Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 8, 2021

Today’s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on one of my favorite Joan Crawford characters (and that’s saying something!): Ethel Whitehead – also known as Lorna Hansen Forbes – in The Damned Don’t Cry (1950). WHAT’S THE DAMNED DON’T CRY ABOUT? When unhappily married housewife Ethel Whitehead (Crawf   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 3, 2014

By Fritzi Kramer on May 3, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review A classic tale of romance and revenge set in Restoration Scotland. Sumptuously directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring the popular Madge Bellamy and John Bowers, the story manages to both drag and move too quickly. It’s gorgeous to...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on September 20, 2010

“Lorna Doone” (1922) is a silent romantic drama starring Madge Bellamy, John Bowers, and Frank Keenan. Directed by Maurice Tourneur and adapted from the novel by R.D. Blackmore, this film is about a young girl who is captured and grows up among a clan of evil outlaws. The story begi   read more