Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on September 6, 2014

(1917) Directed by Cecil B. DeMille; Written by: Jeanie Macpherson; Starring: Mary Pickford, Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth and Walter Long; Available on DVD Rating: *** “It pained Mary Pickford’s thrifty soul to wear a $400 dress splashing around in the wat   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on September 6, 2014

(1917) Directed by Cecil B. DeMille; Written by: Jeanie Macpherson; Starring: Mary Pickford, Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth and Walter Long; Available on DVD Rating: *** “It pained Mary Pickford’s thrifty soul to wear a $400 dress splashing around in the wat   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on October 17, 2013

Mary Pickford and Cecil B. DeMille combine forces to make war look like a righteous crusade to save the World’s Sweetheart from the slavering Huns. Uses every propaganda trick in the book and even helps write the book. Hampered by thin characters and some pretty bad performances. Pickford do   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on March 1, 2013

Mary Pickford joins the war effort in this rare collaboration with director Cecil B. DeMille. One woman, two armies, oh dear. Pickford plays Angela, an American girl so patriotic that she contrived to be born on Independence Day. However, she is in favor of outsourcing her love life: her two suitor   read more