Bardelys the Magnificent Articles

Eleanor Boardman, John Gilbert in King Vidor's Bardelys the Magnificent John Gilbert on TCM: THE BIG PARADE, FLESH AND THE DEVIL Schedule (PT) and synopses from the TCM website: 3:00 AM Busher, The (1919) In this silent film, a minor-league baseball player gets his shot at the big leagues. Cast: Charles Ray, Colleen Moore, John Gilbert. Dir: Jerome Storm. BW-55 mins. 4:00 AM He Who [...]

Renée Adorée, John Gilbert in King Vidor's The Big Parade (top); John Gilbert, Greta Garbo in Clarence Brown's Flesh and the Devil (bottom) John Gilbert on TCM: QUEEN CHRISTINA, DOWNSTAIRS Here are my top recommendations for John Gilbert Day (in addition to Queen Christina, mentioned in the previous post): Victor Sjöström's touching, poetic He Who Gets Slapped (1924), which features my favorite Lon Chaney performance [...]

James Mason, Deborah Kerr in Hatter's Castle (top); Frances Dee, Maurice Chevalier, Stuart Erwin, Eugene Pallette in Playboy of Paris (bottom) Cinecon 45 is currently taking place at the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. The (old & mostly rare) film marathon ends late Monday afternoon. Thus far, the 2009 edition of Cinecon has already screened several rarities, including the Ludwig Berger-directed, 1930 comedy-musical Playboy of [...]

The Fall of the House of Usher (top); John Gilbert, Eleanor Boardman in Bardelys the Magnificent (middle); Douglas Fairbanks, Lupe Velez in The Gaucho (bottom) Douglas Fairbanks, John Gilbert, and Lillian Gish are only a few of the superstars to be found at the 14th San Francisco Silent Film Festival, which will take place July 10-12 at the Castro Theatre. Among those scheduled to provide [...]