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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 21h

Kenneth Harlan appeared as Eddie Mohr in THE UNDERDOG (1943), which starred Barton MacLane!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #kennethharlan #bartonmaclane

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Gary Craig @luna2300.bsky.social · 1d

Dirigible 1931 is today's full film on my Drama playlist.
youtu.be/tsmCxVmwslM Directed by Frank Capra. A race to reach the South Pole with a dirigible.
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Dirigible 1931 #drama #freefilm #fullmovie #action @flickerfreefilms99

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 2d

Kenneth Harlan appeared as the ill-fated Charles Roberts in the 1940 serial THE GREEN HORNET!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #kennethharlan

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 3d

Kenneth Harlan appeared as Carter Snowden in the 1937 serial THE MYSTERIOUS PILOT!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #kennethharlan

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 3d

Kenneth Harlan starred as The Leading Man opposite Mildred Harris and The Three Stooges in MOVIE MANIACS (1936)!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #kennethharlan #mildredharris #thethreestooges

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 4d

Kenneth Harlan starred in the 1930 Western UNDER TEXAS SKIES with Dorothy Gulliver!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #kennethharlan #dorothygulliver

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 5d

Kenneth Harlan made his Talkie debut as Jim Thorne in PARADISE ISLAND (1930)! He sings “A Girl in Every Port.”

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #kennethharlan

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Greatest Movie of All-Time podcast @gmoatpodcast.bsky.social · 6d

@silentstotalkies.bsky.social had this to say about Sunrise (in the top ten of the CLP list he submitted):

"Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien. Margaret Livingston. A couple rekindling their romance. Beautiful work all around."

#movies #filmsky

Greatest Movie of All-Time podcast @gmoatpodcast.bsky.social · 10d

# 74 on the Cinema Legacy Poll

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Featured in the top ten of the list submitted by @silentstotalkies.bsky.social, as well as Sara Shea from Shea Cinema

#movies #filmsky

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 8d

Kenneth Harlan starred as Duncan Van Norman opposite Eileen Percy as Lory James in EAST SIDE-WEST SIDE (1923)!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #kennethharlan #eileenpercy

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 9d

Kenneth Harlan starred as Donald Wales, who comes between couple Phyllis and Hector (Constance Talmadge and Harrison Ford) in the 1922 comedy THE PRIMITIVE LOVER!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #filmhistory #oldhollywood #kennethharlan #constancetalmadge #harrisonford

Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 10d

Kenneth Harlan starred as William Turner opposite Mary Pickford (as Amy) in THE HOODLUM (1919). Turner was wrongfully imprisoned by Guthrie, who turns out to be Amy’s Grandfather!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #filmhistory #oldhollywood #kennethharlan #marypickford

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 10d

Up Next: Kenneth Harlan, Silent to Talkie Leading Man!

#silentfilm #classicfilm #oldhollywood #silentfilmstars #classicmovies #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #kennethharlan #capcut

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Greatest Movie of All-Time podcast @gmoatpodcast.bsky.social · 10d

# 74 on the Cinema Legacy Poll

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Featured in the top ten of the list submitted by @silentstotalkies.bsky.social, as well as Sara Shea from Shea Cinema

#movies #filmsky

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 11d

Silents to Talkies- Episode 99- MILDRED HARRIS- Learn about the Silent to Talkie Career of this leading lady turned playwright and Vaudeville Star!

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#silentfilm #classicfilm #oldhollywood #classicmovies #oldmovies #silentmovies #filmhistory #mildredharris

SILENTS TO TALKIES: Episode 99: MILDRED HARRIS

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 13d

Mildred Harris starred as The Leading Lady opposite The Three Stooges in the 1936 comedy short MOVIE MANIACS!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #mildredharris #thethreestooges

Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 17d

Mildred Harris starred as Marie, a gangster’s moll who may be the key to his undoing in THE POWER OF THE PRESS (1928)!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #mildredharris

Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 18d

Mildred Harris starred as Helen, who assists reporter Ned (Francis X. Bushman, Jr.) in investigating a mystery in DANGEROUS TRAFFIC (1926)!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #mildredharris #francisxbushmanjr

Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 18d

Mildred Harris starred as Rosa, who wins the heart of soldier Arthur (Conrad Nagel) in Cecil B. DeMille’s FOOL’S PARADISE (1921)!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #mildredharris #conradnagel

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 19d

Mildred Harris starred as Princess Fluff, who gets a magic fairy cloak to help heal her sorrow in Oz in THE MAGIC CLOAK OF OZ (1914)!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #mildredharris #oz

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 19d

Mildred Harris starred as Mildred Brown in the 1913 short THE DRUMMER OF THE 8TH, which also starred Cyril Gardner as Nilly, the Drummer.

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #mildredharris

Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 20d

Up Next: Mildred Harris: Silent Leading Lady turned Musical Star and Playwright!

#silentfilm #classicfilm #oldhollywood #silentfilmstars #classicmovies #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #mildredharris #capcut

Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 20d

Silents to Talkies- Episode 98- SAM HARDY- Learn about the Silent to Talkie Career of this leading man of stage and screen!

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#silentfilm #classicfilm #oldhollywood #classicmovies #oldmovies #silentmovies #filmhistory #samhardy

SILENTS TO TALKIES: Episode 98: SAM HARDY

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Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 21d

Sam Hardy, a musical star on Broadway, got to sing this little ditty in the 1935 Katharine Hepburn drama BREAK OF HEARTS!

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #samhardy #katharinehepburn

Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 22d

Sam Hardy played Editor Stephen Caldwell in the 1934 newspaper drama NIGHT ALARM.

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #samhardy

Silents to Talkies @silentstotalkies.bsky.social · 23d

Sam Hardy played Jack Summers, one of the many ship passengers in TRANSATLANTIC MERRY-GO-ROUND (1934), seen here with Shirley Grey and Sidney Blackmer.

#classicmovies #silentmovies #silentfilmstar #classichollywoodfilmstars #filmhistory #oldhollywood #samhardy