Charles Rosher Articles
Best Films – 1921: Rex Ingram's THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE CONQUERING POWER
A sensation in its day, Rex Ingram's film adaptation of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez's The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, from a screenplay by June Mathis, catapulted Mathis' protégé Rudolph Valentino to superstardom. Ingram's wife, the highly capable Alice Terry, played the romantic interest. More than 80 years after its initial release, The Four Horsemen remains a powerful cinematic experience. BEST FILM The Conquering Power [...]
Best Films – 1919: D. W. Griffith’s BROKEN BLOSSOMS, Sidney Franklin’s THE HOODLUM
Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover in Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari BEST FILM Broken Blossoms d, scr: D. W. Griffith Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari / The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari d: Robert Wiene; scr: Carl Mayer, Hans Janowitz The Hoodlum d: Sidney Franklin; scr: Frances Marion CHECK THESE OUT The False Faces d, scr: Irvin Willat The Sentimental Bloke d: [...]