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By Fritzi Kramer on August 23, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Trivia Click here to view in lightbox. This Silent Movie Trivia Card concerns an 1916 apocalyptic western entitled Hell’s Hinges, which stars a very stern William S. Hart. While most writing on the film justly focuses on the famous end read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 22, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor No one does the death stare better than Conrad Veidt. No one. I mean, behold it in all its glory! I certainly would not like to be on the receiving end, let me tell you. When Mr. Veidt looks like this, what follows usually involves stabbing, m read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 21, 2014 in Article, Blog, Feature, Photoplay Cookbook Welcome back! I am cooking my way through the 1929 Photoplay cookbook (recipes of the stars!) and you are invited to tag along. (I have listed all the recipes I have tested on this dedicated page. Check back often.) T read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 20, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Conrad Veidt is an illusionist who is in love with his assistant. Unfortunately, she falls for another, leaving Veidt in the dust. Now what will he do about that? Did I mention that he has an act that involves stabbing a trun read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 19, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Director Mel Brooks makes a silent movie about a director named Mel making a silent movie. Your enjoyment pretty much depends on your devotion to the Brooks brand of humor. Brooks regulars Marty Feldman and Dom DeLuise are on hand as his read more

Here is a fun little curio from Photoplay. Natacha Rambova, aka Mrs. Rudolph Valentino, aka Winifred Shaughnessy of Salt Lake City, was in the process of making What Price Beauty? when she decided to cross-market her hair-dos to Joan Q. Public. One of the models is a young actress who was discovere read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 17, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review, Silents vs Talkies George M. Cohan tries his hand at the silent screen in this adaptation of his hit play. He plays a schlock writer who wagers he can create work of literature in 24-hours. Our hero goes to an isolated and d read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 16, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Trivia Click to view in lightbox Here’s my second-ever silent movie trivia card with an intriguing tidbit from the 1922 swashbuckling adventure, The Prisoner of Zenda. If the title sounds familiar, it is because it has been famously fi read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 15, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor No could do creepy quite like Lon Chaney. I’m not sure anyone wanted to do creepy quite like Lon Chaney. Well, Mr. Chaney had some rather practical methods for creeping out his house guests in The Monster. (You can read my review here.) read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 14, 2014 in Video 6 I’ve had this video cooking for a while now and the recent flare-up of Chaplin vs. Keaton emotion makes this a good time to post it. I realize that many of the culprits are eager young fans but the sooner we get them socially housebroken, the bet read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 13, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Lon Chaney and Tod Browning made evil music together in ten films. This was the first. Chaney’s not the star but he pretty much steals the show. The story is about Priscilla Dean’s soiled dove trying to go straight and marry read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 12, 2014 in Blog, Books Well, the full title is certainly enticing. Behind the Screen: The History and Techniques of the Motion Picture. The author, Kenneth MacGowan, was a respected producer behind such films as Lifeboat, Man Hunt and Lloyd’s of London. It may come read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 11, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor It has happened to all of us. We are going along, minding our own business when we accidentally step in it. What “it” is depends on who you are talking to. Maybe you expressed admiration for Chaplin in front of fans of that other c read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 10, 2014 in Blog, Double Feature, Feature, Silent Movie Review Mysterious events are afoot in the tiny town of Danburg. Unexplained accidents, missing persons, an abandoned sanitarium… Our nebbish hero is a would-be detective who is determined to get to the bottom of thin read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 9, 2014 in Blog, Humor Click to open in lightbox I am getting into the collectible business! Well, digital collectibles anyway. And since these are free, I guess it is really not much of a business. In any case, humor me. My point is that I thought it would be fun to deli read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 8, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Video, Video Review We’re heading back to Germany with something that often gets described as a carnival nightmare. I’m not sure if I would go so far but it is marvelously creepy and stylish. Paul Leni (The Cat and the Canary) design read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 7, 2014 in About Silent Movies, Article, Blog, Feature Welcome to part two of my series on silent movie research and the various pitfalls. Last time, we took a look at the movie stars. This time we are going to be talking about professionals who really should know better: read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 6, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Clara was a very busy woman. Clara Bow is the only thing that makes this faux French romance worth seeing. A gangster gal with a heart of pyrite, Clara’s boyfriend is kidnapped by an eccentric rich guy who is determined to make an ho read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 5, 2014 in Blog, Humor, Silent Movie Rules Life lessons from the people of silent film. Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any consequences you might suffer from actually following this advice. In our boring world, kidnapping is a serious crime and likely to land the pe read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 4, 2014 in Article, Blog, Feature, Photoplay Cookbook Welcome back! I am cooking my way through the 1929 Photoplay cookbook (recipes of the stars!) and you are invited to tag along. (I have listed all the recipes I have tested on this dedicated page. Check back often.) To read more