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Louise Brooks: From Dancer to Showgirl to Scandalous Flapper Icon

Louise Brooks with her sharply bobbed hair is one of the most iconic figures of 1920s cinema and epitomized the

These publicity photos of young 1940s Hollywood starlets seem slightly odd to me. Sure, they all look beautiful and happy

Katharine Hepburn had a good start in Hollywood, moving from the stage to the big screen and getting rave reviews.

A shocking 90% of American films made before 1929 have been lost forever. Why? There seem to be two main

1930 bridged the gap between the decadent 1920s and the introduction and enforcement of the Hayes Motion Picture Code which

The Hays Code was introduced in 1930 to regulate the morals of the US motion picture industry and influenced film

“The best time I ever had with Joan was when I pushed her down some stairs in Whatever happened to

The Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of those iconic monsters that everyone recognizes, like King Kong, Dracula and

Even if you’re not a silent movie buff you’ve probably heard of ‘America’s Sweetheart‘ Mary Pickford. Here are some interesting

Oh, how I love a Hitchcock movie! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bad one, apart from ‘The Man

Well, this is definitely the oldest movie I’ve watched, and it’s truly fabulous! It’s quite incredible that it was made

John Gilbert ‘The Great Lover’ was one of the few stars of the silent movie era who could rival Rudolph

At this time of year it’s only natural my mind should turn to sparkly jewellery and classic movies (the perfect

Ina Claire was best known as a Broadway actress, but she also made movies between 1915 and 1943. She was

Anna Q. Nilsson was a successful silent movie actress in 1920s America. Born in Sweden the enigmatic Q in her

Fay Wray is perhaps the most famous of all the early scream queens because of her role as Ann Darrow

I think we’ve all seen the photos of Renée Zellweger’s new face by now. The news hit like a storm

I treated myself to a 1950s Hammer B-movie yesterday: X… the Unknown. It kills… but cannot be killed! It rises