Silent Photoplay Forum

Man. They must really like that floor.

I've finally finished Penrod . I so much enjoyed this book. :D (Well, aside from the unfortunate aspects commented on earlier; that's a flaw in the book, and not a minor one. :? ) The funniest part of all was the LIttle Gentleman / Tar incident. That's the hardest I've laughed in awhile. :lol: And t...

“Yay” in Pernod I’ve noticed the characters using this word frequently with apparently, a completely different meaning than it has today. In the passage below, it seems to be used to express derision, like “hogwash,” or something. But then sometimes they use it to greet each other. Odd. Do you remem...

A promotional photo for The Wild Party (1929) I did not remember these costumes from the film, but yes, that's what they were wearing. :) Here is a photo of Cecil B. DeMille with actresses on the set of The Affairs of Anatol . The actresses include Agnes Ayres, Bebe Daniels, Shannon Day, Julia Faye...

Here are the three you mentioned you didn't remember. Thanks for the links. I think I may be interested in reading The Daughter of Fife soon. I'm still in Penrod now. Speaking of which... man, the racism in that book is horrendous, isn't it? He even refers to P's black friends as lower evolutionary...

I was hoping Dawn O’Hara would be in there. I don’t remember mention of Patty, The Scarlet Coat, or A Daughter of Fife. I’ll have look back at those.

So I guess you’re saving the rest of Minnie to savor?

The 60th, you're coming along! Off the top of your head, what was your favorite of them?
Maybe Minnie Herman; or The Curse of Rum??

BettyLouSpence wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:29 pm

Yes, King Louie from The Jungle Book. Thanks for sharing!

That's it. That duet with him and Phil Harris as Baloo is a classic.

This short, Swing Cats Jamboree , is from 1938 and features Louis Prima and his band. If his voice sounds familiar, thirty-some years after this, he voiced a character in a well-known Disney movie of the '60s. Can you guess who? :) This is the first I'd encountered of him and his act aside from that...

BettyLouSpence wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:28 pm

Huh, TIL that The Plastic Age had two silent adaptations. Thanks!

Yes, I was surprised at that, also. Too bad it's not extant—a comparison between it and the Bow one might be interesting.