Elgin Leslie

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as cinematographer. The films the hosts said they shot, which the two lists below run through too: Sherlock, Jr. (1924); The Navigator (1924).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Houdini: 1 line

  1. unmapped (borrowed magic bits) · through Sherlock, Jr. (1924), which they shot: Houdini ⇒ Sherlock, Jr. (the host's read). The dream sequence let Keaton use vaudeville and Houdini-style magic bits in a movie grounded in reality.
    “there were magic bits that he knew from vaudeville, from Houdini and other magicians”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Sherlock Jr. / The Navigator with James Urbaniak · 0:53:54 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Merton of the Movies (stage play): 1 line

  1. lineage (possible source) · through Sherlock, Jr. (1924), which they shot: Merton of the Movies (stage play) ⇒ Sherlock, Jr. (the host's read). Keaton had seen a satiric play that may have given him the idea of a story set around a movie theater.
    “there's a satiric play apparently called Merton of the movies.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Sherlock Jr. / The Navigator with James Urbaniak · 0:53:06 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Rudolph Valentino: 1 line

  1. unmapped (namesake) · through Sherlock, Jr. (1924), which they shot: Rudolph Valentino ⇒ Sherlock, Jr. (the host's read). The villain is called the Sheik after Valentino.
    “the sheik's so named because a la Rudolph Valentino.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Sherlock Jr. / The Navigator with James Urbaniak · 1:07:31 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Cabin Boy (1994): 1 line

  1. unmapped (same setup) · through The Navigator (1924), which they shot: The Navigator ⇒ Cabin Boy (the host's read). A fancy lad must prove he is a tough man at sea, a setup that Cabin Boy repeats while looking like a Harryhausen movie.
    “Chris Elliott and Adam Resnick's cabin boy is such a Buster Keaton setup.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Sherlock Jr. / The Navigator with James Urbaniak · 1:51:04 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

What's Up, Doc? (1972): 1 line

  1. lineage (homage) · through Sherlock, Jr. (1924), which they shot: Sherlock, Jr. ⇒ What's Up, Doc? (the host's read). The Chinese-dragon bicycle chase in What's Up, Doc? is a complete homage to the stag-party sequence.
    “The bicycled Chinese dragon sequence and what's up dog is complete homage to this sequence.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Sherlock Jr. / The Navigator with James Urbaniak · 1:38:39 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Photography (2) everyone in photography

What was said about them, by kind

people (1)

  1. people (cinematographer collaboration): Sherlock, Jr. → Elgin Leslie. Keaton and his long-term DP set up the black-velvet and matched-position effects together.
    “Shout out to his long-term DP.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Sherlock Jr. / The Navigator with James Urbaniak · 1:22:31 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.