In today’s guest post, Marsha Collock examines the 1923 Hollywood tale Souls for Sale. Read on to learn about how it portrays life in early Tinseltown!
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1920s Movies
Classic movie reviews, movie articles and information from 1920 to 1929, the Golden Age of Hollywood.
The Phantom of the Opera (1925): Classic Movie Review
The Phantom of the Opera (1925): Classic Movie Review What is the price of fame? According to this 1925 silent classic staring Lon Chaney a deal with the devil…no, no, no that’s Faust; I mean a creepy Phantom. Please excuse…
Read more →Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis is a silent film made in Germany by director Fritz Lang and released in 1927, at the height of German Expressionism. While its idea of a working class and intellectual class finding a mediator to help restore harmony can feel like…
Read more →It (1927) Starring Clara Bow Movie Review
It (1927) Movie Review It is a true silent film classic, and in this article guest blogger Venus presents an overview of some of the reviews that the picture received during its original theatrical exhibition : As everyone who reads my blog…
Read more →Way Down East (1920): Movie Review
Way Down East (1920) Directed by D.W. Griffith Starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess Produced by D.W. Griffith Productions Anna Moore lives (Lillian Gish) with her mother in the country. The poor family needs money and Anna heads off to visit…
Read more →Silent Horrors: The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Guest blogger Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. writes: John Willard’s hardy old stage chestnut The Cat and The Canary—first performed in New York City on February 7, 1922—has been around the block, cinematically so to speak, on at least four different…
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