillian Way (west and east of Cahuenga Blvd
> > respectively, probably between Santa Monica Blvd and Melrose Ave) are
> > the most likely bets. The Lone Star Studio that Chaplin was using at
> > that time was at the corner of Lillian Way and Elanore Ave.
>
> > There is loads of great information compiled in John Bengtson's book
> > "Silent Traces" with enough stills and frame grabs that you might even
> > be able to ID the particular scene you're refering to.
>
> Thanks. There used to be a web site with before and after location shots of
> Chaplin and other silent films. Is this site still available?
>
> Rob
> --
Yes, at least one that I know of. Gerald Smith's excellent Chaplin
Then and Now website is available at:
http://jerre.com/TandN/
the sidebar on the left has a list of links by film.
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