John Bengtson, Modern-Day Silent-Film Sleuth, Dies at 68
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Enamored of stars like Charlie Chaplin, he matched outdoor scenes from their movies to contemporary locales, creating a visual record of vanished cityscapes.
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In 1995, while watching a Keaton box set on Laserdisc, Mr. Bengtson recognized a steep street in San Francisco during a chase scene in “Day Dreams” (1922). He hit pause, set up a camera on a tripod, took a photo and then drove to the spot: Lombard Street, whose famous curves were added after the film was made.
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