Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on July 24, 2017

The opening of Safe in Hell is a bit deceptive. The film’s title appears on screen, with its block-style, capital letters filled in with a silent roar of angry flames. Meanwhile, the music we hear conjures a scene from the late 1800s, perhaps a pair of ladies strolling through the...   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on March 4, 2012

Dorothy Mackaill was an English-born American actress, most notably of the silent film era and into the early 1930s. Mackaill was born March 4, 1903 in Hull, England. As a teenager, she ran away to London to pursue a stage career as an actress. After temporarily relocating to Paris, Mackaill me   read more