Hear ye, hear ye! Me and Crystal of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood are happy to announce that we’re bringing back the popular Silent Movie Day Blogathon for another year! And why not? After all, it is an annual holiday, much like Christmas and Easter, and should be celebrated with just as much enthusiasm am I right?
As you might recall if you were around for the blogathon last year, in 2021 Chad Hunter, executive director of Video Trust and director of the Pittsburgh Silent Film Society, archivist Brandee B. Cox of the Academy Film Archive, and archivist Steven K. Hill of the UCLA Film & Television Archive all put their heads together and decided to create a National Silent Movie Day. Described simply as “a day to celebrate and enjoy silent movies,” they chose September 29 as the official celebration date and made it an annual event. As they wrote:
Anyone can participate! Ask your local cinema to show a silent picture with live music; watch a silent movie on a streaming platform or on disc; write a blog or an article for your local newspaper; read a book about your favorite silent movie star; or create a podcast. Use your imagination and post on your social media on September 29 to show how you celebrate the day. This is our moment as silent movie fans, academics, programmers, and newcomers to share our mutual love and appreciation for this unique period in motion picture history. It is also an opportunity to rally around surviving silent pictures that are still in need of preservation.
So once again Crystal and I are hosting a one-day Silent Movie Day Blogathon–and all bloggers are invited!
When: Thursday, September 29, 2022
Where: In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and right here on Silent-ology!
How: To participate, please choose any silent film-related topic you desire. Favorite actors, beloved comedies, unique directors, stunt work, acting trends, artsy flicks–the sky’s pretty much the limit! Then leave a comment below or on Crystal’s blog to let us know what you chose. Don’t forget to include your blog address! On the day of the blogathon itself, please send me the link to your post (or send it to Crystal, depending on which blog you used to sign up) whenever it’s ready. Pretty easy!
Details:
- Duplicates are 100% allowed!
- No more than two posts per participant, if you please.
- As this is a celebration of silent film, let’s keep things respectful and informative. Good research is always much appreciated.
- New posts only, if you don’t mind!
- Please mention our blogathon in your post–adding a little about Silent Movie Day is swell too!
- Choose one of our festive banners below and help spread the word about this event!
Banners:
Crystal and I are looking forward to it! Have a good time choosing your topics everyone!
The Roster:
In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood | TBA
Silent-ology | TBA
The Thoughts of One Truly Loved | My Best Girl (1927)
The Everyday Cinephile | TBA
Brooksie at the Movies | “Cherie Rich, Australia’s Only Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty.”
Nitrate Glow | Top grossing films of 1922
Taking Up Room | White Tiger (1923)
Whimsically Classic | The Freshman (1925)
Realweegiemidget Reviews | Sunset Boulevard (1950)
All About Rudy | “June Mathis and Silent Films of Hollywood.”
Century Film Project | Blood and Sand (1922)
That William Powell Site | The lost film The Great Gatsby (1926)
Critica Retro | The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924)
wolffian classic movies digest | The Man Who Laughs (1928)
L.A. Daily Mirror | The history of Mack Sennett Studios
Silver Screenings | Mickey (1918)
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Yay! Silent Movie Day is one of my favorite holidays! I would love to do a piece on “My Best Girl” Mary Pickford. It’s a shocker, but I’m staying from Buster and Charlie 😆. I can’t wait to read all the posts! Thank you for hosting this again!
*straying that is 😉
Sounds like a great choice to me!
So exciting this is back for another year! Sign me up and I’ll let you know my topic soon.
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Will do, thanks Shawn!
By soon I guess I meant a month later haha. My topic is 10 Genres, 20 Must-See Silent Movies. Hoping to give people a variety of suggestions.
Excellent, thanks Shawn!
Waiting for 29 September. Really enjoyed last year’s Silent movie day and his blogathon.
This year, I am going to write on the rather arcane topic of ‘Cherie Rich: Australia’s Only Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty’. Looking forward to the other entries! – Brooksie from Brooksie At The Movies (https://brooksieatthemovies.weebly.com/)
Excellent, looking forward to it!!
Woo hoo! I’d like to review “White Tiger” if that’s OK. It’s been a long time since I saw it. 🙂
Sounds like a plan!
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I would like to write about “The Freshman” (1925) with Harold Lloyd!
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Kayla
Yay, I love that one!
No sure if it counts but can I review Sunset Boulevard (1950)?
Absolutely, it’s related! 🙂
Cool thanks, reviewed Fedora and loved it so been hankering for an excuse to watch this thanks!
I would like to do post on “June Mathis and Silent Films of Hollywood” for Silent Movie Day Blogathon.
https://allaboutrudy.org
Great choice!
Hi Lea! I’m planning a post on “Blood and Sand,” starring Rudolph Valentino. Thanks so much for hosting!
Excellent, thanks for joining!
Hi Lea, apologies for not getting it up on time. I just happened to schedule my move for yesterday – somehow thought I’d have time to prepare it in the week running up to that, but between movers, realtors, contractors and packing, it hasn’t happened. Thanks so much for hosting, and I’m sorry to have missed out.
No problem at all, I completely understand!
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Could I do a piece on The Great Gatsby from 1926? William Powell played the unfortunate George Wilson and it’s a lost film – what a find that would be! The trailer is on YouTube. I am also picking up my blog quill again after a long hiatus and this is a suitably absorbing subject! F Scott Fitzgerald was somewhat underwhelmed by William Powell when he met him…
Ooo, I’d love to read a piece about that, yes please!
I know most people want to find London After Midnight, but for me, the 1926 Gatsby is the ultimate lost film, a movie about the Jazz Age filmed during the Jazz Age.
Absolutely – I’ve spent a productive afternoon in my back garden cocktail in hand researching for the piece! It’s amazing how at the time The Great Gatsby, both book and film, we’re such disappointments for Fitzgerald. But more on that later!
I’m so excited! I want to write aabout F.W. Murnau’s The Finances of the Grand Duke, please!
Cheers!
Le from Crítica Retro (www.criticaretro.blogspot.com)
Sounds good Le!
Please advise, where do we send a link to are blogathon post?
When I put up the official blogathon post on September 29 you can leave a comment on it with the link to your post. I also have a contact form on my “About” page if you’d like to email it to me. 🙂
Can i review The Man Who Laughs as i will review it as a forgotten classic as would love also add in a joker comic review to give insight into the future inspired classic icon it inspired
That sounds so COOL!
Absolutely, welcome back!
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HI Lea, I think I will write about what is now called the Mack Sennett Studios, but really was built by Sennett for Mabel Normand, who might not have even made one film there. It was William S. Hart’s studio for awhile.
Thanks Mary, sounds great!
Yikes! Can’t believe I almost missed this party!
Anyhoo, I’d love to do Mabel Normand’s “Mickey”, because it’s time I saw it again.
⁷Sounds like a plan! Thanks for joining.
Hi there, I’d love to enter my new blog on Laurel & Hardy’s Liberty (1929), if possible? The web address is: https://laurel-and-hardy-blog.com/2022/09/26/28-liberty-1929/
Yes you may, great subject! Thanks for joining.
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Good evening! I have finished my post: https://thethoughtsofonetrulyloved.wordpress.com/2022/09/29/my-best-girl-1927/
I am so excited to read everyone’s tomorrow!
Thank you! I’ll add it to tomorrow’s post. 🙂
Hi there, here’s the link to my post…
Thanks!
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