tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943857813487857438.post7282914767080596295..comments2024-03-24T07:04:47.303-07:00Comments on Dear Old Hollywood: The Chaplin StudiosRobby Cresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535820211830339224noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943857813487857438.post-79093689450349319282016-09-11T12:02:33.220-07:002016-09-11T12:02:33.220-07:00I walked past the Chaplain studios on my way to sc...I walked past the Chaplain studios on my way to school at Blessed Sacrament parochial school on Sunset Blvd. That was in the early 50's. My mother ran a boarding house about two blocks away from the studio. Many boarders worked at Chaplain Studios.<br /><br />The most outrageous thing I witnessed was two WWll fighter planes in a mock dogfight over the Chaplain Studios. Even at 12 years old, that struck me as pretty reckless..even for Hollywood.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461264116657606212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943857813487857438.post-86477324858156329602011-03-06T09:59:05.441-08:002011-03-06T09:59:05.441-08:00Hey Rob
I just posted another comment elsewhere. ...Hey Rob<br /><br />I just posted another comment elsewhere. My Chaplin location book Silent Traces has a lengthy chapter about the Chaplin Studio. I was given a private tour, and so have maps, aerial photos, and many comparison photos of how the studio looked in Chaplin's private movies to how it looks today.<br /><br />John BengtsonSilent Echoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301369744593765382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943857813487857438.post-36194215246701263822009-02-09T08:50:00.000-08:002009-02-09T08:50:00.000-08:00Awesome post, Rob. Was very entertained by the hi...Awesome post, Rob. Was very entertained by the history of Chaplin Studios.<BR/><BR/>-Trott FelipeBrianLaesch.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463749490062736438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943857813487857438.post-17635881349845540912009-02-07T10:35:00.000-08:002009-02-07T10:35:00.000-08:00I love Chaplin, so naturally I am dying to see the...I love Chaplin, so naturally I am dying to see the studios myself! Awesome post :)Sarah Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896687782349327373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943857813487857438.post-44258561610429289582009-02-06T07:23:00.000-08:002009-02-06T07:23:00.000-08:00Wow that snow covered shot is amazing!!Wow that snow covered shot is amazing!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943857813487857438.post-63704811822320100412009-02-04T17:43:00.000-08:002009-02-04T17:43:00.000-08:00Interesting. The architecture is unusual especiall...Interesting. The architecture is unusual especially for California. It must be global warming. I know you've always had an interest in Chaplain. Keep it the good work.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826428366424218015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943857813487857438.post-11538475405808328112009-02-04T11:41:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:41:00.000-08:00Smashing post, love the Chaplain studios covered i...Smashing post, love the Chaplain studios covered in snow, it's rare here too we just had the heaviest snow coverage in 18 years.Miss Matildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079027698709659782noreply@blogger.com