The legendary lord of the jungle first swung onto movie screens 97 years ago in Tarzan of the Apes, with Elmo Lincoln in the title role. Guest writer Fritzi Kramer goes out on a limb–er, vine–to review the 1918 silent adventure saga.
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The Phantom of the Opera (1925): Lon Chaney Triumphant
One of silent cinema’s greatest–and strangest–love stories was Universal’s The Phantom of the Opera, with Lon Chaney in perhaps his most famous role. Guest writer Fritzi Kramer rips the mask off the 1925 thriller’s behind-the-scenes secrets and travails.
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He may not be well-known today, but gentleman thief A.J. Raffles was an early 1900s literary hit and a mainstay of silent cinema. Guest writer Fritzi Kramer steals the show with her review of the 1925 drama Raffles, with House Peters in the title role.
Read more →Sherlock Holmes (1922): The Great Profile’s Great Detective
Based on a popular stage play, the 1922 whodunit Sherlock Holmes featured screen heartthrob John Barrymore in the title role. Guest writer Fritzi Kramer offers her take on the Great Profile’s turn as Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective.
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