Women in Silent Comedies: Billie Rhodes
The silent screen is filled with fascinating visual ideas that extend beyond the celebrated genius of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and...
Looking at a DVD of less-known silent comedies
With so many public domain companies offering grainy prints of films without copyright, I approached the 2007 VCI Entertainment's DVD...
Larry Semon's "The Perfect Clown" (1925)
“The Perfect Clown” Directed by Fred Newmeyer. Cast: Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy, Kate Price, Fatty Alexander, Dorothy Dwan, Curtis...
Larry Semon's "The Grocery Clerk" (1919)
The Grocery Clerk Written and Directed by Larry Semon Cast: Larry Semon, Lucille Carlisle, Monty Banks, Frank Alexander, Frank Hayes,...
Hold Your Breath (1924) - a silent comedy with a female star
“Hold Your Breath” Directed by Scott Sidney. Cast: Dorothy Devore, Walter Hiers, Tully Marshall Jimmie Adams, Priscilla Bonner, Douglas...
Buster Keaton: The Short Films Collection. DVD/blu ray review
Kino has released another DVD set of Buster Keaton silent short films, "Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection (1917-1923)." All of the...
Reviews of ALL 50 FILMS on the Mack Sennett Collection
The following are reviews of all 50 films on The Mack Sennett Collection. A review of the three-disc blu ray itself is also on this web...
The Silent Cinema: Life of the Party (1920) - Roscoe Arbuckle feature
“Life of the Party” Directed by Joseph Henabery. Starring Roscoe Arbuckle, Winifred Greenwood, Roscoe Karns, Julia Faye, Fran Campeau,...
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle: An Appreciation
It is unfortunate that so much attention has been paid to the scandal that ruined Roscoe Arbuckle’s career. His significance to screen...
Vitaphone: When Sound Came to the Screen
The Warner Brothers -- Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack -- began in the film industry in 1907, but it was in 1912, when they moved to the...