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Robert Gordon Anderson, in his 1971 volume Faces, Forms, Films, the artistry of Lon Chaney, writes about the film "Victory" (five reels), directed by Maurice Tournuer. "The picture had good reviews...

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Scott Lord Silent Film. The False Faces (Thomas Ince, 1919)

October 30, 2024, 2:02 am

The Paramount Artcraft publicity releases for 1918 divided their review into three columns, one announcing a "Startling Theory Suggested", another announcing a "Brilliant Leading Lady for Henry B....

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in Mr. Wu (William Nigh, 1927)

October 30, 2024, 2:02 am

William Nigh directed Lon Chaney in "Mr. Wu" costarring actresses Louise Dresser, Gertrude Olmstead and Renee Adoree. "Mr Wu" was photographed by cameraman John Arbold. The periodical Moving Picture...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in The Monster (West, 1925)

October 30, 2024, 2:03 am

Roland West directed Lon Chaney during 1925 for Metro Goldwyn in "The Monster", costarring Gertrude Olmstead. "The Monster" was photographed by cameraman Hal Mohr.silent filmLon Chaney

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in Oliver Twist (Frank Lloyd, 1922)

October 30, 2024, 2:04 am

Frank LLoyd directed and co-scripted with Harry Weil the film "Oliver Twist" for First National during 1922. Lon Chaney stars in the film with child actor Jackie Coogan. "Oliver Twist" was photographed...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in The Ace of Hearts (Worsley, 1921)

October 30, 2024, 2:04 am

During 1921 Wallace Worsley directed Lon Chaney with actress Leatrice Joy. "The Ace of Hearts" was photographed by cameraman Don Short.Lon ChanaeyLon Chaney

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in The Trap (Thomby, 1922)

October 30, 2024, 2:05 am

"The Trap" (six reels) by directed by Robert Thorby featured both actors Lon Chaney and Lon Chaney Jr. The scenario of "The Trap" was written by George C. Hull from a story by Lon Chaney. The film was...

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Scott Lord Mystery: The Mystic (Tod Browning, 1926)

October 30, 2024, 2:05 am

Picture Play Magazine in a photo caption wrote that actress Aileen Pringle "abandoned some of her impressive dignity" to portray the "hoydenish" fake travelling mystic in Tod Browning's film, "The...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in Outside the Law (Tod Browning, 1920)

October 30, 2024, 2:05 am

"Outside the Law" (eight reels), directed by Tod Browning during 1920, was coscripted by Browning with Gardner Bradford and Lucien Hubbard and photographed by William Fildew. The films stars Lon Chaney...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in The Scarlet Car (DeGrasse, 1917)

October 30, 2024, 2:05 am

Directed by Joseph de Grasse during 1917, "The Scarlet Claw" starred Lon Chaney, Franklin Farnum and Edith Johnson.During 1917, Joseph de Grasse also directed Franklin Farnum and Lon Chaney in the film...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: By The Sun’s Rays (Browning, 1914)

October 30, 2024, 2:05 am

Silent FilmDuring 1914, Charles Gibson directed Lon Chaney and actress Agnes Vernon in the film "By the Sun's Rays". That year Lon Chaney and Agnes Vernon also starred together in the film "The Old...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in He Who Gets Slapped (Victor Seastr...

October 30, 2024, 2:06 am

Scholar Bo Florin points out that a famikar image in "He Who Gets Slapped" (seven reels), directed by Victor Sjostrom is referred to in the cutting continuity script as the "Symbolic Clown", the...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in The Penalty (Wallace Worsely, 1920)

October 30, 2024, 2:06 am

After having directed he seven reel silent Film “The Penalty” In 1920, Wallace Worsely would direct Lon Chaney in “The Ace of Hearts” and “Voices of the City”,costarring Leatrice Joy during 1921.Lon...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in The Light of Faith (Brown, 1922)

October 30, 2024, 2:06 am

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Shadows (Forman, 1922)

October 30, 2024, 2:06 am

Robert Sherwood, editor of the volume The Best Moving Pictures of 1922-23, wrote, "In the direction of 'Shadows' by Tom Forman, and in the acting by Lon Chaney, Harrison Ford, Marguerite de La Motte,...

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The Photoplay: Silent Movie Lobby Cards, Lon Chaney

October 30, 2024, 2:08 am

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Lost Film Found Magazines- Lon Chaney and the Silent Horror Film

October 30, 2024, 2:09 am

Please view these hard to find Home movies of silent film actor Lon Chaney in which the Phantom of The Opera and Hunchback of Notre Dame is caught unmasked and without makeup, later in fullscreen....

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Worsley,...

October 30, 2024, 2:31 am

Prior to having directed Lon Chaney in the twelve reel silent film “The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Wallace Worsely had been behind the camera for the films “The Penalty” (1920” and “The Ace of Hearts”...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney inThe Phantom of the Opera (Jullian, 1925)

October 30, 2024, 2:31 am

Author Mark A. Vieira, in Silent Prototypes, the first chapter of his volume “Hollywood Horror”, almost attributes an entire subgenre of “Gorilla movie”, or “man in a gorilla suit movies” to a 1912...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in While the City Sleeps (Jack Conway...

October 30, 2024, 2:31 am

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The Photoplay: Silent FIlm Movie Posters; Lon Chaney

October 30, 2024, 2:31 am

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Scott Lord Silent Film: Greta Garbo In The Joyless Street (G.W. Pabst, 1...

November 1, 2024, 7:48 pm

In The Film Till Now, a survey off world cinema, Paul Rotha writes, “It is impossible to witness the showing a Film by Pabst without marveling at his unerring choice of camera angle for the expression...

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Scott Lord Silent Film: The Lodger (Alfred Hitchcock, 1927)

November 1, 2024, 11:25 pm

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Scott Lord Scandinavian Silent Film: Masterkatten i Stovlar (John Bruniu...

November 7, 2024, 10:58 am

Author Forsyth Hardy, in his volume Scandinavian film explains that the film "Puss and Boots" was for Swedish Silent Film director John Brunius an early, debut attempt at filmaking and that he quickly...

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The Photoplay: Silent Film Movie Posters ; Greta Garbo and Victor Seastrom

November 8, 2024, 11:35 am

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