This week's post is part of the Classic Movie Blog Association's "Hidden Classics Blogathon"! Say THAT five times fast, I dare ya... For...

This Saturday's screen actor had a prominent role in the uber-successful play-turned-movie, "Show Boat"! Remember the song "Old Man...

Once called "the world's greatest director" by his close friend (and our favorite ogre of a director) Erich von Stroheim, this Friday's...

Ramon Novarro! One of the screen's biggest box office draws (particularly with the ladies) was a highly talented and very handsome...

There are always "those" movies that take forever to release because of endless nitpicking from the people involved. There's usually...

Think it was just the stars and the moguls who made it big in Hollywood? Think again. Some of the biggest moneybags were the theater...

Let's talk about good ol' Warner Brothers. Did you know there were, in fact, ELEVEN Warner children (brothers AND sisters)? But only four...

Without a doubt, the most awe-inspiring part of watching a silent movie is the special effects. This is because, unlike today, there was...

There's always an actor who becomes a filmmaker. It's just bound to happen. Whether or not said actor has the talent and temperament to...

In the early days of cinema, there wasn't a lot of diversity. But there WERE a handful of exceptions - and today's actress was one of...

Every once in a while, there's an epic filmed. An epic to end all epics. Until the next epic comes along... And while this film was not...

As a sort of palate-cleanser from the last Mogul Monday *ahem*, we decided to talk about one of the "nice guys" in Old Hollywood. In an...

Many early filmmakers who found success had previous backgrounds in theatre and/or vaudeville. Today's filmmaker is no exception to the...

This Wednesday we'd like to bring to your attention a very important current project, based on (what else) silent film! Many thanks to...

Before there was Shirley Temple, there was Baby Peggy. She was one of 3 cute little kid actors in silent film, with way too much talent...