First occurence of Twin Actors/Actresses?
Several movies feature twin characters as Comedians/ Villains/ Hero/ Heroins. I want to know what is the first movie which first used twin characters in it?
NB- In reality, they maybe real-life or maybe fictional twins. It would not matter as long as they are twins in movies.
Best Answer
The oldest I can find is a 1921 silent drama movie, Don't Tell Everything (IMDb entry here)
De Briac twins (Charles De Briac and Raymond De Briac) starred in this movie. They also starred in The Bachelor Daddy (1922), Daddies (1924), Every man for himself (1924)
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Actors like Nicolas Cage, Lindsay Lohan, and Bette Midler have played sets of twins in movies. Other stars like Lisa Kudrow, Troian Bellisario, and Mark Ruffalo have played their own twins on TV series. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.How do they film twin scenes with one actor?
This is the traditional twin technique you probably associate with "The Parent Trap." You shoot the scene twice, with the actor and a stand-in switching places, then combine the two strips of film into one. To disguise the seam, filmmakers make use of background elements in the shot, like a doorframe.Why are twins used for child actors?
Also, according to California law, child actors between the age of two to six are only allowed to work three hours a day, and babies under two can only work two hours per day. With a twin, you can double that time and finish filming scenes faster and more efficiently.How do they act twins in movies?
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The oldest I found is The Iron Mask(1929). It is part-talkie adventure film. But I couldn't find any article to justify it yet. William Bakewell appeared as the royal twins.
The other one I found is The Black Room (1935 film) which is a full talkie film. This movie stars Boris Karloff in a dual role as twin brothers.
Answer 3
There were a ton of silent films that featured twins. Many used double exposures so that the same actor could play both roles. Two very early examples are THE CORSICAN BROTHERS (1912) where George Lessey played both twins, and MERELY A MILLIONAIRE (1912) where Hobart Bosworth played both roles. Both of these were short nickelodeon films.
Since 75% of all silent films are lost, it is very difficult to definitively state that something is the "first" of anything. THE UK film THE CORSICAN BROTHERS (1898) was one of the first to use double exposures, which allowed an actor to play a ghost of his twin.
Madeline and Marion Fairbanks were real-life twins who starred in many films at the Thanhouser studio. Their first film was THE TWINS (1912). They were in over 40 films together.
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