Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on April 8, 2013

The tables are turned and Milton Sills (who is rocking those chandelier earrings) needs to decide what to do with Wallace Beery. Hang him or let him join the crew? Well, since killing Wallace Beery when he is in “greedy slob” mode is generally frowned on (and since he vows by the...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on April 8, 2013

Sir Oliver Tressilian (Milton Sills) is a retired Elizabethan privateer whose life suddenly gets shot to pieces. He is framed for murder by his own brother, dumped by his fiancee, kidnapped, sold into slavery… What I’m saying is this guy has a chip on his shoulder. So he joins up...   read more

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

Title page of the 1924 movie tie-in edition. Let’s review another vintage swashbuckler that was turned into a silent motion picture. Rafel Sabatini was one of the most popular and prolific adventure novelists of the early twentieth century. His most famous books are Captain Blood and Scaramou   read more