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Gaslight Follies

  • 1945
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
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Gaslight Follies (1945)
Documentary

Four-part documentary (each part of which was also available as a short subject) relating to films and other customs of the 1910s and 1920s, consisting of: 1) "Stars of Yesterday", a parade ... Read allFour-part documentary (each part of which was also available as a short subject) relating to films and other customs of the 1910s and 1920s, consisting of: 1) "Stars of Yesterday", a parade of closeup shots of about 45 silent-era film stars ranging from Marie Dressler to Dolores ... Read allFour-part documentary (each part of which was also available as a short subject) relating to films and other customs of the 1910s and 1920s, consisting of: 1) "Stars of Yesterday", a parade of closeup shots of about 45 silent-era film stars ranging from Marie Dressler to Dolores Costello, Tom Mix and Tony (the horse) to Douglas Fairbanks; 2) "Time Marches Back", a com... Read all

  • Directors
    • Albert Herman
    • Travers Vale
  • Writers
    • Morton Friedman
    • Al Martin
  • Stars
    • Charles Chaplin
    • Dolores Costello
    • Milton Cross
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    44
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Albert Herman
      • Travers Vale
    • Writers
      • Morton Friedman
      • Al Martin
    • Stars
      • Charles Chaplin
      • Dolores Costello
      • Milton Cross
    • 2User reviews
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    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dolores Costello
    Dolores Costello
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Milton Cross
    • Narrator, 'East Lynne'
    Marion Davies
    Marion Davies
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Marie Dressler
    Marie Dressler
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    John Gilbert
    John Gilbert
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Lillian Gish
    Lillian Gish
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ben Grauer
    Ben Grauer
    • Narrator, 'Stars of Yesterday'
    Corinne Griffith
    Corinne Griffith
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    William S. Hart
    William S. Hart
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Johnny Hines
    Johnny Hines
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    John B. Kennedy
    • Self
    • (voice)
    • …
    Laura La Plante
    Laura La Plante
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dorothy Mackaill
    Dorothy Mackaill
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mae Murray
    Mae Murray
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mabel Normand
    Mabel Normand
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ethel Owen
    • Narrator, 'Time Marches Back' & 'East Lynne'
    Wallace Reid
    Wallace Reid
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Albert Herman
      • Travers Vale
    • Writers
      • Morton Friedman
      • Al Martin
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    5CinemaSerf

    Gaslight Follies

    This starts off as a wonderful excuse to indulge in some cinema nostalgia but sadly as it stops reflecting the stories of the past and starts presenting the dramas to us directly, it rather falls off a cliff. The opening section of this quartered feature illustrates some of the stars of the silent screen - some of the most unlikely and some of the most famous before taking us on quite an interesting and informative look through some of the early newsreels that deal with some fairly embryonic science and some of the world's great and good. The third and fourth parts are still in the same vein, but the Victorian Melodrama "the Drunkard" must have (I hope) looked far better on stage and finally a rehash of "East Lynne" - a silent movie made in the middle of the Great War that tells of familial discord in rather a cloying and sentimental fashion, but with a curiously sarcastic style of updated narration. It's a curio, this amalgam, and as such can prove to be engaging at times = if only because it showcases the long forgotten acts that drew in crowds to Vaudeville theatre and cinema alike. It's not good, no - but fans of cinema will get enough out of it to make it worth a watch.
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    See something else - anything!

    I can't believe that anyone would think this was funny. This movie adds new meaning to the word smarmy. At least the so-called witty commentators ended up nobodies while the people they lambasted are still remembered. The part that was supposed to be a homage to the silent stars was made ridiculous by who was left out: Paulette Goddard, Harry Langdon, Charlie Chase, Theda Bara and Buster Keaton! Take my advice and search out the silent classics to watch and not this.

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    • Trivia
      This film was first telecast in Atlanta Saturday 1 January 1949 on WSB (Channel 8).
    • Goofs
      The clip supposedly showing Fatty Arbuckle is not him. It is of actor Charles Puffy (aka Karoly Huszar).
    • Connections
      Edited from East Lynne (1915)

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Gaslight Follies Co.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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