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Announcement of New Feature: After the Silents
I am very excited to announce a new feature for the site: After the Silents. What is it? It will involve brief reviews covering sound movies that feature silent era performers and directors. I got the...
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After the Silents: Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
Before I get started, I think a little background is in order. Hopalong Cassidy holds a special place in my family. You see, as a kid, my mom had this: Hopalong Cassidy flatware (ebay) And my dad had...
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After the Silents: Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
When you hear about Plan 9 from Outer Space, the first thing you think of is a silent movie, right? No? Well, keep reading! Thrills! Chills! Cardboard headstones! To be honest, I hesitated to write...
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After the Silents: Love Crazy (1941)
It’s time to give a little attention to one of my favorite screen teams, a couple so famous in the talkies that most people do not even realize that they started in the silents: William Powell and...
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After the Silents: Doctor X (1932)
Let’s dust off a pre-Code mad scientist picture. And, as an added bonus, let’s choose one filmed in two strip Technicolor (no yellow!) and directed by Michael Curtiz, of Robin Hood, Casablanca and...
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After the Silents: The Return of Doctor X (1939)
This is wonderfully entertaining film for all the wrong reasons. Here is what we are in for: Humphrey Bogart plays a zombie doctor who must steal the blood of the living so that he (and his white...
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After the Silents: Thrills! Chills! The William Castle Special
What do you think of when you hear the name William Castle? Classic chillers? Clever marketing gimmicks? If you asked a movie-goer in the forties, though, they would have thought of mysteries. In the...
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After the Silents: The Walking Dead (1936)
Boris Karloff is, of course, best known for his monstrous roles in films like Frankenstein and The Mummy. While his big breaks came in the talkies, Karloff was quite active in silent films as well. The...
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After the Silents: The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Another little pre-Code wonder is the subject of today’s review. Tell me if this plot sounds familiar: Rich Guy: I am a hunter! How I love to hunt! Please join me! Hero: Okay, what are we hunting? Rich...
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