tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post1797283175777925395..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Haunted Spooks (1920)Jacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-21882864939041288272007-07-23T16:30:00.000-04:002007-07-23T16:30:00.000-04:00Anna, you go right ahead with your review. I like...Anna, you go right ahead with your review. I like to read your posts, and film is so subjective, nobody's got the definitive answer to anything.<BR/><BR/>As for the racial stereotypes, one would have to wait a few more decades not to entirely feel like wincing at the depiction of African-Americans. We could perhaps let Ernest Morrison have the last word on this one. He left acting as an adult, but always looked back on his childhood in the movies with gratitude for giving him the then unusual opportunities for employment, fame, and a degree of wealth as well. I can't walk a mile in the man's shoes, but I can respect his journey.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-72203439567432685072007-07-23T16:18:00.000-04:002007-07-23T16:18:00.000-04:00Arghh, you beat me to it. I was going to review th...Arghh, you beat me to it. I was going to review this movie:)<BR/><BR/>Nice pick though, I really love this one, even though it's got some uncomfortable racial stereotypes in there (but hey, like you said, it used to be even worse with white actors in blackface) Lloyd is my favourite of the silent comedy Big Three for the same reasons you outlined. You really get a sense of time and place with him. He's very of the 20s.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767365234379107583noreply@blogger.com