The Silent Era
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Exploring the magic of the Golden Age of Hollywood & the Silent Era 🌟 chronicles, & untold stories from cinema’s most iconic periods 🎥✨
Pictures from the 1920s circa 1926: Pupils from the Great Northern Polytechnic learn to construct musical instruments. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) gettyimagesgallery.com/images/music-m…
"Tess of the Storm Country" (1922) stars Mary Pickford, directed by John S. Robertson. Based on Grace Miller White's novel, it's a remake of Pickford's earlier film and was later remade as a sound version with Janet Gaynor.
International Cinema "Mata Hari: The Red Dancer" (1927) is a German silent drama by Friedrich Feher starring Magda Sonja, Wolfgang Zilzer, and Fritz Kortner. It portrays the life and death of WWI spy Mata Hari and was shot at Berlin’s Staaken Studios with sets by Alfred Junge.
We don't admire the clean, simple cinematography of some of these early slapstick comedies enough
The Comedy Corner In the Park (1915)
Lost Movie #158 When a Woman Sins is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara.
Pictures from the 1920s circa 1926: Some of the police involved in the search for missing Mrs Christie, taking a rest for lunch. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) gettyimagesgallery.com/images/mrs-chr…
"Sadie Thompson" (1928) stars Gloria Swanson as a "fallen woman" clashing with a zealous missionary in Pago Pago. Controversial yet successful, it later added sound with music, effects, and a theme but no spoken dialogue.
International Cinema "Madame Pompadour" (1927) is a British silent historical drama directed by Herbert Wilcox, starring Dorothy Gish, Antonio Moreno, and Nelson Keys. It portrays Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV, and was the first film shot at Elstree Studios.
Lost Movie #157 "Under the Yoke" (1918) is a silent drama directed by J. Gordon Edwards starring Theda Bara. Based on George Scarborough’s short story "Maria of the Roses," this American film is now considered lost, with no known surviving copies or prints.
Pictures from the 1920s circa 1926: The advent of paper milk cartons was an important event for dairymen and delivery men. Six bottles are contrasted with the cartons on this delivery man’s cart. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) gettyimagesgallery.com/images/milk-ca…
"Speedy" (1928) stars Harold Lloyd in his final silent role. Directed by Ted Wilde, it was later released with sound due to fading interest in silents. Filmed in NYC and Hollywood, it featured writing by DeMond, Grey, and others.
International Cinema "The Love of Jeanne Ney" (1927) is a German silent drama directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, adapted from Ilya Ehrenburg's novel. Released as "Lusts of the Flesh" in the UK.
I see your #TheComedyCorner with #RoscoeArbuckle and match it with #BusterKeaton's dance routine from #TheCook1918.
The Comedy Corner The Cook (1918)