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Wine and Wit, Scaramouche Animated GIF

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on May 2, 2013

This may possibly be the nicest compliment that an author has received in silent film. His wit brings them wine and his wine brings them wit. Can’t argue with the logic. Ramon Novarro seems well pleased. read more

Slapping Ramon Again, Scaramouche Animated GIF

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 25, 2013

The aristocrats are killing off the revolutionaries by finding excuses to challenge them to duels. Little do they know that Ramon Novarro has been working as a swordmaster for the past year or so. Further, he is a bit of a troublemaker himself… read more

Mealy-Mouthed Prude, Scaramouche Animated GIF

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 22, 2013

Climene (Edith Allen) is getting pretty sick of Ramon Novarro telling her not to see other guys. Who does he think he is, her fiance? Oh yeah. He is her fiance. Well, anyway, he shows absolutely no sense of sophistication about the whole thing. So what if she’s seeing the guy who killed his read more

Scaramouche (1923) A Silent Film Review

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 22, 2013

Featuring the famous opening line”he was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad,” Scaramouche is the tale of Andre-Louis,  a young lawyer (Ramon Novarro) who seeks to revenge the murder of his best friend at the hands a heartless aristocrat (Lewis Stone). To f read more

A Sharp Tongue and Mr. X, Scaramouche Animated GIF

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 22, 2013

Ramon Novarro is something of a smart-mouth (via intertitle) in Scaramouche. We the audience love it but some characters are not as charmed. He has taken on the name of Mr. X or Scaramouche as he hides out from the law. His mouth, though, is as smart as ever. read more

He’s just not that into you, Scaramouche Animated GIF

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 21, 2013

Edith Allen has blown off Ramon Novarro to go out a-driving with Lewis Stone. Looks like she bet on the wrong horse as Mr. Stone is decidedly bored. Why do I get the feeling that he will not be in touch? read more

Ramon laughs at you! Ha! Scaramouche Animated GIF

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 20, 2013

Ramon Novarro in full Scaramouche mode, that is, a zany rogue. Director Rex Ingram was never very good at comedy but I think he puts this scene over nicely. read more

Silent Movie Bookshelf: Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 13, 2013

Title page of the hardcover edition. The opening line is so famous that author Rafael Sabatini has it written on his tombstone: “He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.” The “he” in question is Andre-Louis Moreau and the mad world in this case read more

The gizzard is a vital spot, Scaramouche Animated GIF

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Apr 12, 2013

Danton cannot help giving Ramon Novarro a few fighting tips. The aristocrats are out the kill the revolutionaries in duels. What they don’t know is that Novarro has been working as a swordmaster for the past year. read more