Happy Silent Movie Day, everyone! (Man it feels good to say that…! Dream come true, and all.) Me and In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood are happy to be celebrating it with you all with you today! The founders of this new holiday–one of the best since Christmas–wrote:
“National Silent Movie Day is an annual celebration of silent movies, a vastly misunderstood and neglected cinematic art form. We believe that silent motion pictures are a vital, beautiful, and often powerful part of film history, and we are united in the goal to advocate for their presentation and preservation.”
Couldn’t agree more! So let’s get to it.
Bloggers: Please send us the link to your post whenever it’s ready today–if you signed up with me, send me the link, if you signed up with Crystal at In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood, send it to her. Our rosters will be updated periodically throughout the blogathon.
Readers: Please drop by often today to check out the latest posts–and don’t forget that we bloggers live for comments!
The Roster:
Silent-ology | What is the greatest silent film?
Silent Locations | Honoring the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley
MovieMovieBlogBlogII | The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991)
RealWeegieMidget Reviews | Silent Movie (1976)
The Classic Movie Muse | Hot Water (1924)
Hometowns to Hollywood | Girl Shy (1924)
Cinematica | Coney Island (1917)
Better Living Through Television | The relationship between silent film and television
Nitrateglow | The hit films of 1921
Caftan Woman | The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
Silver Screenings | The Hoodlum (1919)
The Story Enthusiast | The Scarlet Letter (1926)
The Thoughts of One Truly Loved | The Circus (1928)
Laurel and Hardy Blog | The Battle of the Century (1927)
Strictly Vintage Hollywood | The lost silent Uncharted Seas (1921)
Grace Kingsley’s Hollywood | “What Does Hollywood Think of Herself?”
Wild About Harry | The silent cinema of Harry Houdini
MovieRob | The Conquest of the Pole (1912)
Critica Retro | Souls For Sale (1923)
Brooksie at the Movies | “Who Taught Valentino to Tango?”
The Classic Movie Muse | Hot Water (1924)
LA Daily Mirror | The first permanent studio in Hollywood
Silent Film Music | Article on silent film projection speeds
Century Film Project | The Nut (1921)
Taking Up Room | Show People (1928)
The Everyday Cinephile | Pre-1920 cinema
Lokke Heiss | The Crowd (1928)