F&C1925: The Lost World

That has to be the worst blackface in the history of blackface.

I listened to Thighpaulsandra instead of the overly jaunty soundtrack.

Well… I kinda liked this film. It’s really quite wonky in places, and it seems to be edited by someone who doesn’t mind repetitious scenes. (This is a “restored” versjon created by adding all scenes that existed in eight different versions found.) But it’s kinda charming. It’s not a good film, but it’s a likable film.

I googled it right now, and it seems like the word “tedious” is used to describe it quite often. And that’s the 60 minute version. I’m watching the 90 minute version.

The Lost World. Harry O. Hoyt. 1925.

Pisco Sour

This post is part of the F&C series.

F&C1927: It

This DVD had a soundtrack, but it was kinda annoying, so I switched to Coil again.

I’ve heard Clara Bow’s name, of course, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen her in a film before. She’s rather smashing, eh?

The film is rather nonsensical.

It. Clarence G. Badger. 1927.

This post is part of the F&C series.

F&C1928: Jeanne d’Arc’s lidelse og død

This is amazing and utterly riveting. All those close-ups and the rapid editing… I had no idea that this was going on in the 20s.

I watched the completely silent “newly discovered” complete version, so I had to supply my own soundtrack. I chose the Hellraiser Themes by Coil.

The Passion of Joan of Arc. Carl Theodor Dreyer. 1928.

Scotch Hot Toddy

This post is part of the F&C series.

F&C1929: Cocoanuts

Hey! We’re getting pretty close to the silent age… If I were to guess, I would guess that all the dancing scenes and the general “overview” scenes were filmed without sound. But when they talk, they talk. Mostly.

And it’s funny. Some of the jokes are kinda, er, dated. Radius – WJZ? I mean… (Yes, I googled it.)

It kinda wonkily made, but just for sheer funnyness… And the music and dance routines…

Cocoanuts. Robert Florey. 1929.

Orange Pisco Hot Chocolate

This didn’t go so well last week when I tried, and my cold is still lingering, but I’m giving it another go.

This post is part of the F&C series.