1920s Actresses (February 2004 - November 2010)

[northernsky]

adina is such a nice name. what happened to her?

DON'T STOP!!! GO ON

aye, captain.

bebe daniels as a mermaid

(from www.thepcfixer.co.uk)

 

[somnambule]

zasu pitts:
i just saw her in erich von stroheim´s "greed".an impressive silent film that witnesses (with brutal honesty) the decomposition of humanity while material possession becomes an obsession and money the only love of your life.
zasu pitts was a great actress.one of the few who can make you laugh and cry at thze same time...
i love her huge eyes,her enchanting weirdness.she reminds me of lillian gish a bit:mental strength and tenacity hidden behind physical fragility .

pictures :www.santacruzpl.org and silentgents.com

a scene from greed:

 

[northernsky]

thanks for bringing up zasu pitts somnambule. those fineswung lips and those eyes! i like the way you described her, it makes me want to see her films so bad.. maybe i can get hold of greed sometime.

(may i ask where you get to see all those rarely screened silent movies? i hardly ever manage to attend the screenings of silent movies in my area (i don't have a TV set.) i should use post its or something like that.. use this thread as a constant reminder.. lol.

this is the next movie i want to see. although that subtitle is.. )



i'm going to apply for a work experience in a film institute on monday (if i can take heart to do so. wish me luck, please..)

 

[cheiby11]

adina is such a nice name. what happened to her?



aye, captain.

bebe daniels as a mermaid

(from www.thepcfixer.co.uk)

I love this one!

 

[lady stardust]

some more pics of beautiful Bebe Daniels.

source Ebay

 

[somnambule]

northernsky,you should DEFINITELY see "asphalt".don´t let yourself get distracted by the description .it´s a great film.it´s one of my favourite german silent films even though it´s not as famous as nosferatu,pandora´s box or metropolis.betty amann is alluring and everybody who loves the fashion of this era is going to celebrate a feast while watching this movie.
i dón´t know if you receive ´"arte".it´s a french-german channel which shows silent movies every now and then.they normally don´t show the american "blockbusters" of the time though,but lesser known european productions.however,"greed" was shown on arte last week.since the film is more than 4 hours long (originally 8!!! hours) they divided it in 2 parts (i forgot to record the first part ).otherwise i bought a lot of silent film -videos and dvds from the german,french,british and american amazon-sites.ebay is a good source as well,even though you have to be careful regarding the quality of the videos and dvds you receive.some sellers sell cheap and bad copies and not originals.the shipping-costs from the US are rather high too but normally you don´t have to spend a fortune.i hope you´ll be able to find a good offer for ashpalt somewhere....and good luck for the job,too !!

btw,orchide,where are you ??!i hope you´ll return to this thread sooner or later .

cheiby´s post reminded me of:
anny ondra,
who was born in poland and first became famous in czechoslovacian silent films.she went to germany during the 20´s where she continued her carreer.her most famous film is hitchcock´s "blackmail".it was first shot as a silent film but after it was completed they decided to reshoot it as a talkie.anny ondra´s voice was dubbed because allegedly her czech accent was too strong.judging from the sound tests on the dvd i would have preferred anny´s own voice a million times,since the voice they used is horribly annoying .

pictures from ebay,except for one...can´t remember where i found it though .

 

[cheiby11]

I know her!!!

She was born on 15 May 1903 in Polland (Tarnów)
But Anny Ondra was her assumed name for English movies...
Her original name was Anny Ondrakova, her husband was World Champion in box Max Schmeling...
She was succesful in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and England (she worked with Hitchcock)

She was really sweet and cute

(www.radio.cz)

 

[cheiby11]

larger one

 

[cheiby11]

wedding photo

Anny and Max

 

[cheiby11]

with famous Czech actor Vlasta Burian

from movie "She is his sister" = "Ona je jeho sestra"

 

[somnambule]

thanks,cheiby.love the one with the wool cap .jsi ceská?

 

[DosViolines]

Lillian Gish

source: http://www.craigcamera.com/steichen2.htm

 

[northernsky]

thank you for posting these. i especially like the one of lillian gish.

it seems, that i still can't get over it, how beautiful dolores costello was..

a film still from glorious betsy (1928)

(from home.comcast.net)

 

[DosViolines]

^ Thanks northernsky
The Lillian Gish one is also my favorite

 

[DosViolines]

source: http://www.doctormacro.com/Movie%20Star%20Pages/Swanson,%20Gloria.htm

Gloria Swanson in "The Affairs of Anatol"



Gloria Swanson in "Male and Female"

 

[DosViolines]

I found a really cute picture of Clara Bow in "Rough House Rosie"

source: http://www.doctormacro.com/index.html

 

[DosViolines]

Last ones...for now

source: http://www.operagloves.com/Superstars/GloriaSwanson/gloria.html

Gloria Swanson



source: http://www.doctormacro.com/index.html

Clara Bow in "The Saturday Night Kid"

 

[cheiby11]

fantastic! I love them all

Thank you

 

[DosViolines]

Kirsten Dunst as silent screen actress for Vanity Fair 1998

source: KirstenFan.com

 

[LoveKylie]

^Makes me think of Fay Wray:



(www.silentsaregolden.com)