tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620252903929641270.post7653765840170062998..comments2024-03-28T00:21:58.242-07:00Comments on ithankyou: Doug and Dutch… The Matrimaniac (1916)Ithankyouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02086320524288957830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620252903929641270.post-3850624858447753342013-12-08T10:15:38.180-08:002013-12-08T10:15:38.180-08:00I agree - it's a light-hearted joy throughout ...I agree - it's a light-hearted joy throughout and makes you want to go out climbing buildings and running after locomotives! <br /><br />I think Lloyd may have learned a lot from Fairbanks' style, that near miss train shot reminded me of a similar moment in For Heaven's Sake. Both the epitome of brave performers!Ithankyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086320524288957830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620252903929641270.post-51279796796315559492013-12-08T07:37:29.155-08:002013-12-08T07:37:29.155-08:00I think I'd call this my favorite of the pre-s...I think I'd call this my favorite of the pre-swashbuckling Douglas Fairbanks films.<br /><br />I wonder whether Harold Lloyd saw it -- he was still floundering at the time with his "Lonesome Luke" shorts, a none-too-successful knock-off of Chaplin's Tramp. <i>The Matrimaniac</i> could serve as a blueprint for such films as <i>For Heaven's Sake</i> or <i>safety Last</i>.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.com