Yes. that is Bessie, and yes, she was certainly cute.
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- April 27th, 2024, 5:09 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
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- April 27th, 2024, 1:10 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
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https://i.imgur.com/7AVWwCl.png Torment , directed by Maurice Tourneur, starred Owen Moore as Jimmy Hansen*, Bessie Love as Marie, and Jean Hersholt as Count Boris Romanoff. The film was released in February of 1924 at six reels, and is presumed lost. *The synopsis in the Library of Congress lists ...
- April 21st, 2024, 12:19 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
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The reviewer of that execrably scathing review of Miss Forrest ought to be named for posterity. She might be as bad as all that but she nevertheless needs a name so that her ancestors can have a target for retribution or even revenge. On the other hand, the wordage is one of the most brilliant and ...
- April 20th, 2024, 9:02 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
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https://i.imgur.com/k3Lybk9.png The Satin Girl , directed by Arthur Rosson, starred Mabel Forrest as Lenore Vance, Norman Kerry as Dr. Richard Taunton, Marc McDermott as Fargo, and Clarence Burton as Moran. The film’s release date is uncertain, but it was six reels, and is presumed lost. Plot : Sil...
- April 13th, 2024, 8:02 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
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https://i.imgur.com/o66nAs3.png Puritan Passions , directed by Frank Tuttle, starred Glenn Hunter as Lord Ravensbane (The Scarecrow), Mary Astor as Rachel, and Osgood Perkins as Dr. Nicholas (The Devil). The film was released in September of 1923 at seven reels, and is presumed lost. Plot : In 17th...
- April 6th, 2024, 9:26 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
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https://i.imgur.com/3QOf3my.png Forgive and Forget , directed by Howard M. Mitchell, starred Wyndham Standing as Mr. Cameron, Estelle Taylor as Mrs. Cameron, Philip McCullough as Blake, Vernon Steele as Ronnie Sears, and Josef Swickard as John Standing. The film was released in February of 1924 at ...
- April 2nd, 2024, 2:13 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
Re: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
Coming in April:
Forgive and Forget, with Wyndham Standing and Estelle Taylor
Puritan Passions, with Glenn Hunter and Mary Astor
The Satin Girl, with Mabel Forrest and Norman Kerry
Torment, with Owen Moore, Bessie Love, and Jean Hersholt
Forgive and Forget, with Wyndham Standing and Estelle Taylor
Puritan Passions, with Glenn Hunter and Mary Astor
The Satin Girl, with Mabel Forrest and Norman Kerry
Torment, with Owen Moore, Bessie Love, and Jean Hersholt
- March 30th, 2024, 8:00 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
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https://i.imgur.com/Ys5cZcz.png Women Who Give , directed by Reginald Barker, starred Barbara Bedford as Emily Swift, Frank Keenan as Jonathan Swift, Renee Adoree as Becky Keeler, and Robert Fraser as Captain Joe Cradlebow. The film was released in March of 1924 at eight reels. A complete copy is h...
- March 28th, 2024, 10:29 am
- Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
- Topic: I Just Watched...
- Replies: 3388
- Views: 186677
Re: I Just Watched...
The Mending Line (Netflix) Nicely told story about an Afghanistan vet with PTSD (Sinqua Walls) learning how to fly fish from a Viet Nam vet (Bryan Cox). Except for a few f-bombs, this is suitable for everyone. Patricia Heaton, as a doctor at the VA, and Wes Studi, as Cox's buddy, lend good support....
- March 23rd, 2024, 7:33 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
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https://i.imgur.com/KmgZZ4L.png Other Men’s Daughters , directed by Ben Wilson, starred Bryant Washburn as Alaska Kid, Mabel Forrest as Dorothy Kane, Kathleen Kirkham as Lottie Bird, and Wheeler Oakman as Winnie. The film was released in October of 1923 at six reels, and is presumed lost. Plot : Na...
- March 16th, 2024, 7:54 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
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https://i.imgur.com/6EywfkI.png Don’t Doubt Your Husband , directed by Harry Beaumont, starred Viola Dana as Helen Blake, Alan Forrest as Dick Blake, Winifred Bryson as Alma Lane, and John Patrick as Reginald Trevor. The film was released in March of 1924 at six reels. A fragment exists in the Gosf...
- March 9th, 2024, 11:44 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
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https://i.imgur.com/xRLCFrX.png The Dancer of the Nile , directed by William P. S. Earle, starred Carmel Myers as Arvia, Malcolm McGregor as Karmit, June Elvidge as the Princess, and Bertram Grassby as Prince Tut. The film was released in October of 1923 at six reels, and is presumed lost. I could ...
- March 1st, 2024, 3:05 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
Re: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
Coming in March:
The Dancer of the Nile, with Carmel Myers and Malcolm McGregor
Don't Doubt Your Husband, with Viola Dana and Alan Forrest
Other Men's Daughters, with Bryant Washburn and Mabel Forrest
Women Who Give, with Barbara Bedford and Renee Adoree
The Dancer of the Nile, with Carmel Myers and Malcolm McGregor
Don't Doubt Your Husband, with Viola Dana and Alan Forrest
Other Men's Daughters, with Bryant Washburn and Mabel Forrest
Women Who Give, with Barbara Bedford and Renee Adoree
- February 24th, 2024, 8:34 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
Re: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
I await the day when I read "...the film was released in 1923 and presumed extant." The review snippets are fun. Some seem rather quaint and some trite but some seem trenchant. I realize that the full reviews are not given. Thanks, Rich. Great as usual. Occasionally there are some films e...
- February 24th, 2024, 8:34 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 52041
Re: NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
https://i.imgur.com/CYEjRIw.png The Marriage Market , directed by Edward J. Le Saint, starred Pauline Garon as Theodora Bland, Jack Mulhall as Wilton Carruthers*, and Alice Lake as Lillian Piggott. The film was released in February of 1924 at six reels. The UCLA Film and Television Archive holds a ...