Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on October 11, 2014

By Fritzi Kramer on October 11, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Trivia Click to view in lightbox This time, we have some trivia from one of D.W. Griffith’s more obscure films. The White Rose was a return to themes that he held dear: spiritual crises, single motherhood, poverty, Southern gentility   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on April 25, 2013

D.W. Griffith tried to break his slump by casting Mae Marsh and scrumptious Welsh heartthrob Ivor Novello in this tale of single motherhood and spiritual crisis. Minister-to-be Novello seduces and abandons orphan flapper Marsh, who must face the cruel world, etc. etc. Griffith has done all this be   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on January 31, 2013

Mae Marsh is Teazie, a young orphan who flirts as way to get much-needed attention. Ivor Novello is Joseph, a freshly ordained minister who mistakes her flirtations for an immoral character. What follows can best be described as Way Down East meets The Scarlet Letter. Teazie regrets D.W. Griffith&#   read more