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The Wildcat (1921) A Silent Film Review
The ladykiller and the killer lady… Pola Negri stars as Rischka, the wildcat of the title. She is the leader of a gang of bandits. Their latest victim is Alexis, a caddish military officer on his way...
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“Always dust her well” Animated GIF
It’s early Lubitsch but his touch is there, right down to the clever intertitles. After all, this is what every father says when he is sending off his only child, right? Background: In The Doll,...
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Rule of thumb: Don’t use the bride as a coat rack, Animated GIF
More from The Doll! This time, poor Ossi is being used as a coat rack but she isn’t going to stand for it! I have to say, Ossi’s aim is excellent considering that she can’t see Hermann Thimig.Filed...
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The Doll (1919) A Silent Film Review
What a doll! Ernst Lubitsch directs this fractured fairy tale concerning a coddled young man who wants to avoid marriage at all costs– and he is willing to purchase an elaborate mechanical doll to pose...
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“Oh, how rude!” Animated GIF
I love Hermann Thimig’s prissy character in The Doll. Uses for this GIF are infinite, yes?Filed under: GIF, Humor, Movies Tagged: GIF, Hermann Thimig, Humor, Silent Film, Silent Movie, The Doll...
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Don’t yell at inanimate objects because, in addition to looking crazy, you...
Another charmer from The Doll. Hermann Thimig thinks that Ossi Oswalda is just a doll and decides to take his frustrations out on her. Bad idea. You do not yell at Ossi. Ever. Poor Hermann does not...
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Well, have you ASKED the sun to shine? Animated GIF
I am not a fan of summer but now that winter is here, I am immediately complaining about the cold. I have been saving this GIF for a rainy, miserable day like this. It’s from The Doll. The sniveling...
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Now THAT’S what I call a smoking jacket! Animated GIF
Recall the GIF I posted a few days ago with the guy asking the sun to please shine? Well, here is the result. Quite effective, I must say. (Both GIFs are from the Lubitsch comedy The Doll.)Filed under:...
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