Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Images of Louis B. Mayer

Here's Buster Keaton (getting on in years) describing Louis B. Mayer's theatrics.

And here is a rather humorous scene from the Coen Brother's movie Barton Fink that features a caricature of Mayer (I think).

For anyone interested in the experience of American novelists in Hollywood during the the '30s, Barton Fink is a must-see. It's portrayal of a Faulkner-like character is particularly great. Several of the scenes are loosely based on Faulkner's real experiences in Tinseltown.

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