The 12-minute-long "The Great Train Robbery," released in 1903, "was the 'Titanic' of its day," says Marc Wanamaker, a Hollywood historian who owns and curates the Bison Archives, a production and research consulting organization. "Going all the way back to the beginning of the film industry . . . many films had plots that involved trains or used trains for crucial scenes. There's a constant fascination with trains. In some films, the train itself was the star."
Read the story here: http://www.latimes.com/theguide/events-and-festivals/la-etw-railroad17-2009nov17,0,253053.story
Comments