Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Al St. John, 1918. Once his deadpan persona became established, Keaton avoided smiling in front of a camera.clce t1_j6jt8b2 wrote
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Exactly right. Especially in silent film where you had to convey meaning, emotion, and humor with just your body, movements and especially facial expressions, you had to make sure that the audience, stage or film could pick up on your expressions
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