Wine and Wit, Scaramouche Animated GIF

This may possibly be the nicest compliment that an author has received in silent film. His wit brings them wine and his wine brings them wit. Can’t argue with the logic. Ramon Novarro seems well pleased.... Read full article

Slapping Ramon Again, Scaramouche Animated GIF

The aristocrats are killing off the revolutionaries by finding excuses to challenge them to duels. Little do they know that Ramon Novarro has been working as a swordmaster for the past year or so. Further, he is a bit of a troublemaker himself…... Read full article

Mealy-Mouthed Prude, Scaramouche Animated GIF

Climene (Edith Allen) is getting pretty sick of Ramon Novarro telling her not to see other guys. Who does he think he is, her fiance? Oh yeah. He is her fiance. Well, anyway, he shows absolutely no sense of sophistication about the whole thing. So what if she’s seeing the guy who killed his be... Read full article

Scaramouche (1923) A Silent Film Review

Featuring the famous opening line”he was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad,” Scaramouche is the tale of Andre-Louis,  a young lawyer (Ramon Novarro) who seeks to revenge the murder of his best friend at the hands a heartless aristocrat (Lewis Stone). To f... Read full article

A Sharp Tongue and Mr. X, Scaramouche Animated GIF

Ramon Novarro is something of a smart-mouth (via intertitle) in Scaramouche. We the audience love it but some characters are not as charmed. He has taken on the name of Mr. X or Scaramouche as he hides out from the law. His mouth, though, is as smart as ever.... Read full article