Eighty years after Bardelys the Magnificent’s 1926 premiere, a cellar in France yielded a nearly complete print of John Gilbert’s final film with King Vidor. Considered lost, the film had come at the peak of the actor’s popularity. Prior to Bardelys the Magnificent, Gilbert had been one of the … [Read more...] about Bardelys the Magnificent
Adela Rogers St. John: A Front Row Seat
This feature was published in conjunction with the screening of The Red Kimona at A Day of Silents 2018 A character as vibrant and intrepid as any she created, Adela Rogers St. Johns was a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter who grew up amid the glitter of Hollywood and observed the trappings … [Read more...] about Adela Rogers St. John: A Front Row Seat
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
You can read the program essay for our 2017 screening of The Adventures of Prince Achmed here On the morning of Sunday May 2, 1926, a frantic Carl Koch scoured the streets of Berlin looking for a replacement projector lens. Back at the Volksbuehne theater, he had left behind house conductor … [Read more...] about The Adventures of Prince Achmed