Wrongfully accused of criminal acts, a tramp (Charlie Chaplin) unwittingly ducks into a big top, where his bumbling attempts to avoid pursuing police officers earn the laughter and applause of the circus-goers. Impressed, the ringmaster (Allan Garcia) decides to employ the tramp as an entertainer. In between getting trapped in …
An office worker deals with the simple joys and tragedies of married life. (silent film)
Carl Dreyer's austere, chilly, oppressive re-enactment of the Maid's trial. It plays as a kind of feminist nightmare, a delirium of imperious men -- swollen, bulbous, scowling, scolding, huffing and puffing -- who tower like cliffs above the lone woman -- helpless, patient, suffering -- and seem on the verge, …
Lighter fare for King Vidor, sandwiched (together with its companion piece, The Patsy) between his The Crowd and his Hallelujah!, a behind-the-scenes Hollywood comedy loosely modelled on the career of Gloria Swanson -- and an excellent showcase, to boot, for the talents of Marion Davies (much more than just the …