Gulliver Visit at Lasky Studio Reveals Arbuckle Baby Role
Melvin Riddle visits the Lasky studio and watches Roscoe Arbuckle portray Monte Brewster as a baby in Brewster's Millions. Sets are built to proportion with Arbuckle in a giant baby carriage and high chair, showing how camera tricks create the illusion of size and age.
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Iman
Dr. Swift
Gulliver
Brobdingnag
China
Ai. Tector
Tts
Roscoe Arbuckle
Monte Brewster
Mr. Arbuckle
Joseph Henaberg
Walter Woods
Bim
Motion
Melvin Riddle
Stars and fans letters show fame and folly in film era
A newspaper voice reflects on fan mail to movie stars, noting it fuels star prestige and helps producers gauge popular roles while detailing the high cost and impractical demands. It cites Mary Pickford’s office and Lasky studio practices, warns against inappropriate requests, and repeats Betty Blythe’s advised “Dan is” list to guide courteous correspondence.
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Mary Miles Minter
Toeir
Thomas Meighan
Wallace Reid
Lasky
Mary Pickford
Mary
Los Angeles Post Office
Uncle Sam
Tony
Tommy
Fang
Betty Blythe
Dan
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