Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on September 24, 2013

Clara Bow is pretty much to only reason to watch Parisian Love. Was she ever spunky! She is a lady gang member with a flair for burglary and lungs like a fruit monger. Enjoy the lip reading!   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on September 24, 2013

(click to enlarge) I have always felt that The Fugitive was a better movie than series. The 1993 version was a fun popcorn flick starring Harrison Ford. My idea for the silent version is a 1923 popcorn flick starring… Harrison Ford! I couldn’t resist. Can you blame me? Harrison Ford...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on September 23, 2013

I had a great response for my silent movie picture book so I want to make another. What is a silent movie picture book, pray tell? I take screen grabs from the film, add some snarky dialogue underneath and tell the story of the film. Here’s a sample from my...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on September 23, 2013

(via Doctor Macro) Another little pre-Code wonder is the subject of today’s review. Tell me if this plot sounds familiar: Rich Guy: I am a hunter! How I love to hunt! Please join me! Hero: Okay, what are we hunting? Rich Guy: I found the best sport, the best! Hero:...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on September 22, 2013

Bluebeard is one of the grimmest, grossest fairy tales and in 1901, Georges Méliès directed his take on the tale. This ten minute film relies more on shock value and moody lighting rather than special effects (though there are plenty of flourishes in that department). The film is actually quite gr   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on September 21, 2013

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in one of his breakout hits– directed by none other than Frank Capra! Doug plays a cub reporter who is desperate for a scoop. He gets it when he manages to implicate a young lady (Jobyna Ralston) in a scandalous murder. Seeing the damage he has done...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on September 21, 2013

Gloria Swanson sheds her glamorous image and puts her training at Keystone to good use in Manhandled. After a hectic ride on the subway, she gathers herself together… and promptly falls down. I think we can all relate.   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on September 20, 2013

Like so many Frank Capra heroes, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is a wide-eyed innocent in a cynical world. Why, of course the young lady he saw fleeing the scene of a murder is blameless! She’s crying. Would a guilty woman cry? I rest my case. And since this is a Frank...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on September 20, 2013

Publicity still for Marie Doro (via Wiki Commons) Castles for Two (1917) Status: This is a first for me! An In the Vaults article about a film I have seen with my own eyes. Castles for Two was featured on the final day of Cinecon 49. This rare film has...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on September 19, 2013

What silent star are you? I have created a personality quiz that allows you to answer that question! My host doesn’t allow me embed non-Polldaddy quizes but I hope you will take this one anyway and report back what silent star you are! PS, Obviously, the quiz questions are based...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on September 19, 2013

Gloria Swanson sheds her glamorous image to play Tessie, a shop girl in the big city who just wants to have a little bit of fun. Her workaholic boyfriend (Tom Moore) is neglecting her in favor of an invention that could make his fortune so Tessie accepts an invitation from...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on September 18, 2013

Russian poster for the film (via Tumblr) The plot in one sentence: Daddy, buy me a prince right now! Ossi Oswalda is a nouveau riche American girl who is determined to marry into German nobility. Harry Liedtke is a penniless prince hounded by creditors. It should be simple but director...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on September 18, 2013

Another GIF from An Unseen Enemy. Lillian Gish realizes that there are people in the house and she warns her sister (on film and in real life) Dorothy. Little Dorothy thinks it is all a grand lark. That is, until someone starts firing a revolver…   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on September 17, 2013

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was all of 18 when he starred in The Power of the Press and does he ever act like it! This cute bit of physical comedy is from a scene where poor Doug is fired and is given the bum’s rush. However, he is not taking it...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on September 17, 2013

James Bond gets the silent treatment! Of all the reimaginings I have done, I expect this one to be the most controversial (well, as controversial as a post about silent movies can be). You see, James Bond has come in so many flavors over the past 50+ years that it...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on September 16, 2013

People make their money different ways. Me? I’ll stick to advertising. NOTE: Ten days after publishing this article, I had a terrible shock. I had just published the announcement for my Lon Chaney Blogathon and had several browser tabs open. Then I heard it– an autoplay ad! Of all the...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on September 16, 2013

Lon Chaney is scowling beautifully in this scene from The Penalty. You’ll recall that he is a legless master criminal and he has just discovered that the girl who works the pedals for his piano is an undercover cop. There’s really only one way to deal with this kind of...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on September 16, 2013

Our old friend Harold Lloyd is back with the adorable 1918 western comedy, Two-Gun Gussie. Harold is a nebbishy piano player who, thanks to some mixed up photographs, is mistaken for the most dangerous man in the territory. It’s only 10 minutes long and is sure to brighten your day....   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on September 15, 2013

I just can’t stop! Here is another blogathon and it’s a special one. We are coming up on the 88th anniversary of The Phantom of the Opera (1925). That seems as good an excuse as any to host a blogathon celebrating Lon Chaney. But why settle for just one Chaney...   read more

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

A rare surviving Florence Lawrence film concerns a country doctor and his family. When both his daughter and an impoverished neighbor fall ill at the same time, which one will he save? Lawrence is the doctor’s wife. All the melodrama you can stuff into 14 minutes! Florence Lawrence plays the   read more