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Tag: Johnny Hines

Posted on October 25, 2019October 27, 2019

Luck (1923) A Silent Film Review

Johnny Hines plays a rich swell who takes up a bet that he can make $10,000 without using a dime of his personal fortune. Chaos ensues when he poses as a boxer and ends up building a suburb from scratch.

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Posted on June 7, 2018June 7, 2018

Cooking with the (Silent) Stars: Johnny Hines’s Beef and Tomato Soup with Lettuce

Welcome back! I am cooking every recipe in the 1929 Photoplay Cookbook and you are invited to come along. Today’s recipe is from a popular but forgotten comedian.

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Posted on August 18, 2017February 18, 2019

A Girl’s Folly (1917) A Silent Film Review

A movie about the movies, this film follows Doris Kenyon as she attempts to break into the New Jersey film industry—and is tempted by Robert Warwick to enter a life of sin! Oh my!

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