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A Little Trip Back in Time: The Silents Majority
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jan 31, 2013
The Silents Majority, back in the early days of the internet, was THE site for silent film info. Sadly offline, you can enjoy the content thanks to the Wayback Machine on archive.org. http://web.archive.org/web/20010607022115/http://www.mdle.com/ClassicFilms/tour.htm read more
The Indian Tomb (1921) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jan 31, 2013
The Maharajah of Bengal wants his wife to have the most fabulous tomb in the world. He hires an English architect to design and constructs it. There’s just one little problem. His wife is not dead. Yet. This is a classy adventure yarn with a strong Teutonic flavor. Well worth obtaining. Bonus: I read more
The Cat and the Canary (1927) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jan 31, 2013
A deranged killer is on the loose, out to murder rivals for an inheritance. Laura La Plante is the heiress who must solve the mystery before she is permanently eliminated from the succession. There’s nothing better than a really good Old Dark House movie and silent Hollywood embraced the genre enth read more
Hell’s Hinges (1916) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jan 31, 2013
She’s the saintly sister of a debauched minister. He’s a somewhat homicidal gunslinger determined to run the church right out of town. This cannot end well. Blaze and Silk (yes, really) conspire to run the minister out of town. Two words that invariably come up with describing Hell’s H read more
Two Arabian Knights (1927) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jan 31, 2013
During the Great War, two squabbling soldiers are captured by the Germans. They escape, rescuing an Arabian princess in the process. Cute buddy comedy with a strong cast and a lively pace. Produced by Howard Hughes. Burying the hatchet The discovery of a film that had been presumed lost is always a read more
The White Rose (1923) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jan 31, 2013
Mae Marsh is Teazie, a young orphan who flirts as way to get much-needed attention. Ivor Novello is Joseph, a freshly ordained minister who mistakes her flirtations for an immoral character. What follows can best be described as Way Down East meets The Scarlet Letter. Teazie regrets D.W. Griffith&# read more
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Portlandia Skit)
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jan 30, 2013
Being a Caligari fan myself, I had to admit there is a bit of truth in this sketch. Enjoy, silent movie fans! The actual film is in the public domain. read more
What’s a Silent Movie?
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Jan 30, 2013
Remember The Artist? Apparently, it didn’t go over too well in Liverpool. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/9020460/Cinema-goers-complain-that-Oscar-favourite-The-Artist-has-no-dialogue.html read more
The Sheik (1921) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Mar 15, 2012
He’s a sheik. She wears chic clothes. He lives in a tent. She lives in a manor. He fights enemy tribes. She fights hat hair. Getting a date with her is out of the question. Backup plan: Abduction. Obviously. Bonus: I will also be reviewing the 1933 film, The Barbarian, an attempt to revive th read more