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And now, Princess Liana will entertain you with her sexy dance! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 21, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 21, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Okay, so maybe “sexy” was not the right word. I mean, in the film (the abysmal Brute Island) Liana is supposed to win over her man with this dance. I am just not seeing it. To be honest, most modern dance tends to look silly rathe read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: In 1912, this was satire
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 20, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 20, 2014 in Video The suffragette has not been treated very well by the motion pictures. Even in movies written by women, she is treated as obnoxious and more than a little unhinged. This attitude persisted well into the 1960s and is, frankly, offensive. Sometimes, thou read more
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1909) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 19, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 19, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review The oft-filmed tale of Athens, drug-toting fairies, forbidden love and dudes with donkey heads. The rub? This was made in 1909, when short films ruled the market. The entire production is ten minutes long. That’s right. Ten. read more
Silent Movie Trivia #8: Don’t Change Your Husband (1919)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 18, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 18, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Trivia Click to view in lightbox This time, we are going to be enjoying trivia from one of Gloria Swanson and Cecil B. DeMille’s decadent collaborations. Together, director and actress did much to make the post-war movie world an opul read more
Silent Movie Rule #6: Don’t you be playing any of that devil music around here!
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 17, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 17, 2014 in Blog, Humor, Silent Movie Rules Thomas Meighan tries to spice up his marriage with Gloria Swanson. His methods? A little music, a little dancing, a new negligee and then… romance, right? Well, Gloria stops him right there. Music? To dance to? Must he be read more
Fun Size Review: The Trail of ’98 (1928)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 16, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 16, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Epic Alaskan prospectin’ movie that proved all too real when some of the more dangerous stunts cost lives. Typical “boy meets girl, boy gets gold fever, boy gets girl back” sort of story. Leading lady Dolores Del Rio is read more
This is how we make little Russians. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 15, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 15, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Ivan Mosjoukine and Nathalie Lissenko’s romance in The Burning Crucible is best described as… energetic. There is something really wonderful about the wacky chase that they engage in. This time around, he has located a briefcase t read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: A few words about The Kiss (1896)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 14, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 14, 2014 in Video I just wanted to clear up a little misunderstanding that has cropped up about The Kiss. One of THE iconic moments in early film, I think most of us have seen at least some of the picture. It was actually a scene from a play, specifically a comedy entit read more
Silent Movie Rule #5: Always date a woman with a mean right hook
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 13, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 13, 2014 in Blog, Humor, Silent Movie Rules Leatrice Joy and William Boyd show Walter Long what’s what in Eve’s Leaves. Poor Bill was kidnapped by pirates but Leatrice was on hand to save the day. The pair fell in love over a mutual love of apples and a talen read more
Ramona (1910) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 12, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 12, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review One of the first brand name novel-to-screen adaptations and an early California production, this was one of the most expensive films ever made when released in 1910. Mary Pickford and Henry B. Walthall play a Native American read more
Silent Movie Trivia Card #7: The White Rose (1923)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 11, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 11, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Trivia Click to view in lightbox This time, we have some trivia from one of D.W. Griffith’s more obscure films. The White Rose was a return to themes that he held dear: spiritual crises, single motherhood, poverty, Southern gentility read more
What? Gloria Swanson be rude to you? Never! The very idea! Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 10, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 10, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Gloria Swanson returned to her comedy roots in Manhandled, a romantic comedy that is not nearly as sassy as the title suggests. In this case, she is a shop girl who has been given a bit of grief by her boss. She knows how to handle him, thoug read more
Fun Size Review: Upstream (1927)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 9, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 9, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Love, jealousy and humor blend in this forgotten film set in a boarding house that caters to actors– a rather threadbare collection at that. This makeshift family of hoofers, chanteuses, aging hams and knife-throwers is put in disar read more
Lon Chaney thinks that you’re a naughty scamp. Animated GIF
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 8, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 8, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Just want to get this out in the open: Lon Chaney is one of the best and most interesting actors of the silent era. I love his work. But the man should never, ever play the vanilla male lead. Ever. Look at that face. That face was made for mur read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: Epic Silent Drama from 1888
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 7, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 7, 2014 in Video Okay, I couldn’t resist. The Roundhay Garden Scene is the earliest known surviving film sequence. That’s pretty amazing. And it lasts… 2 seconds. That’s where the fun really comes in. Put on your best know-it-all voice and procla read more
Silent Movie Rule #4: Blowing raspberries is always the right answer.
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 6, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 6, 2014 in Blog, Humor, Silent Movie Rules As John Barrymore shows in The Beloved Rogue, the conclusion to a successful escape would be incomplete without a little bit of gloating. Thumbing one’s nose and giving a Bronx cheer is most definitely in order. If you hav read more
The Dream (1911) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 5, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 5, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Husband and wife acting duo Mary Pickford and Owen Moore share the screen in this short film about marriage, infidelity and tastes of one’s own medicine. This trifle is a rare example of Pickford’s work during her stint at read more
Silent Movie Trivia Card #6: The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 4, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 4, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Trivia click to see in lightbox. This Silent Movie Trivia Card is about the movie that changed Douglas Fairbanks’ career. He had been charming audiences with his modern adventure comedies but this was the first time he had stepped out read more
Movies Silently Quarterly Report
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 3, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 3, 2014 in Blog, News It was a wonderful summer at Movies Silently! We have been researching, writing and just generally having a great time celebrating the world of silent film. Here are some highlights: Well, one of them anyway. I was very honored to win the CiMBA awar read more
Silent Movie Bookshelf: Charlie Chaplin – A Brief Life by Peter Ackroyd
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Oct 2, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on October 2, 2014 in Blog, Books Anyone even slightly interested in classic film knows that this year marks the centenary of Charlie Chaplin’s motion picture debut. In the history of cinema, he enjoys recognition almost without equal. People who have never seen a second of h read more