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By Fritzi Kramer on March 4, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review One of the most influential and popular silent films, Caligari is also spectacularly weird entertainment. From the expressionist sets to the powerful acting to the slippery plot, this film is a unique experience from beginning to end. Ofte read more

By Fritzi Kramer on March 3, 2014 in After the Silents, Blog Poverty row. That phrase gets thrown around a lot but what does it mean? Basically, poverty row studios were smaller concerns that specialized in producing inexpensive motion pictures. Both faded stars and fresh-faced up-and-comers would read more

By Fritzi Kramer on March 2, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Review Snow-skinned princesses and dwarfs combine forces once more in the straightforward version of the classic fairy tale. 1910′s favorite Marguerite Clark is the title character, Creighton Hale is the prince and a very young Richard B read more

By Fritzi Kramer on March 1, 2014 in Blog, Theme Month I have made any secret of the fact that musicals are absolutely not my cup of Darjeeling. Well, did you know that a good number of famous musicals were silent movies first? It’s true and we are going to be taking a closer look at them all read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 28, 2014 in Video Of course, any good silent fan knows that Ben Hur was not just a 1959 epic. The 1925 version starred Ramon Novarro and was one of the most lavish films of the silent era. But that wasn’t the first version of the story either. This Ben Hur was mad read more

This has been a very wild ride! The Silent Director Tournament has been the most competitive to date but there can only be one winner. I must say, I was shocked by the number of upsets and eliminations in this event. I honestly expected one of the darker directors to win the day, especially since t read more

The ideal ensemble for a movie star in 1925? A string of beads and a smile! I like this feature (from Photoplay) because it really fulfills our expectations of what stylish ladies of the 1920′s wore. While beads and fringe are not as common as “flapper” Halloween costumes would in read more

It’s here at last! The final round of the silent director tournament is here. Once again, we had a wild ride to the finish. I truly appreciate everyone’s passion and their votes. It really shows that silent films are still alive and well to their fans. I applaud you! But now it is time read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 24, 2014 in Blog, Events, News Things are going to be fun for the next few months! I have signed up for a long list of amazing blogathons. In fact, I have signed up for so many that I decided I needed to write a post to keep everything straight in my own head. Ready? Le read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 24, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor The Road to Yesterday features William Boyd as a two-fisted minister who is wooing a flapper. This does not sit well with her current fiance and there is a bit of a scuffle between the boys. This was Boyd’s first major role and he is r read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 23, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Review Cecil B. DeMille’s first feature from his shiny new studio, The Road to Yesterday is the epic tale of two couples, marital strife, a fiery train wreck, flappers, ministers and a touch of time travel. You know, keeping things s read more

Well, that was certainly exciting! Round one of the Silent Director Torunament is over and it is time to announce the winners in their respective classes! The winners of round one have been matched up for round two The next round will be the finale, winner take all. Oh, and just a reminder: The sel read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 22, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Reginald Denny plays a hypochondriac who is being bilked out of his inheritance by swindlers. Things go awry when Denny falls for his pretty nurse (Mary Astor) and becomes an adrenaline junkie in order to impress her. What if he dies b read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 21, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor This scene cracked me up so much! It’s from The Road to Yesterday, a spectacularly cheesy DeMille film from 1925. Vera Reynolds is on the run from Joseph Schildkraut (it’s a long story) and he does not like to be ignored. The loo read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 20, 2014 in Video Review 2 My third video review! William S. Hart’s apocalyptic western is considered a classic of the genre. It features a suspenseful build-up, a fiery climax and an 18-year old John Gilbert in a supporting role. I recommend checking it out even read more

Update: The polls are closed. Please check out the winners and vote in Round 2. Well, we have our champions in the silent leading man and silent leading lady tournaments. Now it’s time to name the champion silent film director. As before, these directors all have films that I have available f read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 19, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor The unexpected benefits of posing as an automaton: You can be as snotty as you like and no one can do anything about it. I mean, what are they going to do? Punish a machine? Ossi Oswalda is truly delightful in Ernst Lubitsch’s 1919 com read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 18, 2014 in Video Well now, here’s a combination of performers I’ll bet you didn’t expect. D.W. Griffith directs Mary Pickford as a naive maid and Mack Sennett as a slick character who swindles her with promises of marriage. Griffith regular mom-type K read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 17, 2014 in Article, Blog, Silent Life I think it is safe to say that American tastebuds have changed since the silent era. Items that we commonly enjoy today (yogurt, chocolate chip cookies, hummus, sushi) were either exotic items or not yet invented. Good luck finding read more

By Fritzi Kramer on February 16, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Review, Silents vs Talkies The feature film came to Hollywood with this 1914 oater about a British gent who takes the blame for a crime and heads out west. He romances and marries a Native American but finds himself conflicted when an oppo read more