so what did you think of four devils?

Posted on April 20, 2012 | 3 Comments

Preview audience comment card for 4 Devils. 1928.

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3 responses to “so what did you think of four devils?”

  1. serviceton's avatar serviceton | April 23, 2012 at 1:35 am | Reply

    Great Lost Films . . .
    I had no idea this kind of audience testing back in the 20’s

  2. serviceton's avatar serviceton | April 23, 2012 at 1:37 am | Reply

    ahem .. – I had no idea *they did* this kind of audience testing back in the 20’s

    • chainedandperfumed's avatar chainedandperfumed | April 23, 2012 at 10:01 am | Reply

      I’m not sure I did either. I know that Keaton would preview his films for audiences and expanded the falling rocks segment of Seven Chances when the audience laughed at something that he hadn’t expected. but I’m not sure it was done so formally. Show business, I guess.

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