Author Archive: Retro

One of Rin Tin Tin’s many canine imitators, Ranger, starred in this silent Western melodrama as a sheep dog falsely accused of “sheepicide.” Outraged local sheep ranchers attempt to drown the dog, but he is saved by his owner, Jed Springer (Sam Nelson), and hidden away in a cave in the hills. Evidence later proves the dog to be innocent. Nelson was Ranger’s owner and trainer. Tracked was photographed by one of the best in the business, Robert De Grasse.

The Silent Serials Silent Star Corine Griffith

Two men of high rank are both wooing the beautiful and famous equestrian acrobat Stella. While Stella ignores the jeweler Hirsch, she accepts Count von Waldberg’s offer to follow her home, where she falls in his arms. At her party some days later Hirsch turns up uninvited. He says he wants to give Stella a piece of jewelry, but she repulses his advances. When Waldberg sees this he knocks Hirsch down. Hirsch challenges him to a duel by cards. Waldberg loses all his money, and in the end also has to sign a promissory note on 85.000, which should be paid within 24 hours. To help Waldberg solve his debt Stella goes to Hirsch to receive the brooch he has promised her. While he turns away, she steals a precious necklace from him, but he happens to see the theft in a mirror. He tails her to a park, where he sees Stella giving the [...]

Romance on the South Pacific seas.

This D.W Griffith silent classic features a new music score by writer composer, Jim Roberge.

During World War I, a hotel maid and Austrian officer in hiding attempt to survive in a Russian-occupied town.

Shows James’ joining of the Quantrill’s raiders, a guerrilla force which fought against union sympathizers during the Civil War. James takes allegiance to the Black Flag, the raiders’ banner. After the war he recieves kind treatment from a judge concerning his acts of crime and later meets and falls in love with Zee, with whom he wishes to live a peaceful life.

Maniacal killer disguises himself as a bat and terrorizes people in a scary old house. Spooky stuff with Mary Pickford’s brother. A bat-obsessed killer stalks the halls of a spooky mansion in this early version of Mary Roberts Rinehart novel. With Andre De Beranger, Charles Hersinger and Louise Fazenda.