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What was the first film to have a fight on top of a moving train?
The earliest I could locate was a Mexican film El Tren fantasma as described here.
The General (1926) starring Buster Keaton was known for its action in a train, but I am unable to reliably establish ...
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Origin of the Mustache Twirling Villain
Whenever someone thinks about silent cinema the image of the laughing villain, twirling his mustache, and tying the hapless blonde beauty to the railroad, pops up in our collective memory. But in ...
