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Norman Studios
Old Hollywood! The term has nearly become synonymous with film history. But as I hope you’ve learned here at Silent Cinema...
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Mar 263 min read

Alfred Hitchcock
As we wrap up the infamous "Noir-vember", it seems fitting to pay tribute to Mr. Film Noir himself - the legendary director, Alfred...
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Nov 29, 20245 min read

BOOK REVIEW: "Old Films, Young Eyes" by Simone O. Elias
I know, I know. Once again, it's been a very long time since the last post! Don't worry, there will be a specialized blog post before the...
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Nov 13, 20242 min read

Louise Brooks
What can be said about the dazzling Louise Brooks? Anything, if it means not having to explain my absence in recent months....apologies...
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Jun 30, 20245 min read

The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably wondered what film box office sensation Douglas Fairbanks’ favorite was to make. And if...
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Feb 25, 20244 min read

Josephine Baker
Well, readers - I’m back! I’m fierce, I’m strong, I’m a total badass....oh, wait...that’s today’s screen actress (comma singer, comma...
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Nov 18, 20235 min read

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Anyone else get a lil’ nostalgic towards the end of summer? Whether it’s “Ahhhhh the memories...” or even “Ahhhh....I didn’t get the memo...
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Aug 12, 20235 min read

Marion E. Wong
Apologies are in order, folks. Not from you, from me. Wow, that would be so awkward the other way around... I've been AWOL due to some...
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Jun 9, 20234 min read

Douglas Fairbanks
Robin Hood. D’Artagnan. Zorro. Annnnnnnnd The Son of Zorro. What do all of these characters have in common?? Today’s actor brought them...
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Apr 8, 20234 min read

Harold Lloyd
Holy Hanging From a Building! Is it time to talk about the actor/filmmaker who thoroughly enjoyed scaring the heck out of audiences?? Why...
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Feb 17, 20235 min read

Conrad Veidt
One hopeful student...who stumbles into acting...eventually stars in the first-ever horror movie. A German, married to a Jewish woman -...
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Dec 31, 20224 min read

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Well folks, the general consensus is in. The gruesome, blood-curdling scenes of Halloween movies are behind us, and we are now entering...
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Nov 9, 20224 min read


Lon Chaney
Lonnnnnng before there was a Johnny Depp playing the parts of Edward Scissorhands, Willy Wonka, Captain Jack Sparrow and, of course,...
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Sep 24, 20225 min read

The General (1926)
Following the wild success of our post on the incomparable Buster Keaton, we knew we had to revisit his legacy in a different way. Out of...
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Aug 28, 20225 min read

Mack Sennett
After the high performance of our post on Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties, what could be more fitting than to base our Filmmaker Friday...
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Jul 29, 20224 min read
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