A few weeks ago, I bought The Cabinet of Dr Caligari as I was extremely keen to watch it. Last week, I had the opportunity to watch it and I was not disappointed at all! The incredible cinematography involved in this film is one thing, but Conrad Veidt’s performance is another. I was utterly addicted …
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He Comes Up Smiling (1918)
I have been keen to watch a film with Douglas Fairbanks in it for some time now so I got onto YouTube and spotted He Comes Up Smiling. This film survives as incomplete so I only watched 13 minutes of it but it’s a entertaining 13 minutes nonetheless. I was pleased to see Douglas doing …
“Speed” (1927)
It’s been a while since I’ve watched a silent film of any sort and so today I decided to watch one. I was intending to find a Gary Cooper film but then this one caught my eye as it has a legendary canine starring in it by the name Lightning. Sharing the limelight is Eileen …
Voice of the Nightingale (1923)
I first heard about Voice of the Nightingale through a tweet of an account I follow on Twitter (please do excuse the unintentional pun used!) a while ago and I had forgotten about it til yesterday when it came up on YouTube so I decided to watch it and I wasn’t disappointed at all. Beautifully …
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
I didn’t realize there was a silent film version of The Wizard of Oz until I came across it on YouTube. This is the earliest known footage and it stars Bebe Daniels and Hobart Bosworth, although apparently this has been disputed but it does look like Bebe and Hobart were in the film in my …
Should Men Walk Home?
Having plenty of time on my hands now due to the coronavirus outbreak, I took it upon myself to watch a Mabel Normand film and so I picked Should Men Walk Home? I’m glad I did because it’s hilarious right from the off and my favourite scene is where she gets her hand stuck in …
King Rene’s Daughter (1913)
I have been excited to watch a Maude Fealy silent film for some time now and I thought I would start with King Rene’s Daughter which I found on YouTube (unsurprisingly!) I have to say, I absolutely enjoyed it. Maude’s performance as a blind woman who is kept in seclusion and has no idea that …
Daisy Doodad’s Dial
This silent short film starring Florence Turner and Laurence Trimble is an absolutely hoot! I was crying with laughter at one point when Florence sees her own face pulling faces at her! She directed this herself and it comes across so well. I just spotted it on YouTube and thought let’s have a watch and …
Steamboat Bill Jr
A film that’s famous for the scene where Buster sees a wall of a house come down on him but he goes through the window, I just knew I had to see this film. And I wasn’t disappointed at all! From Buster’s father (played by Ernest Torrence) stepping on coconut shells to Buster’s umbrella going …
Mary Pickford
As I reached 400 followers on Twitter, I promised to write about the incredible Mary Pickford and here we are. One of the first pioneering women in cinema, Mary set a standard which has been everlasting. Her work can still be viewed and not so long ago I watched The New York Hat which you …
Silent Stars 