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Wizard Of Oz (1925)
“You must prevent them from entering Oz. They have the papers, and the girl is Queen Dorothy!” Director: Larry Semon Starring: Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan, Oliver Hardy, G.Howe Black (Spencer Bell), Charles Murray, Josef Swickard, Otto Lederer, Frank Alexander, … Continue reading
The Unknown (1927)
“Hands! Men’s hands! How I hate them!” Director: Tod Browning Starring: Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford, Norman Kerry, John George, Nick De Ruiz, John St. Polis, Paul Desmuke (uncredited) Screenplay: Waldemar Young and Joe Farnham, based upon a story by … Continue reading
Posted in Horror
Tagged 1920s, amputation, circus, Horror, Joan Crawford, Joe Farnham, John George, John St. Polis, knife-throwing, Lon Chaney, Nick De Ruiz, Norman Kerry, Paul Desmuke, pre-Code, psychological, silent, Tod Browning, Waldemar Young
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His Majesty, The Scarecrow Of Oz (1914)
“Can you kill her love for the gardener’s boy?” “Yes, your majesty: I can freeze her heart!” Director: J. Farrell MacDonald Starring: Violet MacMillan, Frank Moore, Pierre Couderc, Fred Woodward, Mai Wells, Raymond Russell, Vivian Reed, J. Charles Haydon, … Continue reading
The Magic Cloak Of Oz (1914)
“Here is a gift from the Fairies. It will grant you one wish—but no more…” Director: J. Farrell MacDonald Starring: Violet MacMillan, Mildred Harris, Fred Woodward, Juanita Hansen, Mai Wells, Jessie May Welsh, Raymond Russell, Vivian Reed, Pierre Couderc … Continue reading
The Patchwork Girl Of Oz (1914)
“That bunch of Scraps has caused all our trouble!” Director: J. Farrell MacDonald Starring: Violet MacMillan, Pierre Couderc, Raymond Russell, Bobbie Gould, Frank Moore, Leontine Dranet, Marie Wayne, Richard Rosson, Fred Woodward Screenplay: L. Frank Baum, based upon his … Continue reading
The Last Warning (1929)
“I’ll open this theatre when I choose. No ghost will stop me!” Director: Paul Leni Starring: Montagu Love, Laura La Plante, John Boles, Roy D’Arcy, Margaret Livingston, Burr McIntosh, Mack Swain, Bert Roach, Carrie Daumery, Tom O’Brien, Charles K. … Continue reading
Posted in Horror
Tagged 1920s, Alfred A Cohn, Bert Roach, Burr McIntosh, Carrie Daumery, Charles K. French, comedy, D’Arcy Corrigan, Harry Northrup, Horror, John Boles, Laura La Plante, Mack Swain, Margaret Livingston, masked killer, Montagu Love, old dark house, Paul Leni, Roundtable, Roy D’Arcy, silent, Tom O’Brien, Tom Reed, Universal
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The Avenging Conscience (1914)
“She fears something more than mere mental derangement…” Director: D. W. Griffith Starring: Henry B. Walthall, Spottiswoode Aitken, Blanche Sweet, George Siegmann, Ralph Lewis, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron Screenplay: D.W. Griffith, based upon the works of Edgar Allan … Continue reading
Posted in Horror
Tagged 1910s, Blanche Sweet, D. W. Griffith, Edgar Allan Poe, Fantasy, George Siegmann, Henry B. Walthall, Horror, Mae Marsh, Ralph Lewis, Robert Harron, silent, Spottiswoode Aitken
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Frankenstein (1910)
“Instead of a perfect human being, the evil in Frankenstein’s mind creates a monster…” Director: James Searle Dawley Starring: Augustus Phillips, Charles Ogle, Mary Fuller Screenplay: James Searle Dawley, based upon the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley … Continue reading
Conquest Of The Pole (1912)
[Original title: À La Conquête Du Pole] Director: Georges Méliès Starring: Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany Screenplay: Georges Méliès, based upon a novel by Jules Verne Synopsis: At a gathering of the great minds of the … Continue reading
Posted in Science fiction
Tagged 1910s, exploration, French, Georges Melies, Horror, Jules Verne, monster, science fiction, silent
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