tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post8131170219657520324..comments2023-08-01T09:20:49.475-04:00Comments on Wide Screen World: Oliver Twist (1922)Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-55705394459017864682018-05-11T22:31:21.093-04:002018-05-11T22:31:21.093-04:00Can't argue that logic!Can't argue that logic!Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-45919705729616932252018-05-11T16:49:48.519-04:002018-05-11T16:49:48.519-04:00Yes: instead of being sad he did only one talkie, ...Yes: instead of being sad he did only one talkie, we must be happy because Chaney did so many amazing silent films! Oliver Twist is a film that, in my opinion, works better because of him, and he totally stole the show when he was on the screen. Jackie Cooper who? - I was there to see Chaney!<br />Thanks for the comment on my article.<br />Cheers!Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-37584061168545005392018-05-07T21:06:37.359-04:002018-05-07T21:06:37.359-04:00Thanks. Glad you like.Thanks. Glad you like.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-77046491684191636752018-05-07T18:54:14.818-04:002018-05-07T18:54:14.818-04:00I've never seen this version of the story but ...I've never seen this version of the story but your review has me very interested! Very well- written and thought provoking! Best regards, PaulSilver Screen Classicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028754308423562909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-28050416594990709042018-05-07T06:48:32.870-04:002018-05-07T06:48:32.870-04:00A second career in radio almost sounds like a wast...A second career in radio almost sounds like a waste of his talents as a physical actor... but while his voice wasn't quite what I expected, it still sounded fine. I'd need to hear more of him, though.<br /><br />Thanks for having me.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-21559546145892023362018-05-07T06:14:53.151-04:002018-05-07T06:14:53.151-04:00Thought provoking stuff here, Rich. I think he wou...Thought provoking stuff here, Rich. I think he would have done well in the 1930's gangster films. He also had the vocal talents to have been able to enjoy a successful radio career. I think his emotive abilities as an actor would have fit well in the sound era because his face could convey more than words ever could. <br /><br />He was a one of a kind actor, and I wish he had lived longer than he did so we could have seen what he did next. <br /><br />Thanks for joining our blogathon. Maddy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-68646006616688457872018-05-06T21:30:21.137-04:002018-05-06T21:30:21.137-04:00Chaney as Frankenstein? Now there's a what-if ...Chaney as Frankenstein? Now there's a what-if story...Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-21821249625636998592018-05-06T21:29:29.104-04:002018-05-06T21:29:29.104-04:00After seeing him in LAUGH CLOWN LAUGH, I think he ...After seeing him in LAUGH CLOWN LAUGH, I think he could've transitioned to comedy, but I doubt he would've lasted long amidst a sea of gangsters, musicals and screwballs. Just a hunch.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-12941243345396917842018-05-06T21:17:37.439-04:002018-05-06T21:17:37.439-04:00Good point, Rich. I often wondered what films Lon ...Good point, Rich. I often wondered what films Lon Chaney might have made had he lived, e.g. could he have been Frankenstein? But he's so good in the silents, and those films are so remarkable, that we should be grateful for what we have.<br /><br />Thank you for joining the blogathon, and for sharing your research with us.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-78665504045768762662018-05-06T20:24:05.317-04:002018-05-06T20:24:05.317-04:00I think on a practical level Lon would have thrive...I think on a practical level Lon would have thrived in talkies, but his artistic soul was probably meant to find its embodiment in the silent era. I may not have thought that prior to reading your article. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com