John Gilbert Articles

Ernest Torrence, John Gilbert, Mary Nolan, Desert Nights Desert Nights (1929) Direction: William Nigh Screenplay: Endre Bohem and Lenore J. Coffee, from a treatment by Willis Goldbeck; titles by Ruth Cummings and Marian Ainslee; story by John Thomas Neville and Dale Van Every Cast: John Gilbert, Mary Nolan, Ernest Torrence Desert Nights arrived in theaters on the coattails of the silent era. By 1929, audiences [...]

Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh in Victor Fleming’s Gone with the Wind Turner Classic Movies‘ Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood special tour tied to the seven-part documentary series that begins tonight at 5 p.m. PT on TCM will reach Los Angeles (at The Grove) on Nov. 18-20. Among other artifacts, the exhibit will feature an Oscar statuette for Michael Curtiz’s Casablanca; a costume [...]

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 [...]