Silent Films Post Master List (Updated 2/26/12)
Here, in all their "glory", are most of my posts on silent films. I've stuck to posts that center on the films instead of any posts that more vaguely talk about silent films. I tend not to make those.
Anyway, what should one expect before going in to these?
1) These are less structured reviews and more my first impressions/scattered thoughts on the movie at hand. Some posts are more coherent than others. I will also be struck by the strangest things.
2) These also suffer more from my general writing tics than other pieces. These are often written on the fly and it shows. That said, I am trying to be more careful with these pieces.
3) Since my viewing is tied to that which I can access, you will note that most of these are MGM/Warner pictures. In regards to national origin, these films are mostly American with the occasional German, British, French, Japanese, or Chinese films thrown in. Again, this is tied to my sources and I would love to branch out and experience greater varieties of cinema.
Without further ado, here's the list. It is broken down by decade. My decade spans are 01-10. Therefore, the 10s are 1911-1920.
1910s
Cleopatra (1912)
A Food There Was (1915)
Coney Island (1917)
Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
The Hoodlum (1919)
An Eastern Westerner (1920)
High and Dizzy (1920)
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Stolen Moments (1920)
1920s
The Ace of Hearts (1921)
The Blot (1921)
Camille (1921)
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
La Terre (1921)
Never Weaken (1921)
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Dr. Jack (1922)
The Young Rajah (1922)
Our Hospitality (1923)
Scaramouche (1923)
Souls for Sell (1923)
Girl Shy (1924)
The Navigator (1924)
The Red Lily (1924)
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Wild Oranges (1924)
Lady of the Night (1925)
The Merry Widow (1925)
The Black Bird (1926)
Don Juan (1926)
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
La Bohème (1926)
The Scarlet Letter (1926)
Sparrows (1926)
Torrent (1926)
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
The General (1927)
It (1927)
Love (1927)
The Red Mill (1927)
The Show (1927)
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
The Unknown (1927)
Battle of the Sexes (1928)
The Cameraman (1928)
The Crowd (1928)
The Garden of Evil (1928)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
The Patsy (1928)
Show People (1928)
Speedy (1928)
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
The Wind (1928)
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
The Divine Lady (1929)
Piccadilly (1929) with extended back-and-forth about City Lights/Chaplin v. Keaton in the comments
The Single Standard (1929)
Wild Orchids (1929)
1930s
Umarete wa mita keredo (aka I was born, but...) (1932)
You would find my Silent Films Rec Post here if it were ready. Most of the film discussed in the post are not referenced in any of the afore-listed links.
Anyway, what should one expect before going in to these?
1) These are less structured reviews and more my first impressions/scattered thoughts on the movie at hand. Some posts are more coherent than others. I will also be struck by the strangest things.
2) These also suffer more from my general writing tics than other pieces. These are often written on the fly and it shows. That said, I am trying to be more careful with these pieces.
3) Since my viewing is tied to that which I can access, you will note that most of these are MGM/Warner pictures. In regards to national origin, these films are mostly American with the occasional German, British, French, Japanese, or Chinese films thrown in. Again, this is tied to my sources and I would love to branch out and experience greater varieties of cinema.
Without further ado, here's the list. It is broken down by decade. My decade spans are 01-10. Therefore, the 10s are 1911-1920.
1910s
Cleopatra (1912)
A Food There Was (1915)
Coney Island (1917)
Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
The Hoodlum (1919)
An Eastern Westerner (1920)
High and Dizzy (1920)
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Stolen Moments (1920)
1920s
The Ace of Hearts (1921)
The Blot (1921)
Camille (1921)
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
La Terre (1921)
Never Weaken (1921)
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Dr. Jack (1922)
The Young Rajah (1922)
Our Hospitality (1923)
Scaramouche (1923)
Souls for Sell (1923)
Girl Shy (1924)
The Navigator (1924)
The Red Lily (1924)
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Wild Oranges (1924)
Lady of the Night (1925)
The Merry Widow (1925)
The Black Bird (1926)
Don Juan (1926)
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
La Bohème (1926)
The Scarlet Letter (1926)
Sparrows (1926)
Torrent (1926)
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
The General (1927)
It (1927)
Love (1927)
The Red Mill (1927)
The Show (1927)
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
The Unknown (1927)
Battle of the Sexes (1928)
The Cameraman (1928)
The Crowd (1928)
The Garden of Evil (1928)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
The Patsy (1928)
Show People (1928)
Speedy (1928)
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
The Wind (1928)
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
The Divine Lady (1929)
Piccadilly (1929) with extended back-and-forth about City Lights/Chaplin v. Keaton in the comments
The Single Standard (1929)
Wild Orchids (1929)
1930s
Umarete wa mita keredo (aka I was born, but...) (1932)
You would find my Silent Films Rec Post here if it were ready. Most of the film discussed in the post are not referenced in any of the afore-listed links.