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, October 2, 2025

Scott Lord Silent Film: Rudolph Valentino in The Eagle (Brown,1925)





Director Clarence Brown paired Rudolph Valentino with actress Vilma Banky for the film "The Eagle".

During 1925 actress Vilma Banky also costarred with Ronald Colman in the film "Dark Angel", directed by George Fitzmaurice. The film is presumed lost, with no surviving copies that exist.

Silent Film
Rudolph Valentino
Scott Lord

Scott Lord

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