The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on July 8, 2013

(Image: Movie Poster Shop) Paul Beaumont (Lon Chaney) is a scientist who has spent years researching the origin of humans. Baron Regnard (Marc McDermott) has become his patron, funding all of the research. On top of that, Regnard opens up his mansion to Paul and his wife Marie. On the surface, the t   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on July 19, 2011

The closing night of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival last night featured a screening of He Who Gets Slapped, an incredibly disturbing, upsetting, yet ultimately touching and poignant film. It stars Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, and Lon Chaney as “He,” a clown performing in an act   read more