Told that he resembled a British entertainer he had never heard of, a Canadian photographer began a 26-year worldwide search for doppelgängers. The results would make a splendid anthology TV series.
Very interesting. I used to tell work associates I was meeting in public for the first time to look for the Tom Selleck lookalike. Then I’d sit back and watch them grow increasingly frustrated.
I suppose this shows that, given a large enough sample size, there will be duplicates (nearly) of even extremely complicated sequences. The really tricky part is finding them, which the internet is probably making easier.
Another unbelievable part of the article is that the view from that spot at Fort Point hasn't noticeably changed in 65 years, except for the style of the boats in the Bay.
In regards to Vertigo. I could never buy into that movie. because Stewarts character was supposed to be a trained detectie yet seemed to be remarkably naive. Plus everything in it looked liked it was on a movie set. The big question always seemed to be what happened to Barbara Bel Geddes.
One thing I always wondered about is that how much of the resemblance is the same in real life as in the photos. Photos are two dimensional representations of three dimensional objects. Hence the cry of "that doesn't look like me!" Photos tend to be both exaggerate and lessen certain features. I noticed in the photo of the two woman that there nose's were very different. The photos of the two "Wests" were very much closer. I went to school with some identical twins and could always tell them apart. It isn't just a resemblance but how they smiled or moved their hands. I think some of it may be the same as when you see a woman dressed up and with makeup on and then you see them sans makeup. They can quite easily look like completely different people.
I ran into mine in the late 60's at a movie theater and have to say it really was a strange experience for both of us and the friends we were with. Sadly, this was before a cellphone, so I have no record of it other than in my head. Everyone was gob smacked at our twin appearance and the really weird thing was I have a mole on my chin, and he had a lookalike mole on his cheek about an inch above the location of mine. Crazy world ain't it. The movie was starting, and everyone went back to their seats and I never saw this handsome guy again. This was back when they mercifully didn't run braindead ads before the picture and had the curtain closed and the houselights up. Those were the days. I've always wondered what happened to him.
I can't stop looking at that first photo! Surreal. And then to read about the chance train meeting makes it even more unbelievable.
I have no doubt that Rod Serling would have crafted a wonderful 30 minute episode from this. "Submitted for your approval....."
It is mesmerizing. If you look at the many articles on Brunelle, this is the most common header photo.
I also should have mentioned that, especially when you two were younger, the DH resemblance is notable.
Very interesting. I used to tell work associates I was meeting in public for the first time to look for the Tom Selleck lookalike. Then I’d sit back and watch them grow increasingly frustrated.
I suppose this shows that, given a large enough sample size, there will be duplicates (nearly) of even extremely complicated sequences. The really tricky part is finding them, which the internet is probably making easier.
Another unbelievable part of the article is that the view from that spot at Fort Point hasn't noticeably changed in 65 years, except for the style of the boats in the Bay.
I visited Fort Point around 15 years ago. I had a similar sense that it was exactly as in the film.
In regards to Vertigo. I could never buy into that movie. because Stewarts character was supposed to be a trained detectie yet seemed to be remarkably naive. Plus everything in it looked liked it was on a movie set. The big question always seemed to be what happened to Barbara Bel Geddes.
One thing I always wondered about is that how much of the resemblance is the same in real life as in the photos. Photos are two dimensional representations of three dimensional objects. Hence the cry of "that doesn't look like me!" Photos tend to be both exaggerate and lessen certain features. I noticed in the photo of the two woman that there nose's were very different. The photos of the two "Wests" were very much closer. I went to school with some identical twins and could always tell them apart. It isn't just a resemblance but how they smiled or moved their hands. I think some of it may be the same as when you see a woman dressed up and with makeup on and then you see them sans makeup. They can quite easily look like completely different people.
Practically every point you raise was discussed in my essay on Vertigo: https://graboyes.substack.com/p/suspension-of-disbelief. And we do sort of know what happens to Bel Geddes
https://youtu.be/VJBSSkn0Ldw?si=mRb6-0Rx_-wTphYs That ending was required in Europe, where movie codes prohibited bad guys from getting away in the end.
If Hitchcock were still alive, he would do wonders with "The Image in the Mirror" by Dorothy Sayers.
I ran into mine in the late 60's at a movie theater and have to say it really was a strange experience for both of us and the friends we were with. Sadly, this was before a cellphone, so I have no record of it other than in my head. Everyone was gob smacked at our twin appearance and the really weird thing was I have a mole on my chin, and he had a lookalike mole on his cheek about an inch above the location of mine. Crazy world ain't it. The movie was starting, and everyone went back to their seats and I never saw this handsome guy again. This was back when they mercifully didn't run braindead ads before the picture and had the curtain closed and the houselights up. Those were the days. I've always wondered what happened to him.
Cool story.