Finally, Motion Picture News noted that the film “just about reaches the low ebb in the tide of Wallace Reid productions,” ironically adding “Wallace doesn’t look or act himself in this picture. He lacks the old time pep and this picture shows that he was in need of his present rest.” I hope that l...

https://i.imgur.com/0UncEOg.png Thirty Days ¸directed by James Cruze, starred Wallace Reid (in his final film) as John Floyd, Wanda Hawley as Lucille Ledyard, and Charles Ogle as Judge Hooker. The film was released on January 8, 1923, at five reels, and is presumed lost. Plot : John Cadwalader Floy...

I hope TCM schedules a tribute to Ogles.

ziggy6708a wrote: ↑February 17th, 2023, 11:41 pm

Darn .... I never got to see any of this guy's films ...

nakanosunplaza wrote: ↑February 15th, 2023, 3:28 pm The TCM message boards are all gone...

Yeah, but you can still sign in. LOL

https://i.imgur.com/T45YlKv.png My American Wife , directed by Sam Wood, starred Gloria Swanson as Natalie Chester and Antonio Moreno as Manuel La Tassa. The film was released in early 1923 at six reels, and is presumed lost. Plot : Natalie Chester, daughter of the owner of a Kentucky racing stable...

One (or at least this one) is usually apt to think of Boston Blackie solely in terms of Chester Morris. Interesting to know that the character appeared in the movies much earlier than that. Also interesting to know that we can type the word "Blackie" without being automatically censored. ...

One (or at least this one) is usually apt to think of Boston Blackie solely in terms of Chester Morris. Interesting to know that the character appeared in the movies much earlier than that. Also interesting to know that we can type the word "Blackie" without being automatically censored. ...

https://i.imgur.com/2zFawjs.png Missing Millions , directed by Joseph Henabery, starred Alice Brady as Mary Dawson and David Powell as Boston Blackie. The film was released in September of 1922 at six reels, and is presumed lost. Plot : Boston Blackie and Mary Dawson, a pair of crooks, attend a par...

You might want to check out Different From the Others (1919), in which Veidt plays a gay character. There are some clips online.

sagebrush wrote: ↑February 1st, 2023, 4:27 pm I love the photos of the crowds waiting to see the film. So exciting. I think crowds waiting to see a film (even a premiere) now is a scene we won't see much anymore.

They're all at home watching Netflix instead.

I would have liked to have seen this one. What great reviews! I am great on nostalgia and you are bringing these movie back to life. It just occurred to me that you may be posting these movies on the exact day 100 years later. True, or within a few days maybe?. Either is close enough. To bad Gagman...

https://i.imgur.com/XqVR6nY.png A Tailor Made Man , directed by Joseph De Grasse, starred Charles Ray as John Paul Bart and Ethel Grandin as Tanya Huber. The film was released in October of 1922 at nine reels. A complete copy is held in the Gosfilmofond in Moscow. Plot: John Paul Bart works as a cl...

Swithin wrote: ↑January 28th, 2023, 7:59 pm He can be killed by the Cross of Antioch or platinum ballots.

Trust me, those ballots are expensive - only rich people can afford to vote that way.

Coming in February:

Charles Ray in A Tailor Made Man
Alice Brady in Missing Millions
Gloria Swanson in My American Wife
Wallace Reid in Thirty Days ((his final film)