Stuntman Spotlight: Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Donovan MontierthLesser known trivia regarding Douglas Fairbanks Sr.: He was only 5'7". Was the basis for the look of Superman (although, I don't think he looks anything like him) Hosted…
Buster Keaton and Steamboat Bill Jr.
It's an iconic image, a cyclone ravages a small town and blows the front of the building down. As it falls, a man (Buster Keaton) walking away from the…
Kirk Douglas and The Vikings
In Kirk Douglas's autobiography, The Ragman's Son, I read where Douglas did a lot of his own riding and gun twirling in several of his westerns and so I rented…
Charles Lewis and Robin Hood
There seems to be a running theme during these years in that the studios were interested in giving off the impression that their actors did all of their own…
Rick Sylvester and The Spy Who Loved Me
Rick Sylvester's opening ski stunt was shot from the top of Asgard Peak on Baffin Island in Canada. The summit was only accessible by helicopter. A small crew, including…
Mary Pickford – The Poor Little Rich Girl
Adam MontierthThe Poor Little Rich Girl is a 1917 American comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and stars Mary Pickford, Madlaine Traverse, Charles Wellesley, Gladys Fairbanks and Frank McGlynn, Sr.…
Sylvester Stallone: The Ultimate Underdog
Nick StahrSylvester Stallone, American icon, one of the most well-known actors in Hollywood’s history, was once unknown and broke. He was so broke, that he sold his beloved bull mastiff,…
Charlie Chaplin in The Tramp
It should be no surprise to anyone that I open this blog with the Master himself, Charlie Chaplin. He gets my first vote for his film,” The Tramp”. It…