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Fun Size Review: The Sheik (1921)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 10, 2013
The Sheik himself. Sometimes goofy, sometimes creepy, occasionally romantic but always entertaining. Rudolph Valentino is a sheik who falls for an Englishwoman, Agnes Ayres. When his affections are not returned, he kidnaps her with the intention of forcing her to marry him. At first annoyed, she so read more
Introducing Fun Size Reviews
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 10, 2013
Hello, all! I tend to be a bit wordy in my movie reviews but I know that you are all busy people. So I have started writing Fun Size Reviews. I will re-review every film in 100 words or less. I am starting with my very first review, The Sheik. I will provide one picture and tell you what dessert t read more
Silent Movie Bookshelf: The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulley
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 9, 2013
The original Zorro magazine cover. Note that Zorro is not wearing a Zorro mask yet. Zorro. The character is almost 100 years old and yet he needs no introduction. California’s very own masked superhero. Righter of wrongs and fan of the basic black ensemble. Zorro’s clothing and trademar read more
Versatile Blogger Award
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 9, 2013
Shannon over at AbstractLucidity.com nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you so much for the nomination and many apologies for the delays in posting this. Here is goes! A reminder of the rules: 1. Thank the person who nominated you. 2. Include a link to their blog. 3. Select 15 new read more
Dirty Neck Meets Rope, Sea Hawk Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 8, 2013
The tables are turned and Milton Sills (who is rocking those chandelier earrings) needs to decide what to do with Wallace Beery. Hang him or let him join the crew? Well, since killing Wallace Beery when he is in “greedy slob” mode is generally frowned on (and since he vows by the ten h read more
The Sea Hawk (1924) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 8, 2013
Sir Oliver Tressilian (Milton Sills) is a retired Elizabethan privateer whose life suddenly gets shot to pieces. He is framed for murder by his own brother, dumped by his fiancee, kidnapped, sold into slavery… What I’m saying is this guy has a chip on his shoulder. So he joins up with t read more
About Silent Movies #4: The music of the silent film
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 7, 2013
It is commonly said that the phrase “silent movie” is a misnomer. To be properly appreciated, a silent movie needs appropriate musical accompaniment. But what is considered to be an “appropriate” type of music? No two silent film fans are going to quite agree on that but her read more
The Ten Holy Toe Bones, Sea Hawk Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 7, 2013
Wallace Beery stole quite a few scenes in The Sea Hawk. Here he is, trying to charm the hero (whom he has kidnapped and kept locked in his ship’s hold) into forming a profitable (for him) alliance. Vowing by the ten holy toe bones always helps matters, I think. read more
Lost Film Files #5: The Great Gatsby (1926)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 6, 2013
Trade magazine ad The Great Gatsby (1926) Status: Missing and presumed lost except for the fragments found in the film’s trailer. This is the very first film adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, filmed a mere four years after it was written. No need to make this a costume picture. The read more
Silent Star Mini Biography: Rudolph Valentino
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 5, 2013
Still mysterious after all these years… Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) Country of birth: Italy Birth name: Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d’Antonguolla The basics: A restless youth, Valentino came to America in 1913 and began motion picture work as an ex read more
Silent Movie Bookshelf: Ladies in Distress by Kalton C. Lahue
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 4, 2013
The battered cover of my reading copy. While there will always be a demand for biographies of the brightest stars of the silent era (e.g. Rudolph Valentino, Greta Garbo, Lillian Gish) their less-remembered contemporaries do not get much respect on the printed page. Enter the biographical collection read more
Silent Movie Music: Charmaine
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 4, 2013
Movie tie-ins are not a recent invention. A silent movie could have specially commissioned sheet music or an illustrated re-release of the novel it was based on. This time, I am going to focus on the music angle. Charmaine is a smash hit that was originally commissioned for the 1926 war buddy pictu read more
Silent Stars Sing: Rudolph Valentino
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 3, 2013
Valentino never made a talking picture and there is no known recording of him speaking. However, he did record several (well, two) songs. This one is Kashmiri Love Song from 1923. The recording is pretty warped but it does show that Valentino could probably have transitioned to the talkies via musi read more
Beautiful Soldiers, Mark of Zorro Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 3, 2013
That naughty Zorro! He has taken to carving his mark in the faces of soldiers who abuse their power. Noah Beery is none too pleased about this, let me tell you, and he means to do something about it. read more
Movies Silently Quarterly Report (1)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 2, 2013
Here is what happened in the first quarter of 2013: Here is a slideshow of the top favorites (give it a moment to load, especially if you have a slow connection. GIFs are not small files.) This slideshow requires JavaScript. The bottom 5 reviews. Three out of five are nautical tales. Are you trying read more
Walk the plank, ye scurvy dog! Black Pirate Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 2, 2013
Much rarer than you would think in pirate films: Douglas Fairbanks walks the plank in the technicolor silent classic The Black Pirate. (Spoiler: he lives) This GIF appears courtesy of A Modern Musketeer. Thanks, Trevor! read more
Silent Movie Bookshelf: The Sea Hawk by Rafael Sabatini
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 1, 2013
Title page of the 1924 movie tie-in edition. Let’s review another vintage swashbuckler that was turned into a silent motion picture. Rafel Sabatini was one of the most popular and prolific adventure novelists of the early twentieth century. His most famous books are Captain Blood and Scaramou read more
Hat Slap, Sea Hawk Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 1, 2013
This is what happens when you insult Elizabethan dudes. You get a hat slap and then a sword and dagger duel. Oh my! Remind me not to insult guys in starched collars and puffy shorts. (Okay, okay, sticklers, neck ruffs and trunk hose.) Oh and the letters of marque that Milton Sills refers to just m read more
Slice! Slash! Black Pirate Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 31, 2013
Douglas Fairbanks is ready for action in the two-strip Technicolor classic The Black Pirate. No one could swashbuckle quite like Doug. One question, though: If you’re spending scads of money on expensive and fussy color film, why dress the hero in black? I’m not complaining. Just curio read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: 100 years ago, this was suspense
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 31, 2013
Pioneering American filmmaker Lois Weber wrote, co-directed and starred in this 1913 film, aptly titled Suspense. The home invasion was a popular trope in films of this period. It played on audience fears in a time when lack transportation and communication meant that help could not always be on th read more