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The Ten Commandments **** (1923, Theodore Roberts, Richard Dix, Rod La Rocque, Charles de Roche, Estelle Taylor, Edythe Chapman, Leatrice Joy, Nita Naldi, Agnes Ayres) – Classic Movie Review 12,236

Cecil B DeMille’s 1923 American silent religious epic film The Ten Commandments is told in two parts: the biblical story of the Exodus and a modern story of two brothers (Richard Dix, Rod La Rocque). Director Cecil B DeMille’s sprawling 1923 silent […]

Jul, 18

Way Down East ***** (1920, Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman) – Classic Movie Review 9449

Producer-director D W Griffith’s 1920 heart-tugging black and white silent romantic drama Way Down East stars Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess and Lowell Sherman, and is based on a play by Lottie Blair Parker and William […]

Mar, 01

Tarzan of the Apes *** (1918, Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, True Boardman) – Classic Movie Review 8088

Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs sold the film rights of his original novel Tarzan of the Apes to the National Film Corporation on 6 June 1916 for a record $5,000 cash advance on royalties, $50,000 in company […]

Feb, 02

Angora Love **** (1929, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Harry Bernard) – Classic Movie Review 7,595

Laurel and Hardy’s last two-reeler silent movie comedy short Angora Love (1929) is fast and funny, with Ollie bathing the smelly goat as the highlight. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy upset their suspicious landlord (Edgar Kennedy) […]

Sep, 18

Futtock’s End *** (1969, Ronnie Barker, Michael Hordern, Roger Livesey ) – Classic Movie Review 4177

Producer-director Bob Kellett’s fairly inventive and entertaining 1969 mini-feature film is a sound effects only ‘silent’ comedy. Uniquely talented British funnyman Ronnie Barker writes it as vehicle for himself, and it sees him starring as General […]

Aug, 15

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