THE SILENT MOVIE DAY BLOGATHON: The Last of the Mohicans, 1920

The first annual National Silent Movie Day has inspired Crystal at In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Lea at Silent-ology to host The Silent Movie Day Blogathon this September 29th. Your journey begins HERE. The first National Silent Movie Day will be celebrated on September 29, 2021 as e... Read full article

A few quick silent movie chicks

Happy Easter Here are some silent film stars who are breaking out of their shells to celebrate Easter and welcome springtime. A short more recent video is in the middle. Bessie Love is carried away by Easter Bunnies 1929 May Allison 1919Blonde blue-eyed screen star half of famous Hollywood ro... Read full article

Silent Movie Rule #13: Don’t be pushy! John Barrymore will join the Bolshevik uprising when he is good and ready

By Fritzi Kramer on January 7, 2015 in Blog, Humor, Silent Movie Rules Tempest was one of many silent Hollywood romances set around the Russian Revolution. One of the most troubled productions of its day, the film had a revolving door for directors and leading ladies. The resulting film reveals none... Read full article

Silent Movie Trivia #14: The Indian Tomb (1921)

By Fritzi Kramer on January 3, 2015 in Blog, Silent Movie Trivia (click to view in lightbox) Joe May catches a lot of flak for this one. A lot of Fritz Lang fans have 20/20 hindsight and curse May for taking Lang off directing duties for this picture. First of all, I actually like May as a director.... Read full article

Test Your Silent Movie IQ: Beginner

By Fritzi Kramer on January 1, 2015 in Blog, Feature, The Lighter Side Welcome to a fun little quiz I whipped together. I hope to release an intermediate, advanced and maybe even a murderous level at some point. In the meantime, enjoy! How it works: Answer twenty questions and hit the “submit&... Read full article