JUST TONY (1922) & SKY HIGH (1922)
It all began with the legendary Tom Mix, the yardstick by which all B-Western stars are measured. Born in 1880, Mix had worked with the Texas Rangers, had been a bartender, a sheriff, and a champion...
View Article68. HÄXAN [HÄXAN: WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES] (1922)
AKA The Witches; Witchcraft Through the Ages “Such were the Middle Ages, when witchcraft and the Devil’s work were sought everywhere. And that is why unusual things were believed to be true.”–Title...
View ArticleCHAPLIN AT FIRST NATIONAL (PART I)
* This is the first in a two-part series. Charles Chaplin left Mutual Film in 1917 and signed a contract with First National. Their agreement amounted to more than a million dollars per year. Chaplin...
View ArticleTHE NAVIGATOR (1924) AND FROZEN NORTH (1922)
The Navigator (1924) was Buster Keaton‘s biggest commercial success and remains one of his most popular features. Co-directed by Donald Crisp, it is a bona fide classic. Affluent society heir Rollo...
View Article157. NOSFERATU (1922)
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens; Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror “It is commonplace to say that silent films are more ‘dreamlike,’ but what does that mean? In ‘Nosferatu,’ it means that the...
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