Tag Archives: silent film

3 things about Fred Newmeyer & Sam Taylor’s THE FRESHMAN

Posted on May 4, 2020 by robchristopher

The Freshman [1925] 1. Crossword puzzle. 2. Taking back the $10. 3. Replacement sweater.

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3 things about Arthur Berthelet’s SHERLOCK HOLMES

Posted on September 2, 2016 by robchristopher

Sherlock Holmes [1916] 1. “An ill-suited watchdog.” Moriarty’s henchman has a bulldog. 2. A dissolve to a slightly tighter shot and then a dissolve back to the wider angle. Would a straight cut have been considered too disorienting at the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Wiene’s THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI

Posted on October 23, 2015 by robchristopher

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari [1920] 1. Cesar is 23. 2. Branches and leaves like scythes. 3. “Now I know exactly how to cure him.”

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3 things about Sam Taylor’s FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE

Posted on July 12, 2015 by robchristopher

For Heaven’s Sake [1926] 1. He uses the cigarette lighter from the wrecked car and then strolls away. 2. “When I get through with that Uptown dude, you can put a lily in his hand and close the lid!” 3. … Continue reading →

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3 things about King Vidor’s THE CROWD

Posted on September 8, 2012 by robchristopher

The Crowd [1928] 1. Upon entering the room he is immediately accosted by a flapper. 2. Several decades before Psycho, an onscreen toilet. 3. Everyone and everything is making too much noise.

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3 things about Michel Hazanavicius’ THE ARTIST

Posted on February 14, 2012 by robchristopher

The Artist [2011] 1. Over time, his mustache morphs from pencil-thin to brushlike. 2. “BANG!” 3. Malcolm McDowell’s ruddy nose (even in black & white).

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3 things about Jacques Feyder’s FACES OF CHILDREN

Posted on January 11, 2012 by robchristopher

Faces of Children [1925] 1. The child watches the gravedigger refill his mother’s grave, then passes out. His father carries him home. The gravedigger continues in his work without a pause. 2. Pierrette is like a paleo-Tootie, like Margaret O’Brien … Continue reading →

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3 things about Buster Keaton’s SEVEN CHANCES

Posted on October 31, 2011 by robchristopher

Seven Chances [1925] 1. Dressed for the wedding, he takes two train tickets out of his pocket: one for Niagra Falls, one for Reno. 2. He emerges from the water with a turtle hanging from his necktie. 3. The dog … Continue reading →

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3 things about F.W. Murnau’s NOSFERATU

Posted on August 22, 2011 by robchristopher

Nosferatu [1922] 1. He looks at the photograph. “Is this your wife? What a lovely throat!” 2. They overturn the coffin. It’s filled with earth and rats. One of them bites the sailor. 3. In his final scene, Nosferatu can … Continue reading →

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3 things about Cecil B. DeMille’s THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

Posted on August 20, 2011 by robchristopher

The Ten Commandments [1923] 1. “They are not laws–they are the LAW.” 2. Not in the remake: Ramses’ son is a bratty boy pharoah with a little whip. 3. He shoots Sally Lung. As she falls to the floor she … Continue reading →

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