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by drednm
January 9th, 2012, 2:10 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Dorothy Mackaill
Replies: 10
Views: 6084

Re: Dorothy Mackaill

I've got many of her talkies from TCM and a few silents like Shore Leave and Ranson's Folly, both with Richard Barthelmess.
by drednm
January 9th, 2012, 1:29 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Dorothy Mackaill
Replies: 10
Views: 6084

Re: Dorothy Mackaill

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

Mackaill's The Flirting Widow is pretty good and shows up on TCM now and then. Still waiting to see The Barker.

I don't consider her voice to be raspy. Odd comment.
by drednm
December 11th, 2011, 10:08 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
Replies: 3714
Views: 1050877

Re: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?

Finally got around to watching Griffith's The Girl Who Stayed at Home , a lousy title but a surprisingly good movie, once it gets going. Rumor has it Lillian and Dorothy Gish were slated to star with Richard Barthelmess and Robert Harron but were not available so Griffith brought in Carol Dempster a...
by drednm
December 5th, 2011, 2:18 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Richard Barthelmess
Replies: 15
Views: 8600

Re: Richard Barthelmess

Yes. That was my question to them.... I have a copy old copies. I think one is even mute.... GOOD NEWS
by drednm
December 2nd, 2011, 8:32 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
Replies: 3714
Views: 1050877

Re: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?

The Flirting Widow (1931) Far-fetched but amusing drawing-room comedy about an elder daughter (Dorothy Mackaill) who fakes a marriage engagement in order for her younger sister to marry, thereby avoiding having to wear "green stockings" at her wedding. The tradition is that younger daught...
by drednm
December 2nd, 2011, 8:07 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Richard Barthelmess
Replies: 15
Views: 8600

Re: Richard Barthelmess

The photos are terrific... very nicely done.
by drednm
December 1st, 2011, 9:52 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Richard Barthelmess
Replies: 15
Views: 8600

Re: Richard Barthelmess

I mentioned The Cabin in the Cotton in the original post. It's an odd film with Barthelmess almost revisiting Tol'able David. But it's a good story and Bette Davis is a hoot.
by drednm
December 1st, 2011, 9:50 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Dorothy Mackaill
Replies: 10
Views: 6084

Dorothy Mackaill

by drednm
December 1st, 2011, 7:26 am
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Richard Barthelmess
Replies: 15
Views: 8600

Re: Richard Barthelmess

The book is not an extensive biography, but a series of biographical pieces built around photos. I liked it.
by drednm
November 30th, 2011, 9:48 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Richard Barthelmess
Replies: 15
Views: 8600

Re: Richard Barthelmess

I believe The Noose has been considered a lost film for decades... Check your attic!
by drednm
November 30th, 2011, 3:51 pm
Forum: Silents & PreCodes
Topic: Richard Barthelmess
Replies: 15
Views: 8600

Re: Richard Barthelmess

He's a favorite of mine also.... Masscre is extremely compelling as is Heroes for Sale and The Last Flight . These three especially are hugely underrated. For me Barthelmess ranks as one of the best silent film actors. He played a variety of roles, and he wasn't afraid of doing unsympathetic roles a...