Greta Garbo in The Mysterious Lady (Fred Niblo, 1928)
While editor of Film Comment magazine, Richard Corliss signed the dedication of his biography of Greta Garbo"To My Own Mysterious Lady, who taught me all I know." Apparently, he had met his wife at a...
View ArticleGreta Garbo in The Temptress (Fred Niblo, 1926)
Greta Garbo as continuance of Vamp Author Roger Manvell, in his volume The Film and the Public notes that after World War I, the genres that were already in place began to take a new turn with the new...
View ArticleGreta Garbo in A Woman of Affairs (Brown, 1929)
   Mordant Hall writing in 1929, recounts his purported assignation with the 'Hollywood Hermit', "Soon the door of Miss Garbo's apartment was flung open and the sinuous figure of the alluring actress...
View ArticleGreta Garbo in The Single Standard (1929, Marsh)
John Bainbridge gives an account of Greta Garbo having returned from Sweden in which the studio and public had expected her to arrive in Los Angeles and her instead having gotten off the train early...
View ArticleGreta Garbo in The Torrent (Monta Bell, 1926)
A suitable story for director Mauritz Stiller, famous Swedish director who just began work under M.G.M. contract is now being sought and will be announced at an early date. Greta Garbo, who has also...
View ArticleGreta Garbo in The Kiss (Feyder/Daniels, 1929)
Greta Garbo The Film Daily ran an announcement during 1929 titled "Feyder Directing Garbo" It related, "Greta Garbo has begun work on a new picture under the direction of Jacques Feyder, French...
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Garbo, Sjostrom and StillerJournalist Rilla Page Palmborg begins her autobiography of Greta Garbo from 1931, The Private Life of Greta Garbo, by mentioning her availability to the press, the importance...
View ArticleSilent Film Revision page- please disregard and navigate onward
Not only were silent films remade in Hollywood, Anna Christie, Anna Karenina and Camille all films that had originally been silent before having been remade with Greta Garbo, but the "grammar of film"...
View ArticleScott Lord Silent Film: Sage Brush Tom (Tom Mix, 1915)
Tom Mix was credited as having written, directed and starred onscreen in the 1915 film "Sage Brush Tom", produced by Selig Polyscope. Apearing in the one reel film were actresses Goldie Colwell and...
View ArticleScott Lord Silent Film: The Invaders (Ince, 1912)
Silent Film Having directed "The Indian Massacre" and Across the Plains" the year before, Thomas Ince during 1012 directed the films "The Invaders" (three reels) starring its co-director Francis Ford...
View ArticleSilent Film revision, please disregard and navigate onward
Please skip these notes, revision and miscellaneous filmography a visit pages in progressSwedish Silent Film- Lost Film, Found Magazines To read the recent revision on Greta Garbo, Victor...
View ArticleScott Lord Silent Film: The Politician's Love Story (D.W. Griffith, 1909)
The Politicians Love Story is a brialliant, early example of reverse screen direction, using diagnol framing to depict perspective. Linda Arvidson, wife of director D.W. Griffith chronicled having...
View ArticleScott Lord Silent Film: Biblical Drama; Jesus of Nazereth (From The Manger to...
It has been noted that "From The Manger to the Cross", directed by Sidney Olcott for the Kalem Company and shot on location in Egypt and Palenstine in 1912 and scripted by actress Gene Gauthier who...
View ArticleScott Lord Silent Film: Lonely Villa (D.W. Griffith, Biograph, 1909)
In her autobiography, Lillian Gish discusses D.W. Griffith's use of shot length in "The Lonely Villa". Linda Arvidson, wife of D.W. Griffith, in her autobiography "When the Movies Were Young" claims...
View ArticleScott Lord Silent Film: The Pride of Palomar (Frank Borzage, 1922)
Directed during 1922 by Frank Borzage, "The Pride of Palomar" (eight reels) features actress Marjorie Draw with Warner Oland in the supporting cast. Silent FilmSilent FilmSilent Film
View ArticleScott Lord Silent Film: Knight of the Trail (Ince, 1915)
Frank Borzage stars with director William S. Hart and actress Leona Hutten, in the two reeler "Knight of Trail". Borzage shortly thereafter went on to direct silent film for The Triangle Film...
View ArticleThe Photoplay: Silent Movie Lobby Cards, Lon Chaney
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View ArticleThe Photoplay: Silent FIlm Movie Posters; Lon Chaney
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View ArticleThe Photoplay: Silent Film Movie Posters; Douglas Fairbanks
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