Blackhawk was a savior of old silent films. I just read about Bunny after watching a 1911 cartoon/live action film about Little Nemo. Amazing life story, a wow moment, that he was forgotten so quickly after being so huge world wide. Thanks for posting this with the intros and soundtrack!
Pity poor Flora Flinch, knocked off her perch by Mabel in the Vitagraph comedies. These were the days when Mabel was bashful when kissed, but beware that killer two-foot hatpin!
Yes, she did. At her funeral the host of Hollywood attended, with I believes Charlie Chaplin, Mack Sennett, & Fatty Arbuckle as three of the poll bearers. Would have been interesting to hear her speak, but she died before making any sound films. Although a lot of the actors from silent days lived long lives, it was surprising how many had lives cut short.
She hit 'named' stardom with this series of films, and remained a star until 1927 -- more than a few years, when many 'stars' were finished after 4 years. She made a talkie film at MGM in 1928, said to be 'private' but was probably a test. The film is lost.
@@kelboyce2629 When I mentioned 'for a few years' I meant she was one of the biggest stars, which she certainly wasnt by the late 20's. Her time at the top had already gone by the time WW1 was over. Many people are stars but very few are at the top at any time.
@@youngsteph1 Please let me have your evidence for 'finished by 1918'. 1918 was the year that Mabel's Birth of a Nation-busting Mickey was released to great acclaim. Her Goldwyn films did good box office, and Molly O ('21) and Suzanna ('22) were big hits, while Extra Girl ('23) was almost as big as Mickey. By 1926, the silent stars were waning, but Hal Roach didn't pay Mabel $3,000 a week to make unsaleable junk. All her Roach films were box office hits, and Anita Garvin (co-star) said she was the biggest thing in pictures until 1927. Specifically, bigger than Mary Pickford. She did a talkie screen test for MGM in 1928, and was still throwing big Holllywood Hotel parties until hospitalised in 1929. Here, then, is how it was, but I'm prepared to accept that she was finished in 1918, if you can come up with the evidence.
