Movies Silently

After brutally beating a prisoner, the police leave him alone in his cell but soon they (and the audience) learn of the man’s powers to change form and bend the laws of physics to make good his escape.

It’s time once again for me to ask my readers to select my reviews for the entire month of December!

The little cinder maid is updated for the bustling modern world of 1910.

When an heiress falls for a poor writer, her father tries to separate the pair.

An American soldier embraces the latest technology and petitions to become an air scout in a newfangled aeroplane.

This month, we are going to be taking a look at the vibrant and pioneering Vitagraph film studio.

An ailing man is immediately cured when his physician shows up with a large, branded cup of hot chocolate.

A scientist in a fictional European capital works tirelessly on a cure for a deadly epidemic but is stymied by a jealous rival and mass panic as the disease takes hold.

A busy Russian doctor is the top expert in her field and an in-demand speaker for the feminist movement but her fiance feels neglected and looks for love elsewhere.

Unhinged surgeon Dr.

This month, we are going to be looking at silent movies with a medical theme.

An Irish American woman finds a lucky horseshoe and brings it home, only to discover that it has lots of luck– bad luck!

A pair of business partners soon find themselves in hot water with their wives and the misunderstandings continue to pile up when a flirty note is misdelivered.

The Smith family are on the hunt for a new chair but chaos ensues at the department store during a big sale.

Mr. and Mrs.

When Julius discovers his wife in the arms of another man, his neighbors tell him to go jump in the river.

Apologies for the missed review last week but the film I selected works for both themes, so we should be on track this week.

Umbrellas, love and sacrifice in a Jewish New York City neighborhood as an umbrella entrepreneur must find a way to assure his daughter’s happiness and maybe find some romance for himself with a local business owner.

When a French man-about-town falls for a Russian aristocrat in exile, he will do anything to be near her, including posing as a waiter at the hotel where she resides.