Keystone Camera Company History
Unsuspecting extras go down in film history
When a little-known actor named Charlie Chaplin first donned what would become his trademark costume, the crowd at the Venice children’s pushmobile race paid little heed to the disruptive ‘Tramp.’ Angelenos take it for granted that at some point in the near future, their lives will be interrupted by a film shoot. Whether it’s traffic blocked by location trucks, cables outside an old downtown …