The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on January 14, 2015

“Sunk into the Earth like a great molten bowl, lay the desert – unconquered Empress of the Wilderness – beautiful – mysterious, merciless. A tawny siren, whispering promises of a Paradise beyond – crushing out the lives of men in its poisonous embrace.” Despite it   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on May 9, 2014

By Fritzi Kramer on May 9, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review   A western. Starring Vilma Banky and Ronald Colman. Only in the silents, eh? This is the story of how water was brought to the Imperial Valley and it also concerns the romance of Vilma’s Barbara. She just...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on July 14, 2013

Vilma Banky takes on the title role of this Western-set tale of settlers, dams, floods and legal shenanigans. Banky is the prettiest girl in Imperial county. Ronald Colman is the corporate raider from the east who falls for her. A very young Gary Cooper is the local boy who hopes...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on December 22, 2009

"The Winning of Barbara Worth" (1926) is a silent western that stars Ronald Colman, Gary Cooper, and Vilma Banky. Directed by Henry King and based on the novel by Harold Bell Wright, this film is one of the great epic westerns of the silent era. The story begins with a...   read more