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You let in one or two sharks and next thing you know you're running a shark bar
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Post someone who looks good in black (the ideal colour for pondering whether to shoot a man in the back in cold blood)
A dramatically side lit Sam de Grasse in a black hat, long black frock coat, old west ribbon style bow tie and gold watch chain holds his cigar above an abandoned card table, and ponders whether to shoot a rival in the back, in 1917's "The Good Bad man"
October 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Melva Cornell. Follies of 1929 (lost film)
Long haired woman in low cut sequinned full body leotard in a beach scene reaches gracefully back over her shoulder to right of frame.
September 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Drop some HANDS
Buster Keaton fanning his crossed hands in front of his face in "The High Sign"
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Listen am I just terribly old, or did queer not used to mean homosexual?
Beautiful art, but very confused about both art choices here andwhat makes them "queer"
June 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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One of silent films' most menacing baddies turns 150 today!

Sam de Grasse appeared in over 120 films & played some stone cold classic villains.

I wrote about his work & life: what he did better than everyone else & the things I learnt watching him: silversilents.weebly.com/blog/sam-de-grasse-goat
June 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM