Preceded by THE PILL POUNDER (1923, d. Gregory La Cava, 14 mins) starring Charlie Murray and Clara Bow) No matter what they may say, there is such a thing as an overnight star—or close to it—but that wasn’t Clara Bow. When the legendary B.P. Schulberg made a deal that included an associate … [Read more...] about Dancing Mothers
Amazing Tales from the Archives 2024
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CICERO SIMP? While making The Garden of Allah in France, the company’s stills photographer, Henry Lachman, determined to gain a foothold in the industry, gathered some of those working on the Rex Ingram production, then shooting on the Riviera, to make a series of comedy … [Read more...] about Amazing Tales from the Archives 2024
The Public’s Pleasure
Reprinted in conjunction with the screening of The Black Pirate at SFSFF 2024 Now one thing never to be lost sight of in considering the cinema is that it exists for the purpose of pleasing women. Three out of every four of all cinema audiences are women. I suppose all successful novels and plays … [Read more...] about The Public’s Pleasure
The Black Pirate
“This is in. It has Doug,” trumpeted Film Daily in March 1926, “its pirates are as terrible as anyone ever pictured and it is the finest specimen of the all-color feature yet produced.” Which is pretty much all you needed to know to get you to the box office to see The Black Pirate: a star (the … [Read more...] about The Black Pirate