A day at the races… Fast-paced offering from Mack Sennett’s famous studio. Silent comic Billy Bevan is a zany mechanic who enters an auto race to defend the honor of his garage. Bevan is supported by Sidney Smith and Any Clyde, two familiar faces to silent comedy fans. Battle of the garages When movie fans … Continue reading
Paris ain’t what it used to be. Enid Bennett and Ramon Novarro play a pair of young lovers who just want to get married. When they are separated in Paris, each begins a slide toward degradation and depravity. Will the unfortunate pair find one another again or are they too damaged to rekindle their love? … Continue reading
Gloria puts her Keystone years to good use! Gloria Swanson sheds her glamorous image to play Tessie, a shop girl in the big city who just wants to have a little bit of fun. Her workaholic boyfriend (Tom Moore) is neglecting her in favor of an invention that could make his fortune so Tessie accepts … Continue reading
So this guy pretended to be my doctor, sold me his house and then got hammered and stumbled back in the dead of night. Should I marry him? Constance Talmadge is a lovely American heiress who travels to England disguised as a frump in order to ward off fortune-hunting men. Ronald Colman is a penniless … Continue reading
Why should the Caribbean pirates have all the fun? Sir Oliver Tressilian (Milton Sills) is a retired Elizabethan privateer whose life suddenly gets shot to pieces. He is framed for murder by his own brother, dumped by his fiancee, kidnapped, sold into slavery… What I’m saying is this guy has a chip on his shoulder. … Continue reading
So Big (1924) Status: Presumed Lost Here is what Photoplay magazine had to say about the film and Colleen Moore’s performance: COLLEEN MOORE has tossed aside her temperamental “Flaming Youth” roles and steps before the public as a real actress. As Selina Peake, Colleen outshines all previous screen efforts. In this demanding part, she gives … Continue reading
A man, a baby and a lighthouse Silent child star Baby Peggy plays the captain of the title, a castaway orphan who is raised by a scruffy lighthouse keeper (Hobart Bosworth). The story is slight but that actually works in the film’s favor as it allows the viewer to focus on what’s really important: the … Continue reading
Carnival Nightmare A young author (Wilhelm Dieterle) is hired by the owner of a wax museum to write tales about his most popular figures, Haroun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. Entranced by his new boss’s pretty daughter (Olga Belajeff) the author sets to work writing about the wax figures. With each … Continue reading
Crime does pay! Douglas Fairbanks is the titular thief who uses his burglaring ways to win a princess, defeat the Mongols and generally save the day. Bonus: I will also be reviewing the 1940 talkie version starring Sabu and Conrad Veidt. Click here to skip to the talkie reviews. Happiness must be earned. But a magic carpet … Continue reading
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