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Posted on October 4, 2017

After the Silents: The Legion of Missing Men (1937)

It’s time for another episode of After the Silents, where I examine the careers of silent film personnel in the talkie era. Today’s film is a low-budget turkey but it has more silent veterans than you can shake a stick at. (And stop shaking sticks at people, it’s rude.)

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Posted on August 28, 2016October 5, 2017

The Lady of the Dugout (1918) A Silent Film Review

Real-life outlaw Al Jennings claimed the plot of this film was based on one of his exploits. I’ll leave it to the viewer to decide but there is no doubt that this is a valuable piece of film history and a rather rugged western to boot.

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