Character Studies
Genres
Overview
Carter DeHaven announces that he will perform a series of "impressions." For each we see him applying makeup and changing the combing of his hair or putting on a wig. When he tilts his head down during each supposed makeover, up pops the actual celebrity (Keaton, Lloyd, Arbuckle, Valentino, Fairbanks, Coogan) he appears to have been making himself up as.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
6 min
Release Date
1927-11-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
6
Carter DeHaven
Self
Buster Keaton
Self (uncredited)
Harold Lloyd
Self (uncredited)
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Self (uncredited)
Rudolph Valentino
Self (uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks
Self (uncredited)
Jackie Coogan
Self (uncredited)
5.0
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6.7
Skinner's Dress Suit
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0.0
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6.7
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0.0
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0.0
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8.2
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0.0
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0.0
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5.5
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1928-11-17 | sv
3.2
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7.2
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0.0
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2.0
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0.0
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5.0
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0.0
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7.6
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5.7
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4.7
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