Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Scott Lord Danish Silent Film: Mod lyset (Holger-Madsen, 1919)



The Danish Silent Film "Towards the Light" ("Mod Lyset"), writtn and directed by Holger-Madsen for Nordisk Films Kompagni starred Asta Nielsen. That year Holger Madsen also directed the films "Hendes Helt", starring Gunnar Tolnaes, "The Soul of the Violin" ("En Kunstners Gennemlard", starring Marie Dinsen, and "Den Aerolse", starring Valdemar Psilander and Ebba Thomsen. Scandinavian Silent Film

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Friday, April 16, 2021

Scott Lord Silent Film: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1921

Motion Picture News during 1921 readily boasted that more than seven different types of "exploitations" were used to advertise the film "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" starring Rudolph Valentino. Motion Picture Directing, published in 1922, showed a director Rex Ingram using a white, square canvass reflector to exploit sunlight during the filming of exterior scenes. The film was based on the novel writtenby Vincente Ibanez.
Silent film Rudolph Valentino

Friday, April 9, 2021

Scott Lord Silent Film: Lon Chaney in The Penalty (Wallace Worsely, 1920)


After having directed he seven reel silent Film “The Penalty” In 1920, Wallace Worsely would direct Lon Chaney in “The Ace of Hearts” and “Voices of the City”,costarring Leatrice Joy during 1921.



Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney Silent Film Lon Chaney