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The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

http://silentfilmlegend.blogspot.com

A blog on the golden age of cinema, photos, clips, stories, reviews, etc. This blog mainly concerns itself with the history of American cinema from the 1910s to the 1930s.

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  • The barely-censored joys of Betty Boop

    Posted on Wednesday October 24th, 2007 at 16:09 in video clips

    Amazing how a cartoon walrus can be so eloquent......

  • An Ode to Tracy and Dvorak

    Posted on Sunday October 7th, 2007 at 12:54 in the strange love of molly louvain (1932)

    The Strange Love of Molly Louvain [1932] Dir. Michael Curtiz. Starring Ann Dvorak, Lee Tracy, Leslie Fenton, Richard Cromwell, Frank McHugh."Just one of the tinsel girls. Looks swell on a Christmas tree, but can't stand up in the rain."There's someth...

  • Rare film alert!

    Posted on Friday October 5th, 2007 at 11:14 in announcements and updates

    For all of you classic film fans in the UK, do not miss Sunday's airing of the 1932 Capra classic Forbidden on the ever wonderful Filmfour. It starts at 1:00 in the afternoon, so you don't even have to stay up late (or set your alarm for 5:00 in the...

  • Old Velvet Voice returns

    Posted on Sunday September 23rd, 2007 at 15:20 in announcements and updates

    I've been on a bit of a Vincent Price kick ever since I saw his deliciously evil turn in the 1946 gothic ghost story Dragonwyck. Looking for further info, I stumbled across what looks like the beginnings of a great Vincent Price tribute site...The So...

  • Hollywood's first flying aces

    Posted on Wednesday September 19th, 2007 at 14:43 in stunt men

    All right, it's about time I came out of this la-de-dah hiatus business. Here's a nice little story to ease back into blogging mode from Kevin Brownlow's book Hollywood: The Pioneers. No thought provoking historical analysis, but a nice little snippe...

  • I hate to use the word hiatus but...

    Posted on Monday September 3rd, 2007 at 14:28 in announcements and updates

    I'm not really on a real, extended break. I just haven't had a whole lot of time lately to pull together anything worth posting. In a way I'm hoping nobody's noticed, but then again I hope I'm desperately missed too.So this is a mini-semi-blink-and-...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.92 out of a possible 5 based on 12 comments.

victorianhorror

5 stars Victoria

Having recently become obsessed with silent movies, this blog is a brilliant guide.

Posted: August 20th, 2009 | More Reviews From victorianhorror | Report This Comment

celiapleete

5 stars Celia Pleete

Great site for those loving these great old films. Excellent blog.

Posted: May 22nd, 2009 | More Reviews From celiapleete | Report This Comment

dinflux

4 stars Ed

From one classic film fan to another, keep up the good work!

Posted: September 25th, 2008 | More Reviews From dinflux | Report This Comment

CaptainD

5 stars Dave

Super blog - as I get older [sigh] I appreciate older films more and more, and will definitely be visiting your blog again. Not always so sure about silents but they're an interesting change to the high impact aesthetics of today's movies.

Posted: July 25th, 2008 | More Reviews From CaptainD | Report This Comment

jedmed

5 stars Jed Medina

Great blog! It's refreshing and well-written. I'm tired of seeing the same celeb bashing sites. This one is worth coming back.

Posted: October 5th, 2007 | More Reviews From jedmed | Report This Comment

taylorblue

5 stars taylorblue

I love your header how did you do that?? I'm trying to do something like that with mine... (http://taylorsentertainmentnews.blogspot.com)

Great blog...awesome awesome awesome

Posted: May 27th, 2007 | More Reviews From taylorblue | Report This Comment

cmlounge

5 stars Classic Movie Lounge

Your blog is incredible! I love the design and the images. Well done! :)

Posted: May 25th, 2007 | More Reviews From cmlounge | Report This Comment

starmedia

5 stars Kate

Man, I'm feeling so nostalgic. No one ever wants to watch old movies with me. I wish we could organize an old movie club. In the meantime, I've bookmarked your blog and will excitedly return when I'm not at work.

Thanks!

Posted: May 14th, 2007 | More Reviews From starmedia | Report This Comment

Theresa111

5 stars Theresa Hall

Betty Boob is my favorite cartoon to watch. Thanks for providing this site!

Posted: May 6th, 2007 | More Reviews From Theresa111 | Report This Comment

DiamondVVV1

5 stars DiamondVVV1

Great site -- love your photos/images!

Posted: April 27th, 2007 | More Reviews From DiamondVVV1 | Report This Comment

DiamondVVV1

5 stars DiamondVVV1

Great site -- love your photos/images!

Posted: April 27th, 2007 | More Reviews From DiamondVVV1 | Report This Comment

sweetcontemplation

5 stars Tine

Great blog. I wish silent movies were available here. I'd love to watch a few. I love the old pictures ;)

Posted: April 11th, 2007 | More Reviews From sweetcontemplation | Report This Comment

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