Posts tagged with "Lon Chaney"
My TCM Picks of the Week
I’m thinking of buying a new TIVO, even though it’s not really functional in Canada, just for some extra TIVO hard drive space. The responsibility for this very stupid idea falls solely on TCM. Damn you TCM! You make it hurt so good. In that spirit, here are my TCM picks of the week. Monday, [...]
Watch: Lon Chaney in Flesh and Blood
Check out the always remarkable Lon Chaney in Flesh and Blood (1922). David Webster (Lon Chaney) escapes from prison after 15 years to see his daughter (Edith Roberts). But she is engaged to the son of the crook who framed him making his revenge plans a sticky wicket. Director: Irving Cummings Cast: Lon Chaney – [...]
Watch: Lon Chaney in The Shock (1923)
Watch the incomparable Lon Chaney in The Shock (1923). Chaney’s transformative skills are taken to the nth as he plays a cripple named Wilse Dilling. See him actually get the girl, for once. Director: Lambert Hillyer Cast: Lon Chaney as Wilse Dilling Virginia Valli as Gertrude Hadley Jack Mower as Jack Cooper William Welsh as Micha [...]
Coming Up on TCM’s Silent Sunday Nights in June
The lineup for TCM’s Silent Sunday Nights in June is looking pretty damn fine. Clear some space on those TIVOs for these four great silent films, unless you actually stay up to 2 a.m. In that case, get the coffee maker primed. No matter how you consume these movies, be there or be square. The [...]
Lon Chaney YouTube Festival
Thanks to the hard playlist making work of Classic Hollywood, we have a Lon Chaney YouTube festival. Find links to complete Lon Chaney movies posted on YouTube here. Pretty Clever Film Gal is pretty happy about this, as there are many here I’ve never seen and haven’t been able to get my grubby little film-loving [...]
Film Friday | Weekly Roundup
It’s been a busy week at Pretty Clever Films Headquarters thanks to TCM’s Summer Under the Stars. First we’re treated with Lon Chaney day and then Humphrey Bogart day. At night, I hear TIVO softly crying to himself in the other room. Even though I have roughly a gagillion movies to watch, I still took [...]
16 Lon Chaney Movies on TCM
Thanks to TCM’s August series “Summer Under the Stars” we’re being treated to 16 Lon Chaney movies today. Sixteen! If you’re not familiar with Lon Chaney, “The Man of a Thousand Faces,” this schedule is beyond an excellent primer. If you are familiar, then kick back and enjoy not only Chaney’s amazing performances, but some [...]
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Silent Czarina
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