John Bengtson Trailers
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies TrailerHarold Lloyd: Big Man on Campus TrailerSilent Echoes: College Trailer
Most Popular John Bengtson Trailers
Total trailers found: 12
The General: Tour of Filming Locations Trailer (2009)
10 November 2009
In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, pinpoints the locations used in the filming of The General and offers glimpses of how they look today.
Harold Lloyd: Big Man on Campus Trailer (2014)
25 March 2014
This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Visions: Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd, looks at the locations used for the college and football scenes in The Freshman, and features rare behind-the-scenes still from Lloyd's archive.
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies Trailer (2020)
16 June 2020
Time Travelers, a new documentary by Daniel Raim featuring interviews with John Bengtson and film historian Marc Wanamaker, reveals newly discovered connections between Buster Keaton’s MGM debut and the earliest films of his career.
Three Ages: Tour of Filming Locations Trailer (2010)
16 November 2010
This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations where Keaton's 1923 comedy feature Three Ages was filmed in Hollywood, USC, and Los Angeles.
Silent Echoes: College Trailer (2013)
12 August 2013
This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations where Keaton's 1927 comedy feature College was filmed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Orange County.
Safety Last!: Locations and Effects Trailer (2013)
19 June 2013
In this short documentary produced for the Criterion Collection, Oscar-winning visual-effects expert Craig Barron and film writer John Bengtson, author of Silent Visions, discuss the unique stunts, locations, and effects seen in Harold Lloyd's comedy masterpiece Safety Last! (1923).
Silent Echoes Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
Four visual essays by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson identifying Buster Keaton's shooting locations for his many short films produced between 1920-1923, many in the streets surrounding his former Hollywood studio, the same studio where, a few years earlier, Charlie Chaplin had made his brilliant series of Mutual shorts.
Silent Echoes: Seven Chances Trailer (2011)
13 December 2011
In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, provides a tour of where Seven Chances was filmed, comparing archival images with contemporary photos, and sharing stories of Mrs.
Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin Trailer (2010)
23 November 2010
Documentary on Hollywood in the time of Chaplin.
Sherlock Jr.: Tour of Filming Locations Trailer (2010)
16 November 2010
This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations where Keaton's 1924 comedy feature Sherlock Jr.
Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin Trailer (2010)
23 November 2010
Documentary on Hollywood in the time of Chaplin.
Silent Traces: Modern Times Trailer (2010)
14 November 2010
In this visual essay, John Bengtson, author of Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin, tours the locations used in Modern Times through photographs, vintage maps, and film clips, revealing what Chaplin's camera captured of the backdrop to the silent era and how things have changed.
