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15 Oct 01:23

Scott Lord Silent Film: Frances Howard in The Swan, (Buchowetzki,1925)

15 Oct 01:23

Scott Lord Silent Film: The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (Malcom St Clai...

15 Oct 01:23

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15 Oct 01:22

Scott Lord Mystery: Murder at the Matinee

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The above film is revolves around a murder at a seance. I liked the feel of it enough to add a number of films that could be screened to in part make up a festival. Please view any of the below films that seem to be of interest.








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15 Oct 01:22

Scott Lord Silent Film:The Death of Rudolph Valentino (Pathe Newsreel)

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15 Oct 01:22

Mr Wong in Chinatown

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Scott Lord The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

15 Oct 01:22

the beautiful Fay Wray in The Evil Mind

15 Oct 01:21

Scott Lord Silent Film: The New York Hat (D.W. Griffith, Biograph)

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Directed by D. W. Griffith, the film features the first photoplay written by Anita Loos. Subsequently, Loos was to write the scenarios and screenplays to films which starred Douglas Fairbanks. The New Movie Magazine during 1930 nostalgically related that the film had also introduced Lionel Barrymore to the screen and that Loos, who had only been sixteen years old at the time of its release, had received “the large sum of $15” for writing the film. Author Iris Barry explains that it was not only Anita Loos that was behind the scenes, “At this period, ideas for films were commonly bought from outsiders and members of the company alike. Mary Pickford, Mack Sennett and others contributed many of the plots Griffith used.” This in part can be taken into consideration when apply Autuer theory to the abrupt difference between the scriptwriting methods of D.W Griffith and Thomas Ince and when reconsidering autuer theory when comparing the directorial efforts of D.W. Griffith and Ingmar Bergman in the mileau of a theatrical acting company.
In the volume D.W. Griffith, American Filmaker, Iris Barry writes that 1912 was a year that D.W. Griffith was an innovator not only in the depiction of social themes and social problems but also in film technique and the uses of the camera as well as the legnthening of the onscreen running time of the two reeler. Barry describes the filmmaking involved in “The New York Hat” (one reel),The film uses cut-backs, close-shots and sharply edited scenes with ease and mastery: close-ups made acting a matter of expresssion and minute guestures instead of the stereotyped guestures of the popular theater.” Peter Cowie, in his volume Eighty Years of Cinema, writes, "Close ups already predominate this film."
In the short scenes of Griffith’s film, Mary Pickford is shown to the right of the screen in medium close shot, trying on a hat, her hands and elbows shown in the frame. Griffith cuts on the action of her leaving the frame to exterior shots. In a later scene, Griffith positions her to the left of the screen, and, his already having shown time having elapsed between the two scenes, then brings the action back to the right of the screen frame. As an early reversal of screen direction, or screen positioning, there is the use of screen editing in between the complimentary positions of showing her in the same interior. During the film the actress is, almost referentially, often kept in profile, facing to the right of the screen's frame. Although Griffith may have been still developing editing techniques, it has been noted that the acting style in the film can be seen as an example of a more naturalistic and less histrionic acting style than that of other contemporary films.

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23 Sep 22:55

Sherlock Holmes Trailers-Pearl of Death

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I happen to carry a Basil Rathbone Players Cigarette Card (1938) in my wallet.
23 Sep 22:54

Scott Lord Castle Films: Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman (1943)

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23 Sep 22:54

Scott Lord Mystery: Lon Chaney as The Wolfman (1941) theatrical trailer

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23 Sep 22:54

Scott Lord Mystery: Boris Karloff in Son Of Frankenstein (1939) theatric...

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23 Sep 22:53

Scott Lord Mystery: The Master Key (1945) theatrical trailer

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23 Sep 22:53

The Great Alaskan Mystery Trailer

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23 Sep 22:52

Scott Lord Mystery: Coming Attractions

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Scott Lord Mystery: Coming Attractions

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23 Sep 22:42

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23 Sep 22:40

Bodakingen, The Tyrrany of Hate (Gustaf Molander, 1920)



“The King Boda” (“Tyranny of Hate/Boda kungen”, 1920) was the first film to bear the name of Gustaf Molander as director, Molander having also scripted the photoplay. It was also the first film to be photographed by Adrian Bjurman. The film stars Egil Edie. Both Wanda Rothgardt and her mother, Edla Rothgardt appear in the film, as do acresses Winifred Westover and Hilda Castgren. Produced by Scandinavisk Filmcentral, the film can well be placed within the Golden Age of Swedish Silent Film.
Also appearing in the film "Bodakungen" was Franz Envall, Greta Garbo mentioned in a 1928 Photoplay magazine interview with Ruth Biery, "Then I met an actor...It was Franz Envall. He is dead now, but has a daughter in stage in Sweden. He asked me if they would let me try to get into the Dramatic School of the Dramatic School of the Royal Theater in Stockholm." Envall's daughter was in fact Signe Envall, who, after having appeared in "Gosta Berling's Saga" (Mauritz Stiller, 1924) and "The Kingdom of Rye" (Ivar Johnsson, 1929), was periodically featured in films from 1944 to 1968. Author Forsyth Hardy credits Gustaf Molander with having introduced actress Greta Garbo to director Mauritz Stiller.

1922 had been the year during which appeared the second film directed by Gustaf Molander, "Amatorfilmen", the first film in which actresses Elsa Ebben-Thorblad and Anna Wallin were each to appear, brought Mimi Pollack to Swedish Film audiences. Written by Bjorn Hodell and photographed by Bjorn Hodell, the film is presumed to be lost, with no surviving copies or fragments. Gustaf Molander

Gustaf Molander would breifly remain in the shadow of Victor Sjostromand Mauritz Stiller again with photographer Adrian Bjurman, during 1922 by directing actress Vera Schmiterlow, who had first appeared on screen in a brief part in Molaner's film "Tyranny of Hate", in the film Thoma Graal's Ward (Thomas Graal's myndling)To modern American audiences and readers of extratextural discourse Schmiterlow may be more famous for being mentioned in biographies as a friend of Greta Garbo than for Molander having given her her first appearance as star of the film.
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23 Sep 22:36

Sherlock Holmes Murder At The Baskervilles

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23 Sep 22:36

:Sherlock Holmes Trailers-Pearl of Death

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23 Sep 22:35

Sherlock Holmes Trailers-Dressed To Kill

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23 Sep 22:35

Sherlock Holmes Trailers-The Spider Woman

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23 Sep 22:35

Scottt Lord Mystery: The Mummy1959 Theatrical trailer

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23 Sep 22:34

Film research

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23 Sep 22:34

Magazine art

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23 Sep 22:32

Sherlock Holmes-Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon

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