If you haven't already, you should compare your own hayseed-humor pruning job to the one that ol' D.W. did himself for the 1930 sound reissue. It's even shorter, clocking in at 105 minutes. Grapevine sells it, but I couldn't find it on YouTube. I did, however, run across this somewhat longer abridg...

Going way back to when I only had VHS videos, Lilian Gish in, "Way Down East" (1920), has been a favorite, in spite of the fact I don't care much for silly comedy, which the film is also known for. Over the years, I've edited out bits and pieces of the 'hillbilly-like' humor, but with another TCM br...

Opinions may differ. I'm a huge fan of Mae Marsh and she's very good in this film. But, Ivor plays a real cad and it is difficult to endure watching the suffering Mae is subjected to. David Yes, Mae Marsh delivered a great performance. The film's drama is quite difficult to watch, but it's also ver...

I watched Griffith's 100 minute long feature, "The White Rose" (1923) today. I'd read reviews about this film saying it was too long, and that's what I was thinking when I sat down to watch. Turns out I really enjoyed the film just as Griffith told it and was moved by the story. Mae Marsh played the...

Thanks for the info.

I see all three Novello 'Rat' features seem complete and are on YouTube with music. Perhaps I'll give it a go, trying to watch the remaining (un-restored) features next week.

Travel certainly was more difficult back then, but many film stars did travel abroad often.

Last week, after viewing Ivor Novello in "Return of the Rat" (1929), YouTube followed that video with D. W. Griffith's, "The White Rose" (1923); Ivor Novello in the lead along with Mae Marsh. This was apparently the only film Novello made in the U. S.. Even more surprising, I learned today, Mae Mars...

Observing Florida's 'Stay at Home' order, my friend and I watched the same films together, but separately at the same time thanks to YouTube. First, it was "Nanook of the North," an amazing documentary from 1922. What a thrill to watch such an interesting story about Eskimos. We talked on the phone ...

Yesterday, my friend and I watched Nell Shipman's Grubstakes (1923). Written and produced by Nell, it's a 98 minute long, restored film, without any sound. An incredible story involving 'human trafficking in the Yukon (were they supplied all the girls for the dance halls), but there's so much more. ...

Watched a delightfully fun Western Melodrama from DeMille in 1915. The first title: Jesse L. Lasky Presents David Belasco's Great American Play, The Girl Of The Golden West . Cecil B DeMille, Director General. Adapted for the screen and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, the lighthearted 45 minute melodr...

Because of a prompting from this forum I re-watched "Victory" (1919) with Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Wallace Beery, Lon Chaney, Sr., Bull Montana, Ben Deeley, and others. Chaney simply steals the show out from everybody in it! He's fantastic as the Hispanic knife-wielding psycho baddie. Seena Owen is q...

I'd give nods also to De Mille's Something to Think About , a rather florid morality story with Gloria Swanson, Ellitt Dexter, and Monte Blue ... and of course I'm partial to The Restless Sex with Marion Davies, Carlyle Blackwell, and Ralph Kellard. On the international front, I'd also give a nod t...

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My favorite is The Penalty.

Thankfully, there now a better score for this since (I think) 2019. The earlier music heard on my TCM recording was dreadful.

On Thursday, 2/20/2020, my friend and I watched Barbara Frietchie (1924) and The Chechahcos (1924) with music I provided that worked perfectly for both. In my opinion, these are both masterpieces that could not be improved upon. Below are my updated comments now that I've watched them both complete...

Looking for Enemies of Women (1923) today caused me to discover two (previously unheard of) 'epic' films, Barbara Frietchie (1924) and The Chechahcos (1924), an Alaskan made film about the Gold Rush. There was also a clever short feature from 1912, The Portrait of Lady Anne running just 15 minutes....

Looking for Enemies of Women (1923) today caused me to discover two (previously unheard of) 'epic' films, Barbara Frietchie (1924) and The Chechahcos (1924), an Alaskan made film about the Gold Rush. There was also a clever short feature from 1912, The Portrait of Lady Anne running just 15 minutes. ...

I needed to provide the music, but I watched Douglas Fairbanks clever 'romantic/comedy' Down To Earth (1917). The 70 minute feature was complete and the picture quality quite nice. It's a fun story that highlighted Fairbanks' athleticism and love for roughing it as a naturalist. When he discovers hi...

Having watched this within the last two weeks, I can remember how pleased I was to see what finally happened to 'Count' Karamzin (Stroheim) and his two accomplices, Princess Olga Petchnikoff and Princess Vera Petchnikoff.

Very fitting end for "The Man You Love to Hate."

It's hard to think of any Silent Film that doesn't feature someone using the telephone, unless the film was set in an earlier time. "The Arizona Express" (1924) even has a Telephone Office involved to help make a call to the Governor's Home. In the Czech film, "Erotikon" (1929), the telephone plays ...

SHE (1925) – It’s far from being complete, and the lost sections make a hash of the first half of the surviving print. There’s enough remaining to provide a fair assessment, though, and that assessment is that the film is barely acceptable as a fantasy melodrama. In all, it’s a potential worthwhile...

Like many here, I was amazed to see the HD quality of the 78 second film, "The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat" (1896) (posted originally on 'Silent News'). It wasn't until early this morning before I realized this was the same film that begins the documentary, "Cinema Europe, the other 'Hollywood."...

I guess it's the Lumiere Brothers' Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, remastered in 4K, 60 fps by a YouTuber with too much time and computer power on his hands . I did a separate post elsewhere, but I'll throw it in here as well. Has to be seen to be believed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RYNThid...

Bob, I had the VHS tape from Grapevine until I got rid of all my tapes. Yes, it DID exist once, and with a piano score. I DID replace my tape of "The Fighting Coward" with a DVD, but I've never gone back to look for "The Fighting American". I always thought that "American" finally showed Astor to f...

For laughs, we watched Head Winds (1925) with Patsy Ruth Miller. We last saw her in the title role of Lorraine of the Lions (1926), a fun film with well done scenes at sea. In this film, Patrica's two silly brothers are so concerned about her marrying the wrong man that they contact her lifelong swe...

For those who haven't seen the Silent Version, YouTube has a nine minute clip of the Silent.

As I recall there are differences in the scene where Alice goes to the Artist's apartment. He's a lot more sinister in the silent version, a lot more sexually threatening. Everything seems innocent in both films before Alice tries on the Tutu. The words spoken by Mr. Crewe in the talkie were the ve...

I had time on my hands and decided to take a very close look at both versions of Blackmail (1929). The Silent part of the film appears to be the very same picture in both versions, where changes can not be noticed until the film becomes synchronized sound. At least, that's what I once believed. I th...

I chose to watch the Silent "Blackmail" Picture which apparently was released as both a Silent and a Sound picture at the same time, October 6, 1929. At the time, there was more demand for the Silent film since many theaters in Europe were not equipped for sound. I've had both the Sound and Silent v...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49437715856_3a15669bc4_o.jpg I decided I would devote myself this year to French films in my possession which I haven't watched yet, and started by getting out the 2007 Jean Renoir DVD set from Lionsgate, which has an assortment of his lesser-known work including...

LORRAINE OF THE LIONS (Universal 1925) is one of those films that found me instead of the other way around. I was browsing through the Internet Archive checking on any silent films that were added since the last time I looked. LORRAINE caught my attention because it reteamed Norman Kerry and Patsy ...

The Godless Men (1920) and The Valley of Hate (1924) were both very watchable Silents. The hour long stories each seemed complete and had a clear image. 'Godless Men': "On board his trading schooner in the South Pacific, a tough sea captain confronts his own son, who has grown up in his father's sh...