Kevin Brownlow indicated (via the documentary CHAPLIN'S GOLIATH) that Eric Campbell had worked for three days on AMARILLY OF CLOTHESLINE ALLEY before his fatal automobile accident in December 1917. While I would suspect all of Eric's footage was deleted, there's always the slim chance he can still be spotted in a stray long shot here or there. Anyone spot that gentle giant in this Mary Pickford film?
In a similar vein, there is an ensemble photo of the Chaplin Company in late 1917 (including Eric), with Albert Austin in costume as the genie for HOW TO MAKE MOVIES. Did any footage of Campbell ever turn up from the footage found, other than the discarded golf sequence (which reportedly was filmed for Mutual)?
Thanks for any light that can be shed on this!
Ed Watz
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Posted 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago
quasidog
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Don' t recall seeing him, (kinda hard to miss!) but it gives me the excuse to watch it again however
Pickford Nut
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Posted 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago
Don't Panic
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I saw Amarilly in a 35mm print at the National Gallery of Art a few years ago. Try as I might, no trace of Eric was to be seen.
Rob Farr
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Posted 3 Months, 2 Weeks ago
David9
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It might have been considered bad taste to include indicental glimpses of a recently deceased actor in a film
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