Never has a “keep space for jesus” gesture hurt me so much😩
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Catching a storied criminal and never once stopped smoking his cigarette
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“Sherlock Holmes” (1916) was a production for Essanay Studios when they were still based in Chicago before the studio completely moved operations to California in favor of better weather.
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As if I needed another reason to not smoke cigars🤢- not alerting my pursuers is now one of them!
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The realization that the cast and crew of “Sherlock Holmes” (1916) likely didn’t see or at least ride in a car until they were adults just 🤯
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A form of Anglicanised martial arts self defence in the Victorian era known as Bartitsu. It was a mishmash of jujitsu, kickboxing, regular boxing,ect. that was popular with Victorian era gentlemen due to ACD’s “Sherlock Holmes”stories
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The crew from Essanay’s Chicago contingent (directors Arthur Berthelet & William Postance and scenario writer H. S. Sheldon) followed Gillette’s lead- including the use of theatrical tricks like “Pepper’s Ghost”
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What we think of when we imagine Sherlock Holmes (smoking robe, deerstalker hat, pipe, daring physicality, “Oh, this is elementary, my dear fellow”, etc) comes from his stage work.
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He became world famous for his re-interpretation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, who he portrayed on stage & on screen for a total of 32 non consecutive years and over 1,000 live performances.
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“Sherlock Holmes” (1916) stars American actor, playwright and stage manager William Gillette.
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“Sherlock Holmes” (1916) was considered lost until 2014 when a copy was found in the archives of Paris’s Cinémathèque Française. It was then restored & made its contemporary theater premiere at 2015 The San Francisco #SilentFilm Festival
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And now our feature presentation: “Sherlock Holmes” (1916) (tinyurl.com/yexuk25p) directed by Arthur Berthelet
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