Marc Chevalier from The Fedora Lounge here. Something tells me that you would love ’30s-themed “The Cicada Club” at downtown L.A.’s Art Deco Oviatt Building. Have you been?
I used to be a regular, before life got too busy! In fact, I produced a feature-length documentary on the history of the Oviatt Building, which we were lucky enough to screen last November at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre. I’m working on a book about James Oviatt right now.
What an exciting project! I’m a member of American Cinematheque, but I fear I must have been out of the loop about your documentary! (it is quite normal, by the by, for me to be out of the loop!)
The biographies of historical Los Angelinos have long been a fascination of mine and I look forward to hearing more about your book!
Would you like a DVD copy of the Oviatt documentary? Just let me know.
Hi – thank you for writing so eloquently about the screening of Safety Last. For all of the whiz-bang CGI movies I have seen these past 15 years, I cannot recall a single one of them that inspired such shrieks and squeals from the audience as did Harold’s NINETY year old film. The audience was completely caught up with the action, and no doubt reacted just as strongly as audiences in the early 1920s must have responded. What a thrill to be a part of it all.
Thank you too for linking my name to your article about Safety Last. There are, in fact, two John D. Bengtsons, and the link you provided is to the other John D. Bengtson (how ridiculous does that sound?)
I have a blog that supplements the material in my three books about the filming locations used by Keaton, Chaplin, and Lloyd, that includes a written tour of Safety Last locations, at http://SilentLocations.Wordpress.com My blog has other tours of Hollywood silent film locations one can download.
If you are so inclined, I would be honored if you would consider revising the link about me to my blog instead.
Thanks for your wonderfully conceived “Kitty Packard Pictorial”. “Tea Break with Joan Fontaine” was thoroughly delicious. She is still stunningly beautiful (inside and out)! To say that she has and still touches us with her talent and beauty would be an under statement. We love you, Miss Fontaine. Please give her our best.
The Kitty Packard Pictorial 
Love the blog!! I think I will be making myself a Gretta Garbo martini paired with “Philadelphia Story”.
Marc Chevalier from The Fedora Lounge here. Something tells me that you would love ’30s-themed “The Cicada Club” at downtown L.A.’s Art Deco Oviatt Building. Have you been?
Hiya, Marc! Just once, ages ago, and have been positively aching to go back. I’m assuming you’re something of a regular?
I used to be a regular, before life got too busy! In fact, I produced a feature-length documentary on the history of the Oviatt Building, which we were lucky enough to screen last November at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre. I’m working on a book about James Oviatt right now.
I envy your life.
Officially.
Pea green.
😉
What an exciting project! I’m a member of American Cinematheque, but I fear I must have been out of the loop about your documentary! (it is quite normal, by the by, for me to be out of the loop!)
The biographies of historical Los Angelinos have long been a fascination of mine and I look forward to hearing more about your book!
Would you like a DVD copy of the Oviatt documentary? Just let me know.
Posi-lutely! Shoot me an email, whydon’tcha: kittypackard@rocketmail.com
I already did!
Delighted by the homage to “My Man Godfrey”. Oy, you got talent, ducky!
Would love to order some photos. Thank you.
super awesome pictures! Thanks for collecting them. More, more?
hey ! great website!
Can you tell me the brand or modelof these sunglasses??
https://kittypackard.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/when-im-69/smile/
THE YEAR WAS 1935….REGARDING MAX FACTOR…..
THIS IS IN RESPOND TO THE CONTEST REGARDING JEAN HARLOW OPENING THAT MAX FACTOR ROOM….1935 WAS THE YEAR..
Hi – thank you for writing so eloquently about the screening of Safety Last. For all of the whiz-bang CGI movies I have seen these past 15 years, I cannot recall a single one of them that inspired such shrieks and squeals from the audience as did Harold’s NINETY year old film. The audience was completely caught up with the action, and no doubt reacted just as strongly as audiences in the early 1920s must have responded. What a thrill to be a part of it all.
Thank you too for linking my name to your article about Safety Last. There are, in fact, two John D. Bengtsons, and the link you provided is to the other John D. Bengtson (how ridiculous does that sound?)
I have a blog that supplements the material in my three books about the filming locations used by Keaton, Chaplin, and Lloyd, that includes a written tour of Safety Last locations, at
http://SilentLocations.Wordpress.com My blog has other tours of Hollywood silent film locations one can download.
If you are so inclined, I would be honored if you would consider revising the link about me to my blog instead.
Thank you once again for a wonderful story.
John
Does anyone know if its possible to buy the california map from this post anywhere?
https://kittypackard.wordpress.com/tag/geography/
Thanks for your wonderfully conceived “Kitty Packard Pictorial”. “Tea Break with Joan Fontaine” was thoroughly delicious. She is still stunningly beautiful (inside and out)! To say that she has and still touches us with her talent and beauty would be an under statement. We love you, Miss Fontaine. Please give her our best.