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Block_Me_Amadeus t1_j6i5c78 wrote

Reply to comment by No_Video6728 in Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Al St. John, 1918. Once his deadpan persona became established, Keaton avoided smiling in front of a camera. by L0st_in_the_Stars

Instead of speculating wildly, look it up. ;) He could only direct, and under a pseudonym. After the false accusations (supported by the lies of a totally unreliable, likely bribed witness), his name was box office poison. He died from the stress.

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Block_Me_Amadeus t1_j6i4zno wrote

Reply to comment by Mohingan in Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Al St. John, 1918. Once his deadpan persona became established, Keaton avoided smiling in front of a camera. by L0st_in_the_Stars

(Copying my comment from another thread)

Guyliner. It's dark/black eye makeup around light eyes in sunlight, which is creating a weird effect. In silent films of this era, it was VERY common to still employ "heavy stage makeup" techniques because the camera/film quality was so low that features and facial expressions were in serious danger of getting lost.

Check out Rudy Valentino's heavy guyliner (for example, "The Shiek," 1921) as an example.

Groucho Marx wore literal greasepaint as a mustache-- granted, it was partly for comic effect, but it's an example of heavy stage makeup making its way into the movies.

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Block_Me_Amadeus t1_j6i4uly wrote

Reply to comment by idickbutts in Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Al St. John, 1918. Once his deadpan persona became established, Keaton avoided smiling in front of a camera. by L0st_in_the_Stars

Guyliner. It's dark/black eye makeup around light eyes in sunlight, which is creating a weird effect. In silent films of this era, it was VERY common to still employ "heavy stage makeup" techniques because the camera/film quality was so low that features and facial expressions were in serious danger of getting lost.

Check out Rudy Valentino's heavy guyliner (for example, "The Shiek," 1921) as an example.

Groucho Marx wore literal greasepaint as a mustache-- granted, it was partly for comic effect, but it's an example of heavy stage makeup making its way into the movies.

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