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Nov 15, 20205 min read
Within Our Gates (1920)
You know the kind of movie that's made as an "answer to" a preceding film? Sort of a way for filmmakers to debate one another...
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Nov 9, 20204 min read
Adolph Zukor
To be a mogul in Old Hollywood, you had to be tough. Actually, you had to be somewhat of a jerk. With a few "nice guy" exceptions (i.e....
SilentCinemaSchool
Oct 30, 20205 min read
Mary Pickford
We know what you're thinking. Yes, we do. "Mary Pickford was an ACTRESS, and this is Filmmaker Friday. HAVE YOU TAKEN LEAVE OF YOUR...
SilentCinemaSchool
Oct 17, 20205 min read
Anna May Wong
When many people define "Americans", they tend to only think of uber-pale skin and blond hair. However, that's only one type of American,...
SilentCinemaSchool
Oct 11, 20204 min read
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Well, it's October - and everyone's acting spooky. Just like any other month. But in the general theme of "spookiness", we bring to you...
SilentCinemaSchool
Sep 28, 20204 min read
Irving Thalberg
Every good story always has a Boy Wonder who both astounds and annoys the veterans of life. ...Oh, it doesn't?? WELL IT SHOULD. The story...
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Sep 18, 20205 min read
Lois Weber
Early Hollywood had a surprising number of females behind the camera. Remember, this was a new industry! The demand for film was...
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Sep 9, 20205 min read
Sid Grauman
While a lot is said about the moguls, the actors, the filmmakers and the actual films...we feel the need to recognize the theater owners,...
SilentCinemaSchool
Aug 29, 20205 min read
Sessue Hayakawa
At a time in American society when a new form of entertainment (cinema) was gaining massive popularity...a handsome Japanese actor was...
SilentCinemaSchool
Aug 19, 20205 min read
Max Factor
Hollywood, in it's infancy (roughly the 1910s) had NO HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTISTS at all. None. And the reason was simple - they didn't need...
SilentCinemaSchool
Aug 9, 20204 min read
The Squaw Man (1914)
The first mogul to be featured on SCS was noneother than Jesse L. Lasky. In the post, we discussed (briefly) the first film he produced,...
SilentCinemaSchool
Aug 5, 20203 min read
Ratings
Who was in charge of “how far” a film could go in terms of content? Was it the writers? The producers? The directors? The audience?...
SilentCinemaSchool
Jul 20, 20204 min read
Louis B. Mayer
Ah, the mighty MGM. Remember what it stands for? Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Metro was once a small film company on it’s own, but combined with...
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Jun 26, 20205 min read
Oscar Micheaux
There’s always talk among Hollywood historians about the “great (white) men” who started it all…but what’s interesting is how many great...
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Jun 13, 20204 min read
Evelyn Preer
While there are many silent film star names you’ll hear, there’s one your Google searches probably won’t tell you about…unless you dig...
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