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turdferguson3891 t1_j6kzlj3 wrote

Reply to comment by bremidon 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

It wasn't distance so much as court jurisdiction. The west coast courts weren't as friendly to Edison. But even the studios that were part of Edison's patent trust started shooting in California during the winter pretty early on. Other places were tried like Florida (too tropical) but LA emerged as a go to pretty early on because of climate, varied geography (mountains, desert, ocean) and because LA was in a boom period at the time so it was growing large enough to have the resources to support the industry.

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norrisrw OP t1_j6kymy9 wrote

Reply to comment by FrootLoopSoup in Piano lounge on the Hindenburg, 1930s by norrisrw

Since the buoyancy of Zeppelin-class airships was due to hydrogen, open flame was strictly prohibited on board. As an alternative, electric lighters were available for passengers and crew. They were corded and some were retractable, and they used a heated coil similar to automotive lighters.

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clce t1_j6kxphs wrote

Reply to comment by turdferguson3891 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

Yeah, that's probably true. Besides that, I don't think you can just avoid a whole lawsuit by slipping over the border. It's maybe a bit of a romance fantasy, maybe echoing the western trope of someone being pursued by the police and making it across the county line or more significantly across the Rio grande. I find it hard to imagine that back in the wild West, at sheriff posse or military contingent would simply let you go because you crossed the border. Much more likely they would hunt you down, string you up, and return your body and say they caught you just shy of the border. But it makes for a good movie scene

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FILLYFINGERZ t1_j6kx7bj wrote

Reply to Andy Kaufman - 1970s by TheMegaSage

He is supposedly buried in my home town. I went to visit his grave once. It say Kaufman on the tombstone but who is really in there is the question......Muhahahahahah!

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turdferguson3891 t1_j6kwu0c wrote

Reply to comment by clce 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

As far as I've heard the proximity to Mexico thing is mostly a myth. In a 1910s car on 1910s roads I think it would have taken half a day to get to the border, if that were the motivation you'd just put the studio in San Diego.

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