The Midnight Sun (1926) Status: Complete 35mm print (end titles missing) in the UCLA film and television archive. Hollywood went mad for Russia in the 20′s. No leading man worth his salt could afford to skip appearing onscreen in a Cossack uniform or a kosovorotka. Rudolph Valentino, Lon Chan read more
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The Cat and the Canary (1927) . A silent horror film adaptation of John Willard's 1922 black comedy play of the same name. Directed by German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. Cast: Laura La Plante, Forrest Stanley read more
A Tribute to Laura La Plante
The natural, down-home beauty of silent film actress Laura
La Plante was matched by an easy going charm and personality. Her
characterizations were generally wholesome and refreshingly light, a welcome
relief from the exoticism of other leading la read more
Laura La Plante was an American actress, best-known for her roles in silent films. She was born Laura LaPlant on November 1, 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri. La Plante made her acting debut at the age of 15 as a Christie Comedy Bathing Beauty, and in 1923 was named as one of the years WAMPAS Baby Stars. read more
Laura La Plante (November 1, 1904 - October 14, 1996). During the 1920s she performed in more than sixty films. A couple of her early film performances were: Big Town Round-Up (1921), with cowboy star Tom Mix, and the serials Perils of the Yukon (1922) and Around the World in Eighteen Days (1923). read more
