Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on August 22, 2013

Reblogged from Death, Taxes, Dan!: Download: http://goo.gl/2ib8hU Dan discusses: Silent movies with the charming Fritizi from MoviesSilently.com, a Rambo TV series, more kickstarter nonsense, Elmore Leonard. Read more… 14 more words   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on August 21, 2013

The wonderful Marion Davies delights in Show People. This time, her character is showing off her acting skills by reading bad news in a letter. It takes a very good actress to pull off playing such a bad actress, I say. This is basically how I look when I get...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on August 21, 2013

I enjoyed True Grit as a book and I loved the 2010 adaptation. The ‘teens were a golden time for the western film and so I decided to work with the year 1917 in mind. For Rooster, there was really no question as to who should play him. William S....   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on August 20, 2013

Take a look at your own site to see how you can expand its appeal. Take a look at your own site to see how you can expand its appeal. I blog about a niche topic within a niche topic. Classic movie blogs are niche enough but I specialize in...   read more

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

You’re watching a silent movie and then, for a few seconds, the screen goes a bit blurry. What gives? Well, chances are, you are watching a reconstructed print and there was a gap in the material that had to be patched over with lower quality footage. Flicker Alley released this...   read more

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

Sessue Hayakawa deserves a lot of credit for moving film acting away from stagy gestures and toward more natural emotions. In this scene, he filled his mind with anger, acting with his eyes. He is electrifying, especially compared to his overacting co-stars. Even though The Cheat is (and was) an...   read more

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

Jimmy Valentine (Robert Warwick) belongs to a gang of bank-robbers– his job is to crack safes and he is the best in the business. After a stint in Sing Sing, however, Jimmy sees the error of his ways and decides to live an honest life. However, his old nemesis Doyle...   read more

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

He laughs at the beer glasses in this hick town. Honestly, the nerve of some people! Alias Jimmy Valentine is a pretty serious movie overall, what with its emphasis on robbery, death and redemption. However, it is not without its little humorous passages. You can read my full review of...   read more

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

The Night of Love (1927) Status: Samuel Goldwyn donated a print of this film to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1956, it is the only known copy in existence. The film has been shown at festivals and special screenings but has never been released to the general public. The...   read more

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

Think making-of featurettes are a modern invention? Think again! This little tidbit is behind-the-scenes footage from the 1921 production of The Sheik. The action is pretty obviously staged and the title cards are humorously fawning but it is still great fun. The footage shows Valentino being natur   read more

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

Okay, okay, just back away slowly. Keep calm. Don’t startle him…. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!! This scene always kind of cracked me up. Agnes Ayres is not exactly clad for escape but then again, Rudolph Valentino isn’t really clad for pursuit. Knee bre   read more

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

(via Projector Magazine) Boris Karloff is, of course, best known for his monstrous roles in films like Frankenstein and The Mummy. While his big breaks came in the talkies, Karloff was quite active in silent films as well. The Walking Dead came along after Karloff had found fame playing assorted...   read more

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

I think this is a fairly universal reaction to Ronald Colman. He’s just so… so… Well, he’s so Ronald Colman! This is from Her Night of Romance, a Constance Talmadge vehicle. Ronald supplies the romance, Constance supplies the comedy and a reasonably good time is had by all.   read more

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

I previously posted this in three parts. Here are all the story cards in one easy post. Why bother to really watch a movie when you have all the tools on hand to pretend that you watched it! Here is the quick and easy guide to The Sheik, Valentino’s signature...   read more

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

Elliott Dexter plays a bad, bad man in A Romance of the Redwoods. He has received a personal letter and this lady is trying to find out what it says. She will not take no for an answer. That will teach her to respect the sanctity of the U.S. Post...   read more

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

Here is the final act of The Sheik! Part one is here and part two is there, in case you want to catch up. That’s all!   read more

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

It’s hard to believe that the Gish Sisters Blogathon is less than a month away! I just wanted to update everyone on what has been happening. A three day celebration of the careers of Lillian and Dorothy Gish. September 7, 8 and 9 Right here or at my co-hostess Lindsey’s...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on August 13, 2013

Is everyone ready for Act II of The Sheik? (You can read part 1 here) To be continued…   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on August 13, 2013

Here it is! My view of what Despicable Me may have looked like if it had been made in 1922. I realize that there is approximately 0 chance of Erich von Stroheim and Mary Pickford actually collaborating but you must admit that he is an ideal Gru. I know it...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on August 12, 2013

Why bother to really watch a movie when you have all the tools on hand to pretend that you watched it! Here is the quick and easy guide to  Act I of The Sheik, Valentino’s signature film (for better or for worse). To be continued…   read more