A 1914 Japanese-American film was thought to be lost to time until a professor figured out the decaying reels were in a vault.
Professor Denise Khor of Northeastern University discovered a rare piece of movie history while she was doing research for a book about film culture. The reels she found in 2016 were believed to be the only known copy of “The Oath of the Sword.” It is among the earliest Asian-American films, historians said.
Clara Bow is thought to be the original “It” Girl because she starred in the 1927 film “It.” Her name is gaining traction today for a different film in which she acted: “The Pill Pounder,” a 20-minute silent film that was presumed lost. But it was recently discovered at an auction in Omaha, Neb. Read more at IndieWire. https://flip.it/AHMN6u #Culture#Entertainment#Movies#SilentFilm#ClaraBow
If you thought silent film was boring think again. There's something incredibly modern about Louise Brooks in this rollercoaster of sex and drama. The great Austrian director George W Pabst made this in Weimar Germany, recruiting Brooks from the US for her breakout role.
Bessie Love was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films.
This evening's viewing: Modern Times. Been a long time since I last saw it, & while remembering the amazing & rightly famous sequence where Charlie is sucked into the cogs of the machine, I had totally forgotten about the equally amazing roller skate by the precipice scene, which still looks remarkable (the drop is in fact a glass matte painting, a clever bit of VFX for the era)
🎬 Am 27. Mai 2024 wird auf ARTE TV um 23.50 Uhr Ernst Lubitschs “Kohlhiesels Töchter” (D 1920) ausgestrahlt. Vom 27. Mai bis 24. August 2024 ist die Komödie mit Emil Jannings und Henny Porten zudem in der ARTE-Mediathek abrufbar.
Great news! I got to transfer the RSS feed of my Silent Beauties podcast to YouTube and now I'm an you tubber. I never thought I'd be on YouTube and it's a wonderful surprise. Would you mind following and reposting my channel? Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeT3eoy85nqmxhWReMTL7Mg
Julia Faye (1893 – 1966) was an American actress of silent and sound films. She was "famed throughout Hollywood for her perfect legs" until her performance in Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926) (...)
First up is “Suspense” (1913) directed by and starring Lois Weber. This film includes one of the earliest uses of split screen shots and car chases #SilentFlickerSunday#Suspense
Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was first American woman to direct a full-length feature film and the highest paid silent film director at Universal in 1916. She directed over 100 films in 2 decades. #SilentFlickerSunday#Suspense#LoisWeber#SilentFilm
Old film you should watch: Pandora's Box (dir. G.W Pabst, 1929 - TRAILER (m.youtube.com)
If you thought silent film was boring think again. There's something incredibly modern about Louise Brooks in this rollercoaster of sex and drama. The great Austrian director George W Pabst made this in Weimar Germany, recruiting Brooks from the US for her breakout role.