Silent Photoplay Forum

This one is really great. It's a photo of an Austrian boy blissfully excited about getting a new pair of shoes in 1946.

donnie wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:34 pm

I've got seven of them so far.

Great!I'll post the answers after I have time to try.

donnie wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:18 pm

I wonder what she meant by making a love scene appear "foolish" —?

I think she meant that love scenes often look unnatural and idiotic, but her favorite does a good job in making it look real.

wow! That sounds pretty unusual. Is it on YouTube? I'll watch that for sure. It is, but there’s no score, darn it, and you know how I feel about that... but if you want to watch it anyway, the part I mean starts around minute 34, where Bobby Harron and Mae Marsh go to the movies. (If you want a cop...

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Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:37 pm

I like those photos. Anna J. Nichols looks slightly like Theda Bara in profile, doesn't she?

Wow! You're good. Idk if I'd ever have made that connection, but she definitely does.

wow! That sounds pretty unusual. Is it on YouTube? I'll watch that for sure.

I came across this one in the March 1913 edition of Motion Picture Story. It caught my eye because of the tiger in the picture. Apparently this used to be posted on the Eastman site, but doesn't seem to be anymore, which is a shame, because I am fascinated when real animals are used in old film. Fro...

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This is one is a fun game from Motion Picture Story Magazine.

This is more a compliment than literature, but I think it fits in this thread, anyway. From February 1913 Motion Picture Story Magazine.

Motion Picture Story Magazine encouraged people to write in their criticisms of certain films as well as their praise. Here is a fun example. I love number 4. One thought: Wouldn't it be so amazing to see a silent film on the scale where you can even see that sort of thing? I mean, these criticisms ...