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Theme Month! September 2013: Vamps, Flappers and Superstars, oh my!
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Sep 4, 2013
This month is all about the top female stars of the silent era. These are the ladies who made it into the history books and are remembered to this day as the most popular actresses of their time. While I am preparing my new reviews for publication, here are some past reviews of superstar films: Da read more
Silent Take: “Batman Begins” circa 1925
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Sep 3, 2013
(click to enlarge) Whew! Finished reimagining the Nolan Batman trilogy as silent films. Here is the movie that started it all. John Gilbert is Batman, of course, and the director for all three films will be Paul Leni. Leni had a flair for dark material but he also knew how to please the crowds. An read more
Steal my stuff, would you? Try doing it with NO FINGERS! Ha! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Sep 1, 2013
Elliott Dexter’s character in A Romance of the Redwoods is not a good man or a good bad man. He is a bad bad man. You know the type. Burns people with his cigar, tries to chop off their finger, the whole enchilada. That being said, this is exactly my reaction if anyone tries to take my butte read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: 117 years ago, this was a fantasy!
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 31, 2013
And it’s directed by Alice Guy, pioneering filmmaker and all-around fascinating person! She was 23 when she made The Cabbage Fairy. The title may seem strange to modern audiences. You see, some countries have storks but others have cabbage patches. The first narrative fiction film? Maybe. Bu read more
You rogue! You cad! You naughty, naughty man! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 30, 2013
This is everything I love about John Barrymore in one convenient GIF. Here is the formula: 1 part Don Juan 1/2 part Mr. Hyde 1 part Hamlet 2 parts Daffy Duck The GIF is from Tempest, one of my favorite Barrymore vehicles. (You can read my review here) While not as zany as his performance in The Be read more
Lost Film Files #20: Prudence, the Pirate (1916)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 30, 2013
Prudence, the Pirate (1916) Status: Unknown Gladys Hulette gets another adorable vehicle in the form of Prudence, the Pirate. The plot involves a pirate-obsessed young lady who gets out of an arranged marriage by hiring a ship (complete with crew) and proclaiming herself a pirate captain. She then read more
Fun Size Review: The Cradle of Courage (1920)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 29, 2013
William S. Hart hangs up his cowboy hat in this cops-and-robbers tale of post-War San Francisco. Hart is a veteran and ex-crook who comes back from his doughboy stint a changed man. The robber is now a cop and he is forced to investigate his old friends and his own family. Good enough but no class read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: Teddy Roosevelt having fun with his horse, dogs, etc. in 1912
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 28, 2013
Teddy Roosevelt’s White House menagerie is one of the most famous aspects of his personal life. Here he is, three years after leaving office and quite a bit of the menagerie remains, it seems. TR rides and fusses over his horse and then visits with his pack of dogs. Aww! Oh, and that’s read more
You can totally trust us because we are really honest and not at all trying to cheat you. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 28, 2013
Come on, who wouldn’t trust these guys? Me, that’s who! I wouldn’t trust them. They couldn’t look less trustworthy if they were selling used cars! These scheming gentlemen are from The Doll and they are indeed up to no good. In fact, they are conspiring to steal the hero read more
Silent Take: “The Dark Knight Rises” circa 1927
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 27, 2013
You asked for it and here it is! My idea of what The Dark Knight Rises would have been like if it had been released in 1927. (You can see my poster for The Dark Knight here) John Gilbert returns as Bruce Wayne/Batman, of course but there is a whole cast of supporting players new to the film. (I gu read more
If the guy you like won’t visit your place– even when HIS place is being attacked by pirates– it’s safe to assume he’s not interested. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 27, 2013
Me? Go over there with you? No, thank you! Poor Leatrice Joy’s attempts to be a player are met with utter failure in Eve’s Leaves. The object of her affections (William Boyd) considers her pesky and would rather risk piratical attack than spend one more minute with her. I would call th read more
Fun Size Review: The Eagle (1925)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 26, 2013
Valentino, the Great Slavic Lover! Valentino’s career was revitalized by going… Russian? Yep, this Robin Hood tale turned out to be an ideal vehicle for him. Valentino is heroic, romantic and surprisingly funny (he had an underused gift for comedy). Essentially a dress rehearsal for Son read more
Feel My Pulse (1928) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 25, 2013
Bebe Daniels stars as a hypochondriac heiress who is threatened with a move to a ranch in Texas. She flees to what she thinks is a convalescent home but finds herself trapped on an island with a gang of rum runners– led by a pre-fame William Powell. Bebe doesn’t realize the danger she i read more
If you get insulted, just do this– on second thought, don’t. You’ll get arrested. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 25, 2013
More Bolshevik trash talk from the one and only William Boyd, aka Hopalong Cassidy. In case you didn’t already notice, I find this casting to be infinitely amusing. The setup is as follows: Aristocrat Elinor Fair thinks William Boyd’s muscly peasant is pretty easy on the eyes. Her fian read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: The aftermath of the Fatty Arbuckle scandal
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 24, 2013
I was reading through 1927 issues of Photoplay magazine (as one does) and I came across a capsule review for the Marion Davies vehicle The Red Mill. Here is the interesting part of the review: Here is a fairly amusing comedy with the star giving a cheery performance of the Holland hoyden. Incident read more
Your lover is dying. Suffer. (An Animated GIF for all you would-be directors)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 24, 2013
A director must be able to coax just the right performance out of actors and actresses. During the silent era, directors were even able to coach their cast while the cameras were rolling. In fact, the loss of this reassuring voice in the talkies is often cited by silent-era actors as a major reaso read more
Allow Mr. Valentino to serenade you! (Yes, quite literally, his vocal recordings survive!) Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 23, 2013
Rudolph Valentino’s early death at the height of his career was a tragedy. It also opened up a floodgate of what-if’s. Would he have survived the transition to sound? Would his career have fizzled even before that? Me? I think he would have survived. Mr. Valentino had a talent for ligh read more
Meet the Movie Bloggers! Once Upon a Screen
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 23, 2013
Welcome to a new series! As you know, I have joined several blogging organizations in the past few months and have become acquainted with many fellow movie fans. I thought it would be fun to profile some of them. I am starting with the Classic Movie Blog Association but will probably branch out. A read more
Help Wanted: The great self-nomination challenge, or, CiMBA Awards and what to do about them
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 22, 2013
I am in a bit of a quandary and was hoping that my readers would be able to help me out. I belong to the Classic Movie Blog Association and every year, they have the CiMBA awards to honor members. This is my very first year of membership so I am still finding my way around. Here’s how it wor read more
Questions from the Google: What’s a silent movie?
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Aug 22, 2013
(via gocomics.com) (via gocomics.com) I’m back with more search engine queries! This time, I am going to be answering questions related to silent films themselves. Who are the people in silent film? Number of silent movies presumed lost? Exaggerated silent film acting? How to get into silent read more