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Fun Size Review: Feel My Pulse (1928)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 7, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 7, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Bebe Daniels is a hypochondriac heiress who ends up staying on an island with a gang of bootleggers, who are led by a pre-stardom William Powell. Of course, Bebe is more interested in Richard Arlen, another gangster who seems a bit too nice to be read more
She always plays peekaboo… right before she shoots you. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 6, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 6, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Phyllis Haver was the silver screen’s first Roxie Hart and does she ever own the part! The 1927 version of Chicago is a mad bit of twenties wildness and Miss Haver’s performance is a huge part of what makes it a success. The plot, if read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: Buster Keaton’s boys in 1926
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 5, 2014
Aww! Look at the little cuties! Little Joseph and Robert were soon to be embroiled in the bitter divorce of their parents but let’s take a moment to appreciate how darling they were, as pictured in Motion Picture Magazine. They are described as two of the loveliest children in the film colony read more
Photoplay Cookbook: Joan Crawford’s “French Banana Salad”
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 4, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 4, 2014 in Article, Blog, Feature, Photoplay Cookbook Welcome to the first entry in my new series! I am going to be cooking my way through the 1929 Photoplay cookbook (recipes of the stars!) and you are invited to tag along. (I will be listing all the recipes I test on thi read more
You’ve got me dancing on the table! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 3, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 3, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor First of all, a big “THANK YOU!” to all the talented participants of the ongoing Snoopathon. You are wonderful and I couldn’t have done it without you. The GIF is from Lubitsch’s The Merry Jail (review here) and the dancer read more
Theme Month! June 2014: Russia
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 3, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 3, 2014 in Blog, Theme Month When silent Russian cinema is mentioned, it is likely that Sergei Eisenstein will be the first name that comes up. Eisenstein was a supremely talented director and remains an important figure in world cinema but the history of film in Russia is read more
Hotel Imperial (1927) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 1, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on June 1, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review, Silents vs Talkies Pola Negri plays a hotel chambermaid who finds herself the accomplice of an Austrian officer trapped behind enemy lines. There are spies, an assassination and much skulking about the corridors of the titular read more
The Snoopathon: A Blogathon of Classic Spies
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Jun 1, 2014
It’s here at last! Spies, spies and more spies! Enjoy the wonderful posts, they are sure to leave you in a sneaky mood. For your reading pleasure, I have separated the posts into fun categories. Some films fit more than one category so I did a mental coin flip to decide where they should go. read more
Drink like you mean it! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 31, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 31, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Agda Nielson’s naughty maid, Mizi, is one of the highlights of The Merry Jail. She manages to crash a ball (with a dress “borrowed” from her employer) and proceeds to down champagne like it’s cola. Well, when someone else read more
The Snoopathon is this Sunday!
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 30, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 30, 2014 in Blog, Blogathon, Events Well, it’s almost here. This Sunday will kick off the Snoopathon, a three day celebration of cinema spies. Here are a few things to keep in mind: Participants, please send me a link to your post by whatever communication method you p read more
New Feature: Cooking with the (silent) stars
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 29, 2014
Readers, I am the proud owner of the 1929 edition of Photoplay’s Cook Book: 150 Favorite Recipes of the Stars. The slim volume is packed with recipes from silent stars, famous to obscure, and with recipes that are an equally mixed lot. The first edition of the cookbook had only 100 recipes. I read more
Fun Size Review: The Doll (1919)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 28, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 28, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Ernst Lubitsch wows again with a surreal bit of comedy concerning a determined bachelor who buys a doll to pose as his wife, thus avoiding actually having to marry. The only problem is that the doll is a live woman, comedy star Ossi Oswalda. read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: 113 years ago, this was British comedy
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 27, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 27, 2014 in Video 4 Considered by many to be the first extreme close-up, The Big Swallow (1901) is also an excellent example of the glorious absurdity to be found in British film. It was directed by James Williamson. Note that the gentleman who objects to being filmed does read more
It’s working, shutup willya? Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 26, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 26, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Phyllis Haver’s wonderfully expressive face is one of the great assets of the 1927 film version of Chicago (yes, that Chicago). Her Roxie Hart is a somewhat homicidal gal with a heart of pure granite. In this case, she is hiding from the bi read more
The Dragon Painter (1919) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 25, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 25, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Sessue Hayakawa headlines a story of art and madness. It’s all about a crazy painter who dreams of finding his princess– and the problems that arise when he finally does win her. Made by Hayakawa’s own producti read more
Fun Size Review: Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 23, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 23, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Jimmy Valentine cracks safes for a living. He’s good at it. He likes it. However, the law takes a different view and it’s off to Sing Sing. Valentine talks his way out of prison by pretending to be honest… and then discover read more
After the Silents: The Glass Key (1942)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 22, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 22, 2014 in After the Silents, Blog, Feature, Talkie Review Ladd and Lake together again! While I am not a noir expert by any means, I do like to watch something from the seedy side of Hollywood on occasion. The Glass Key is a kind of pre-noir hybrid that boasts some impress read more
What do Nancy and the Mounties have in common? They always get their man! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 21, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 21, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Disclaimer: Yes, I am aware that the “always get their man” slogan is more Hollywood than reality but I beg the indulgence of my Canadian readers in this instance. Upstream is one of the lost movies that was recovered during a 2010 ex read more
Unboxing the Silents: The Max Linder Collection
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 20, 2014
The popular narrative regarding film comedy is that funny movies started out with coarse slapstick and slowly evolved into something a little more refined. Well, that’s all poppycock and my evidence is Max Linder, a sophisticated French comedian who has just received a spiffy new collection a read more
Dear Movies Silently, Why are silent movies so boring?
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 19, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on May 19, 2014 in Video 6 There is one word that comes up again and again when silent movies are discussed by non-fans: boring. This video addresses the misconception head-on– and has clips to prove that silent movies were a lot of things but boring was not one of them! I h read more