Brent Lewis
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"More than 500 spectators showed up to watch the filming of the spectacular sequence that started with the train puffing down the track at about 35 mi
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les on hour G. E. Eckstrom, a 'well-known engineer,' leapt off after sounding 'a long drawn whistle blast as the swan song of locomotive engine No. 4,' which, upon collision with the obsolete rolling stock purchased for the sole purpose of maximum wreckage, performed acrobatics never before staged for the screen. Estimates of costs for the 100 feet of film shot that day range from $10,000 to $25,000 quite a considerable pile of douglass back them for a minute or so of screen time.... "The Whip premiered at the Centreville Opera House in September 1917. Its initial run was extended when hundreds of curious hometown moviegoers showed up to see the Eastern Share's inaugural onscreen appearance.... "Everyone has their favorite movies. Some people love lowbrow slapstick comedies, while others prefer exquisitely presented Oscarbait tearjerkers. Action flicks might be their cup of high-octane tea, or maybe they prefer to shiver through horror movies, sing along with musicals, or swoon over iconic romances from yesteryear. No matter what kind of movie fan a person might be, turns out there's one kind of movie almost everybody enjoys. The kind filmed in their backyard." Book jacket.
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