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Silent Movie Star Mini Biography: Conrad Veidt
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 20, 2013
Dubbed The King of the Gooseflesh in Germany… Conrad Veidt (1893-1943) Country of birth: Germany The basics: Conrad Veidt wanted to be a doctor but poor grades kept him from the profession and besides, he was bitten with the acting bug. He enlisted the German army during WWI but discharge due read more
No Takers, Wildcat Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 19, 2013
Pola Negri’s feral little bandit girl in The Wildcat wants to get married. However, she has beaten up the boys in her gang once too often and so she only has one taker… and he is terrified! read more
The Idol Dancer (1920) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 18, 2013
White Almond Flower (Clarine Seymour) is a flapper-ish island girl who just can’t choose between a sickly missionary (Creighton Hale) and an atheist beach bum (Richard Barthelmess). Will WAF be “civilized” or will she be free to continue her moonlight idolatry? D.W. Griffith direc read more
Keep it or Drown it, Idol Dancer Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 17, 2013
Clarine Seymour has found drunk-as-a-lord Richard Barthelmess on the beach. Her daddy is tired of her always bringing things home so Clarine must ask for permission to keep her new pet. The Idol Dancer was directed by D.W. Griffith. Miss Seymour (who sadly passed away in 1920) was his sassy heroin read more
The Oyster Princess (1919) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 15, 2013
Ossi’s father is the Oyster King of America and she has decided that she deserves nothing less than a European prince. Nucki is the penniless prince in question but a few cases of mistaken identity later, all plans are in shambles. Hidden amongst the the wacky hijinks is some pointed social read more
Powdering the Wrong End, Oyster Princess Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 15, 2013
Ossi is practicing her maternal skills for her upcoming marriage to a German prince. Of course, where to powder the baby is not as obvious as one would think… read more
Joy and Smashing, Oyster Princess Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 15, 2013
One last GIF from the wonderful German comedy The Oyster Princess. Ossi Oswalda’s character is an, um, eccentric young lady with violent habits. She smashes vases, mirrors, heads when she is happy, sad or in love. In this case, she is thrilled that her daddy has promised to buy her a prince read more
Not my pants, Oyster Princess Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 14, 2013
Poor Prince Nucki (Harry Liedtke) comes to in a strange room and is confronted by something that is most definitely not his. Where are his pants anyway? Zany romantic comedy from Ernst Lubitsch. This is one of the funniest intertitles, in my opinion. Enjoy! (Gotta say, though, underwear sure has c read more
Lost Film Files #2: So Big, starring Colleen Moore
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 13, 2013
Lovely Colleen Moore branched out as an actress… So Big (1924) Status: Presumed Lost Here is what Photoplay magazine had to say about the film and Colleen Moore’s performance: COLLEEN MOORE has tossed aside her temperamental “Flaming Youth” roles and steps before the public read more
Silent Movie Myth #4: Tied to the Railroad Tracks
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 12, 2013
A gentleman in need of rescue… “Oh yeah, silent movies. Those are the ones where the villain in a top hat ties a woman to the tracks, right?” Those words are sure to get a silent movie fan just a little irritated. You see, we know that silent movies are rich artistically and have read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: The Very First OZ Movie (2)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 11, 2013
Why, yes, there were OZ movies before 1939. Step back in time some 103 years to enjoy the original 1910 version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Everyone talks about creative control nowadays and authors are regularly shocked at the changes Hollywood made to their beloved novels. Oz creator L. Frank read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: 100 years ago, this was funny
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 9, 2013
This was funny is 1913… And I think it still is! It’s the 1913 Mack Sennett Comedy A Muddy Romance. I suspect these intertitles were added later. They just “feel” off. But don’t let that stop you from enjoying Mabel Normand and Ford Sterling do what they do best. Plus, read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: 100 years ago, this was scary
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 9, 2013
An early adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This 1913 version stars the wonderfully named King Baggot (one of the top stars of the year) and is directed by Herbert Brenon. As is typical of the era, the close-up is used sparingly. The tale I heard (po read more
Unboxing the Silents: 3 Silent Classics of Josef von Sternberg
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 8, 2013
Set contents: 3 DVDs and a booklet. Well, more of a small book. This is a review of the box set itself, look for reviews of the individual films down the road. What is it?: A box set of three von Sternberg silents: Underworld, The Docks of New York and The Last Command. Who released it?: The Criter read more
Silent Movie Bookshelf: Motion Picture Photography by Carl Louis Gregory
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 8, 2013
A slightly more boring cover than previous volumes By now we have covered acting, screenwriting and directing of the silent motion picture. What’s left? The shooting, of course! How were motion pictures photographed during the silent era? This book answers all your questions. In fact, it is b read more
Glad I’m Dead, Beloved Rogue Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 8, 2013
Yup, I went back to the Beloved Rogue well one more time. John Barrymore has just been catapulted into Paris (don’t ask) and has landed in the room of Marceline Day. Miss Day was a lovely woman and a pretty stiff actress but John Barrymore is more than willing to take up the slack. read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: Hollywood of 1928 Quiz
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 7, 2013
Click for a larger view I came across this caricature by de Bru in Photoplay magazine. How many movie stars of 1928 can you identify without peeking at the legend? read more
Lost Film Files #1: She’s a Sheik (1927)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 6, 2013
She’s a Sheik poster Unfortunately, many films of the silent era have been lost. This new series is going to list some of the more interesting ones. We are going to start with a comedy from the late silent era. She’s a Sheik (1927) Status: Presumed Lost Photoplay magazine had this to sa read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: Who were the top movie stars of 1913?
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 5, 2013
We can name the top stars of 10, 20, 50, 70 years ago. But what about 100? Let’s take a look and see who the top movie stars were in 1913, as listed in the Motion Picture Story Magazine Popular Player Contest. How many of these players have you seen in a film? And how many had careers that wo read more
Barbed Wire (1927) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 5, 2013
Pola Negri is a French farmer whose land is converted into a POW camp during WWI. Her hatred of Germans is slowly melted away by her discovery of common humanity… and by Clive Brook, a handsome prisoner. Pola Negri watches the Germans. By the time 1927 rolled around, Hollywood was taking a go read more