Where Garbo is Alone

There are few figures in film history more mysterious but utter captivating than Greta Garbo. She has fascinated and delighted movie fans since the silent era and continues to do so today.

The following is a 1930 article from The Modern Screen Magazine talking about Garbo's home life. If you have any trouble reading click on the pages and use your touch screen to zoom in. 
















-Michael J. Ruhland

Silent Films on TCM For April

Hello my friends, fellow silent film lovers and TCM fans. To make sure you don't miss anything important, here is a list of the silent films playing on TCM this April.

Sunday, April 5th

Scar of Shame (1927) Director: Frank Perugini. Starring: Harry Henderson and Norman Johnstone. 9pm Pacific. 12am Eastern.

Thursday, April 9th

Haunted Spooks (1920) Director: Alf Goulding. Starring: Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis. 2:30am Pacific. 5:30am Eastern.

Sunday, April 12th

The Jazz Singer (part-talkie, mostly silent) Director: Alan Crosland. Starring: Al Jolson, May McAvoy. 10pm Pacific. 1am Eastern.

Thursday April, 16th

Metropolis (1926) Director: Fritz Lang. Starring: Brigitte Helm and Alfred Abel. 8pm Pacific. 11pm Eastern.

Saturday, April 18th

Safety Last (1923) Director: Fred Newmeyer. Starring: Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis.

Sunday, April 19th

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1927) Director: Carl Theodore Dryer. Starring Maria Falconetti and Eugene Sylvain. 1:15am Pacific. 4:15am Eastern.

Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) Director: King Vidor. Starring: John Gilbert and Eleanor Boardman. 10:45pm Pacific. 1:45am Eastern.

Monday, April 20th

Flesh and the Devil (1926) Director: Clarence Brown. Starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert. 4am Pacific. 7am Eastern.

Sunday April 26th

The Great Buster: A Celebration (Documentary on silent film star Buster Keaton) (2018) Director: Peter Bogdanovich. 9pm Pacific. 12am Eastern.

Sherlock Jr. (1924) Director: Buster Keaton. Starring: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire. 11pm Pacific. 2am Eastern.

Wednesday April, 29th

The Unknown (1927) Director: Tod Browning. Starring: Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford. 7:15am Pacific. 10:15am Eastern.

He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Director: Victor Seastrom. Starring: Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer. 8:15am Pacific. 11:15am Eastern.

When a Man Loves (1927) Director: Alan Crosland. Starring: John Barrymore and Dolores Costello. 8pm Pacific 11pm Eastern.

Old San Francisco (1927) Director: Alan Crosland. Starring Dolores Costello and Warner Oland. 11:15pm Pacific. 2:15am Eastern.

-Michael J. Ruhland

Silent Films on TCM this April.

Hello my friends, I feel it is safe to assume that many of you are silent movie fans by how much I write about silent films here on this blog. Sadly there are too few TV channels today playing silent movies. Luckily we still have TCM. For your pleasure I am listing what silent movies will be on TCM this April, so you don't miss them.

Monday April 1st

Torrent (1926) Director: Monta Bell. Starring Greta Garbo and Ricardo Cortez. 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern.

The Temptress (1926) Director: Fred Niblo. Starring Greta Garbo and Antonio Moreno. 6:45 pm Pacific, 9:45 Eastern.

The Mysterious Lady (1928) Director: Fred Niblo. Starring Greta Garbo and Conrad Nagel. 8:45 pm Pacific, 11:45 pm Eastern.

The Kiss (1929) Director: Jacques Feyder. Starring Greta Garbo and Conrad Nagel. 10:30pm Pacific, 1: 30 am Eastern.

The Single Standard (1929). Director: John S. Robertson. Starring Greta Garbo and Nils Asther. 11:45 pm Pacific, 2:45 Am Eastern.

Tuesday April 2nd

Wild Orchids (1929) Director: Sidney Franklin. Starring Greta Garbo and Lewis Stone. 1:15 AM Pacific, 4:15 Am Eastern.

The Saga of Gosta Berling (1924) Director: Mauritz Stiller. Starring Lars Hansen and Greta Garbo. 3:00 AM Pacific, 6:00 Am Eastern.

The Gold Rush (1925) Director: Charlie Chaplin. Starring Charlie Chaplin and Mack Swain. 6:15 AM Pacific, 9:15 AM Eastern.

Sunnyside (1919) Director: Charlie Chaplin. Starring Charlie Chaplin and Enda Purviance. 8am Pacific. 11 am Eastern.

Wednesday April 3rd

The Battleship Potekin (1925) Director: Sergei Eisenstien. Starring Alexander Antonov and Vladimir Barsky. 3 am Pacific, 6 am Eastern.

Thursday April 4th

Flesh and the Devil (1926) Director: Clarence Brown. Starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert. 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern.

Love (1927) Director: Edmund Golding. Starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert. 7:15 pm Pacific, 10:15 pm Eastern.

A Woman of Affairs (1928) Director: Clarence Brown. Starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert. 9 pm Pacific. 12am Eastern.

Friday April 5th

La Bohme (1926) Director: King Vidor. Starring Lillian Gish and John Gilbert. 1:30am Pacific, 4:30am Eastern.

Sunday April 7th

The Best Man (1928) Director: Harry Edwards. Starring Jimmy Hertz and Joy Lind. 9:30pm Pacific, 12:30 am Eastern.

Thundering Fleas (1926) Director: Robert F. McGowan. Starring Our Gang. 9:51pm Pacific, 12:51am Eastern.

Bright Eyes (1922) Director: Malcom St. Clair. Starring Dave Anderson and John J. Richardson. 10:11pm Pacific, 1:11am Eastern.

Thursday April 16th

The Gold Rush (1925) Director: Charlie Chaplin. Starring Charlie Chaplin and Mack Swain. 5pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern.

Sunday April 21st

King of Kings (1927) Director: Cecil B. De Mille. Starring H.B. Warner and Ernest Torrance. 10pm Pacific, 1am Eastern.

-Michael J. Ruhland
       

Silent Films on TCM's 31 days of Oscar

Like I am sure many people reading this blog are, I am a huge fan of Turner Classic Movies. Well February 1st begins the annual 31 days of Oscar, where for 31 days, the channel plays nothing but Oscar nominated films. As always this years line up is fantastic and includes many great films. However there will be no silent Sunday night during this time. Because of this for the benefit of my fellow silent film fans, here is a listing of the silent films that will be shown on the channel during 31 Days of Oscar, so you don't miss them.

Friday, February 1st


Sunrise (1927) Director: FW Murnau. Staring Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien. 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern

Street Angel (1928) Director: Frank Borzage. Staring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. 7pm Pacific, 10pm Eastern.


Wednesday, February 13th
The Racket (1928) Director: Lewis Milestone. Staring Thomas Meighan and Marie Prevost. 3am Pacific, 6am Eastern.


Two Arabian Knights (1927) Director: Lewis Milestone. Staring William Boyd and Mary Astor. 4:30am Pacific, 7:30am Eastern.

A Woman of Affairs (1928) Director: Clarence Brown. Staring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert. 6:15am Pacific, 9:15am Eastern.


Our Dancing Daughters (1928) Director: Harry Beaumont. Staring Joan Crawford and John Mack Brown. 8:15am Pacific, 11:15am Eastern.


The Divine Lady (1929) Director: Frank Lloyd. Staring Connie Griffith and Victor Varconi. 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern

Sadie Thompson (1928) Director: Raoul Walsh. Staring Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore. 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern.

The Crowd (1928) Director: King Vidor. Staring Elanor Broadman, James Murray. 1:45 pm Pacific, 4:45pm Eastern.

Speedy (1928) Director: Ted Wilde. Staring Harold Lloyd and Ann Christy. 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern.






To view the whole schedule for TCM's 31 days of Oscar click here. 

Below is this year's promo.



-Michael J. Ruhland