Lionel Barrymore

Fun Size Review: The Bells (1926)

Fun Size Review by Movies SilentlyAugust 3, 2019

The Burglar’s Dilemma (1912) A Silent Film Review

Silent Movie Review by Movies SilentlyFebruary 10, 2019

Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928) A Silent Film Review

Silent Movie Review by Movies SilentlyNovember 17, 2017

Fun Size Review by Movies SilentlyFebruary 7, 2014

Fun Size Review: The New York Hat (1912)

It’s the story of an impoverished teen, a kindly minister, gossipy neighbors and a $10 hat. Griffith spins an alluring confection of small town America that both satirizes and celebrates the culture. Lionel Barrymore and Mary Pickford are excellent as the innocent pair who find themselves the subject of slander. If it were a dessert […]

Fun Size Review by Movies SilentlyJanuary 20, 2014

Fun Size Review: Friends (1912)

Henry B. Walthall is a slick miner. Mary Pickford is the local lady of the evening. Lionel Barrymore is Henry’s rootin’-tootin’ pal. Both guys like Mary but who will win the day? This is a short subject from D.W. Griffith extolling the virtues of male friendship. Some very fine acting from Mary. If it were […]