Scott Lord on the Silent Film of Greta Garbo, Mauritz Stiller, Victor Sjostrom as Victor Seastrom, John Brunius, Gustaf Molander - the Golden Age of Swedish Silent Film........Lost Films in Found Magazines, among them Victor Seastrom directing John Gilbert and Lon Chaney, the printed word offering clues to deteriorated celluloid, extratextual discourse illustrating how novels were adapted to the screen; the photoplay as a literature;how it was reviewed, audience reception perhaps actor to actor.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Scott Lord Silent Film: Biblical Drama, Ben Hur (Fred Niblo, 1925)
While heralding "Ben Hur" as "the biggest movie spectacle since Intolerance", Classics of the Silent Screen, published by author Joe Franlkin in 1959 notes that its two large scale production scenes take place during the first half of the film, too early in the narrative in regard to audience interest and reception, "Part two not only moved slowly but had no spectacular action highlights." The actual chatiot race takes place after an hour and a half of film, but there is in fact another hour left to the complete film. Classics of the Silent Screen claimed the film trailed off to follow an incidental character with leprosy.
Starring in the film with Romon Navarro were actresses Kathleen Kay, Betty Bronson, Myrna Loy and Colleen Moore.
Silent Film
Ben Hur
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Scott Lord Silent Film: Mary Pickford in What The Daisy Said (D.W. Griff...
During 1910 D.W. Griffith directed actress Mary Pickford in the short film "What The Daisy Said", photographed by G.W. Bitzer.
Silent Film
Biograph
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Scott Lord Silent Film: Midnight Girl (Noy, 1925)
Bela Lugosi appeared with actress Lila Lee during 1924 before having been catapulted into fame in Tod Browning's sound film "Dracula". Director WIlfred Noy had begun directing short comedies in 1911, later directing actress Gladys Jennings in the full legnth mystery "The Face at the Window" during 1920.
The periodical Exhibitor's Trade Review described actress Lila Lee as "wistful" in the titular role. Moving Picture World explained that the Chadwick Pictures Corporation had originally titled the film "The Street Singer" from a scenario written by Garret Fort.
The periodical Exhibitor's Trade Review described actress Lila Lee as "wistful" in the titular role. Moving Picture World explained that the Chadwick Pictures Corporation had originally titled the film "The Street Singer" from a scenario written by Garret Fort.
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