"Mary Pickford produced and stars in this absorbing melodrama, as Mama Molly, tomboy guardian to a tribe of abused orphans on a "baby farm" in a Gothic southern swamp. "The Devil's share in the world's creation," the swamp is a truly frightening place, with bottomless bog holes that suck up anything thrown into them in a matter of moments. The baby farm's proprietor, Grimes (Gustave von Seyffertitz), is the embodiment of evil, so mean he ..."
"Douglas Fairbanks was 44 when he made The Gaucho, one of his most thoughtful and visually rich adventures. As the lusty, live-for-today leader of a South American outlaw band preying upon small villages, he drives out a corrupt garrison from a holy mountain village (which seems to literally hang off the edge of a cliff by the grace of God) and takes over the town like a benevolent dictator. When a plague victim infects a wound of his, t ..."
"Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem. A classic American horror film that combines elements of the traditional ghost story, Poe and "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." "The Bells" (1926, 68 min.) follows an ambitious innkeeper (Lionel Barrymore) on a downward trajectory into insanity after murdering a wealthy traveler to settle his debts. Though he is not suspected of the crime, the innkeeper is haunted by a hypnotist in a traveling carnival ( ..."
"Mary Pickford is the cinema's true Peter Pan. She played spunky waifs and adolescent spitfires well into adulthood and remains best remembered as the crusading orphan raging against ruthless villains and natural disasters with pluck, courage, and hope. Sparrows is quintessential Pickford, the tale of a ragtag collection of orphans made virtual slaves by a gnarled, swamp-dwelling Simon Legree. As the big sister/mother hen of the grimy br ..."
"An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is to be the country's king, to ensure that the boy is prepared to take on the role and also to see that he lives long enough to assume the crown."
"Ernst Lubitsch brought his famous touch to this sentimental romantic drama, a famous operetta about a young prince who falls in love with a commoner. A kindly tutor (Jean Hersholt) effectively raises the boy in a splendorous kingdom of rolling hills and vast forests while his distant father rules in the cold, tradition-bound palace. When he turns 18, Prince Karl Heinrich (Ramon Novarro) is sent to Heidelberg for an education, in more wa ..."
"Marlene Dietrich delivers a subtle and witty performance as a Viennese prostitute who offers her services as a spy during WWI. As "Agent X-27" our heroine proves invaluable to her superiors, seducing and betraying enemy officers with the greatest of ease. But when she falls in love with Russian spy Lt. Kranau (Victor McLaglen), she permits him to escape her clutches, and as a consequence is sentenced to be executed. Ever the mistress of ..."
"Mysterious Lady (Silent) (1928) / REGION FREE DVD / Subtitles: English, Spanish, Chinese / Actors: Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Albert Pollet, Edward Connelly / Director: Fred Niblo"
Screen Classics Von Sternberg SCCL by John Baxter 304 Pages, Published 2010 by University Press Of Kentucky ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-2603-6, ISBN: 0-8131-2603-7
Cecil B. DeMille(2nd Edition) A Life in Art by Simon Louvish . Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2008 by Thomas Dunne Books ISBN-13: 978-0-312-37733-5, ISBN: 0-312-37733-9
Down from the Attic Rare Thrillers of the Silent Era through the 1950s by John T. Soister , Henry Nicolella Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2016 by Mcfarland & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-9831-4, ISBN: 0-7864-9831-5
Movie Roadshows A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973 by Kim R. Holston Digital, 383 Pages, Published 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-9261-9, ISBN: 0-7864-9261-9
Silent Films & Early Talkies on DVD(1st Edition) A Classic Movie Fan's Guide by Reid, John Howard (2008) Paperback by John Howard Reid Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2008 by Lulu.Com ISBN-13: 978-1-4357-1073-3, ISBN: 1-4357-1073-8
Paul Bern The Life and Famous Death of the MGM Director and Husband of Harlow by E. J. Fleming by E. J. Fleming 396 Pages, Published 2009 by Mcfarland ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-5274-3, ISBN: 0-7864-5274-9
Karloff and the East Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern and Oceanian Characters and Subjects in His Screen Career (Paperback) by Scott Allen Nollen , Yuyun Yuningsih Nollen 484 Pages, Published 2021 by Mcfarland - ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-8063-7, ISBN: 1-4766-8063-9