Scott Lord on Silent Film

Scott Lord on Silent Film
Gendered spectatorship notwithstanding, in a way, the girl coming down the stairs is symbolic of the lost film itself, the unattainable She, idealized beauty antiquated (albeit it being the beginning of Modernism), with the film detective catching a glimpse of the extratextural discourse of periodicals and publicity stills concerning Lost Films, Found Magazines

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Scott Lord Silent Film: Douglas Fairbanks in The Iron Mask (Dwan,1929)

Douglas Fairbanks coscripted the film "The Man In the Iron Mask" with Lotta Woods during 1929, adapted from the works "The Three Muskateers" and "After Twenty Years" by Dumas. Directed by Allan Dwan, it was one of the last silent films ever made and paired Fairbanks with actress Marguerite de la Motte and actresses Dorothy Revier and Vera Lewis.

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