Ben Model's Silent Comedy Watch Party

Ben Model's Silent Comedy Watch Party

Maret 14, 2020
Ben Model, silent films

Go here to join Ben Model and his online house party for a special silent film screening - Sunday, March 15th at 3 pm EDT.  Have a look her...

My Wife's Relations - 1922 - Fish for Friday

My Wife's Relations - 1922 - Fish for Friday

Maret 22, 2018
Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Kate Price, Marie Dressler, My Wife's Relations, silent films

My Wife's Relations (1922), starring Buster Keaton, who also co-wrote the script and co-directed with Edward F. Cline, is a jubilant re...

Haunted Spooks (1920)

Haunted Spooks (1920)

Juli 23, 2007
African-American actors, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Ernest Morrison, Harold Lloyd, Haunted Spooks, Mildred Davis, silent films

“Haunted Spooks” is a two-reeler where Harold Lloyd, dumped by his wealthy girlfriend for another man, marries a complete stranger instead a...

The Kid - 1921

The Kid - 1921

Juni 05, 2007
Charles Reisner, Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, silent films, The Kid

“The Kid” (1921), Charlie Chaplin’s first feature film, ties together episodic bits in the life of an orphaned child and the Little Tramp wh...

The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Part 1

The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Part 1

Mei 09, 2007
D.W. Griffith, Donald Crisp, Ku Klux Klan, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, racism, silent films, The Birth of a Nation, the Civil War

Director D. W. Griffith was astonished to find himself called a racist upon the release of his landmark film, “The Birth of a Nation.” This ...

"Singin'" and "Sunset", Two Parodies of Silent Film

"Singin'" and "Sunset", Two Parodies of Silent Film

April 30, 2007
Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Gene Kelly, Gloria Swanson, silent films, Singin' in the Rain, Sunset Blvd., William Holden

The film industry of the 1920s was parodied twice in the early 1950s with intelligence, wit, and great success. Each film, however, showed ...

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

April 16, 2007
B-westerns, Frank Capra, Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Lafe McKee, Meet John Doe, silent films

Lafe McKee has the astonishing accomplishment of having appeared in 329 movies. He debuted as a film actor in 1912 with “All on Account of ...

Intro and Emil Jannings

Intro and Emil Jannings

Maret 05, 2007
Conrad Veidt, old movies, Oscars, silent films

This begins a new blog about old movies. How old is “old” I suppose is a matter of opinion, but any discussion on classic films boils down t...