Silent Cinema Salon

Your portal to the silent film era.

“Yesterday upon the stair I met a man…” and he was me. Doppelgänger – mysterious doubles – have a long

October 5, 2024

Another royal Russian confection. Remember the dark gothic horror of The Queen of Spades? Well, this is not that. Instead

September 11, 2024

This is a favorite film of mine, and one for which Dr. Carli’s accompaniment style is particularly perfect. Lulu Bett,

June 11, 2024

Once again we have a literary adaptation, this time of Pushkin’s novella, The Queen of Spades. His ghost story is

April 30, 2024

The Informer of 1929 is a perfect example of disruptive technology; it exists both as an elegant precursor of film

March 2, 2024

What if O. Henry had spun out any of his witty short stories in longer form? Young Romance is an

February 11, 2024

The Regeneration is one of the great no-longer-lost films of the early silent period. The first gangster feature and the

January 21, 2024

I Kiss Your Hand, Madame was filmed in Germany (as Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madame) in 1928, released in 1929

December 27, 2023

The Danes knew how to make a good film. Det Hemmelighedsfulde X (Danish for The Mysterious X) was filmed in

November 21, 2023

This 1915 “Mutual Masterpicture,” based on the 1908 play by Ferenc Molnár, is a beautiful depiction, both in production and

October 22, 2023

This 1915 film stands out among other Italian film of the period. The title character, flirtatious Assunta Spina, is played

September 19, 2023

This, er, quintessentially American 1926 comedy drama from Famous Players-Lasky features Louise Brooks during her brief pre-star days and Ford

August 24, 2023