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Freaks (1932, Tod Browning)
I was gonna go on about similarities between Gordon/Mamet’s Edmond and Freaks, but I guess that doesn’t make much sense. Katy is hung up on how the freaks turned the wicked trapeze artist into a...
View ArticleWest of Zanzibar (1928, Tod Browning)
Liked it better than Unholy Three because of the super fast pace and more exciting atmosphere, the wonderfully (if not accurately) rendered African setting. Ron on IMDB helpfully summarizes: “Magician...
View ArticleThe Unholy Three (1925, Tod Browning)
Pretty good movie with laughably ludicrous plot. Ventriloquist Echo (Lon Chaney) teams up with midget Willie (Hans from Freaks) and strongman Hercules (Victor McLaglen, oscar-winning John Ford fave) to...
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The Freshman and silent shorts
The Freshman (1925, Newmeyer & Taylor) The sad truth about Harold Lloyd is that I loved him when I first saw him, but every time I rewatch a movie I like it less. So far I’ve seen Safety Last! and...
View ArticleDracula (1931, Tod Browning)
Not as big a horror fan as I claim to be, I’d never seen Dracula before. Watched at least three other Tod Browning pictures, and at least seven other Dracula movies, but never the original that kicked...
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Intolerance (1916, D.W. Griffith)
While watching The Story of Film, I’ve been marking down the names of movies Mark Cousins discusses which I haven’t seen. And since I love lists, I thought I’d pick one title per Story episode and...
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Five by Tod Browning (1919-1927)
Katy’s out of town and there’s a new Criterion blu-ray, so we’re having a Tod Browning Halloween. – The Exquisite Thief (1919) Fragment of a lost film, found in Dawson City. A carnival barker turned...
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Five More by Tod Browning (1929-1936)
The Thirteenth Chair (1929) After London After Midnight came three more Lon Chaney pictures including West of Zanzibar. Now, Browning’s love for headscarves leads him to India, and his love for Hungary...
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