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“There’s a storm blowin’ up – a whopper, to speak in the vernacular of the peasantry!” Professor Marvel (Frank Morgan) says to Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) in THE WIZARD OF OZ. If you’re a fan of that beloved 1939 MGM film, or of Warner Bros., the studio that now controls it, read more

By Fritzi Kramer on July 13, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Review Wetona is the daughter of a chief. Her problem is that she has been no better than she ought (if you take my meaning) and now papa is out to find her partner in hanky-panky. Poor Thomas Meighan stumbles into the situation and before you read more

It’s here at last! The blogathon of movies that don’t mean to be funny… but we can’t help laughing! It’s a three day event but I will be adding the new entries here so be sure to check back for the good stuff. For your reading pleasure, I have subdivided the entries in read more

Quite often you find a lot of shorts if you merely follow the right people on Twitter. Here’s the story behind this short, and the series it’s a part of, per Charles Webb: Some days, you just want to see a toddler skydiving. Or, at least, fake-skydiving in a video created by his animatio read more

By Fritzi Kramer on July 9, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review The story is as old as the hills: Country boy loses girl to city slicker but then gets a chance to win her back. Speaking of being lost and found, this film was once thought lost before turning up in France. A good thing too as read more

The curious life of a classic film blogger! Norma Shearer reclines in silks, satins, and furs - as you do. So, I have a blog (obviously you already know this). The problem is that when people ask me what I blog about and I tell them "old movies" they look at me as if I've suddenly sproute read more

Back by popular demand--we're now in the midst of the second round of my series on the HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1920s-1970s! If you love style in the movies, join me for the next in this live 6-part webinar series to learn all about THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM.  The read more

By Fritzi Kramer on July 6, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review One of William S. Hart’s earliest surviving films, this western two-reeler tells the tale of a bad guy who narrowly escapes being guest of honor at a necktie party and learns to be not quite so bad when he meets a kid in trouble read more

This is another short I found thanks to Movies Silently. Ever since I learned the tale of the fall of Czarist Russia an the Bolshevik revolution it’s been a story that fascinated me on either side. In the early days of motion pictures documenting real-life was as valuable, if not a more valuab read more

By Fritzi Kramer on July 4, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Review Mr. A.J. Raffles is a champion cricket player who does the odd burglary on the side. Just for sport, don’t you know, old thing? House Peters takes the lead and is supported by Hedda Hopper, among others. The inferior remake of the read more

Most people go to the beach, or a bar-b-que, or do some sort of healthy, fresh air-y, outdoorsy activity on July 4. Well, call your loved ones (if you have any) and scrap those plans, because there’s way to much good stuff on TV on Independence Day to leave your couch. National holidays have read more

Those born in the age of streaming will never know the excitement of catching a favorite film on TV, running to get a tape on time to record it, and succeeding. With adept timing skills, one could even cut out the commercials. There were a few films I loved so much that I was willing to record them read more

Those born in the age of streaming will never know the excitement of catching a favorite film on TV, running to get a tape on time to record it, and succeeding. With adept timing skills, one could even cut out the commercials. There were a few films I loved so much that I was willing to record them read more

Leslie Stowe Leslie Stowe began his career on stage in 1893 making his debut in the comic opera Ship Ahoy, [1]appearing through the years in the tour of The Merry World; [2] yet another tour company, and productions of, The Student Prince,[3] and Barbara Fritchie [4].” He also had roles on Broadway read more

Leslie Stowe Leslie Stowe began his career on stage in 1893 making his debut in the comic opera Ship Ahoy, [1]appearing through the years in the tour of The Merry World; [2] yet another tour company, and productions of, The Student Prince,[3] and Barbara Fritchie [4].” He also had roles on Broadway read more

Leslie Stowe Leslie Stowe began his career on stage in 1893 making his debut in the comic opera Ship Ahoy, [1]appearing through the years in the tour of The Merry World; [2] yet another tour company, and productions of, The Student Prince,[3] and Barbara Fritchie [4].” He also had roles on Broadway read more

As I recently announced, I will be both a Presenter of the HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM and Grand Juror for the International Fashion Film Awards at the upcoming La Jolla Fashion Film Festival.  And, as if having these two roles at this prestigious event wasn't honor enough, I am now thrille read more

  As the temperatures soar here in the desert, it is time for me to escape into the shadows with another month of film noir.  It will be all film noir all the time for the next 31 days.   I hope I have found a good mixture of lesser-known and more famous films noir.  I plan to select from films read more

The Misfits 1961The final film of Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe Directed by John Huston, the 1961 movie, The Misfits starred Clark Gable, The Misfits Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach. There is a lot outside of the movie itself that makes i read more

By Fritzi Kramer on June 29, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review, Silents vs Talkies He’s a Cossack prince. She’s the rabbi’s daughter. Can they find love? Also, the hero is a tad bit genocidal. Yes, that is the plot. The unusual duo of Mary Philbin and Ivan Mosjoukine (in his only Hollywood read more