Silent movie the patsy

Show people was a career highlight for the actressa funny, weird, intelligent comedy, one of the best of the silent era. The patsy 1928 jealous that her older sister, grace jane winton, has landed handsome and successful tony anderson orville caldwell, patricia harrington marion davies launches an elaborate. The patsy silent words poetry art classic literature i love to laugh silent film old movies writing prompts academia. On a recent podcast, janice min, the woman credited with transforming us weekly from a cminus people magazine clone into a culturedefining celebrity news faucet in 2002, observed that the paris. Davies stars as a young woman whose mother marie dressler favors her older sister grace jane winton who played the manicurist in sunrise. The patsy 1928 a cinderella fable for the jazz age, king vidors the patsy 1928 is a perfectlytooled vehicle for the comic talents of marion davies. Silent movie isnt brooks best work, but it is a funny film that is lulled by its main premise. Magnificently capturing medieval paris, this film still stuns audiences.

I know silent film scores quite well and this one just doesnt cut it, as far as im concerned. It didnt fit the mood of the movie at all ive seen this movie at a. One will see readily why marion davies was such a top flight comedian. From its first moments, depicting a middle class family eating their sunday lunch in mechanical unison, the king vidordirected silent comedy the patsy has a wonderfully satiric bent. Silent movie mondays at paramount theatre in seattle, wa. She began her career at age 16 as a supporting actress in the rudolph valentino vehicle camille 1921 after she was discovered by star alla nazimova during a family vacation to hollywood. The movie mainly covers the years from 1956 to her death in 1963. The patsy was the first of three collaborations between marion davies and director king vidor. See more ideas about silent film, 1920s aesthetic and the patsy. We see lange, as patsy, getting jobs singing country songs like a good little girl, her eyes.

I know silentfilm scores quite well and this one just doesnt cut it, as far as im concerned. Marion davies gift for zaniness and mimicry are put to good use in this family comedy. The patsy was the first of three davies comedies directed by king vidor, followed by show people 1928 and not so dumb 1930, which was a talkie. Great silentera enthusiasts here are the 24 silent movies playing on tcm in the month of may. Released 1928, the patsy stars marion davies, orville caldwell, marie dressler, dell henderson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 4 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. It was marie dresslers comeback film after a long slump in her film career. The patsy is a 1928 american silent comedydrama film directed by king vidor, coproduced by and starring marion davies for cosmopolitan productions, and released by metrogoldwynmayer. Members of his management team, worried that they will be jobless, decide to find someone to take his place as their meal ticket. Buy the hunchback of notre dame 1923 silent movie new dvd ntsc, all region from amazons movies store. But they cant make the patsy a good movie, just a bad movie filled with good gags. Her performance and that of another movie great, marie dressler will surely create a desire for novices to silent cinema to see more and more.

The patsy is a cute collaboration between davies and director king vidor. Silent hall of fame is the only organization of its kind. The ensemble cast includes dom deluise, marty feldman, bernadette peters, and sid caesar, with cameos by anne bancroft, liza minnelli, burt reynolds, james caan, marcel marceau, and paul newman as themselves. Sweet dreams begins with more energy than it is able to sustain. This is the first of three vidor comedies starring marion davies. The patsy reflects a genuine affection for the artisans and jacksofalltrades that make careers like lewiss possible. Patsy ruth miller signed 8 x 10 photo good condition small piece missing bottom right corneralthough she made many movies during the 1920s patsy ruth miller will always be remembered most for her portrayal as esmeralda in the hunchback of notre dame with lon chaney as quasimodo. This film is popular with fans because of miss davies hilarious impersonations of fellow movie stars mae murray, pola negri, and lillian gish in an attempt to gain the attention of lawrence grays character. This feature was published in conjunction with the screening of the patsy at sfsff 20. Your support will help silent hall of fame to keep looking for more rare silent treasures and to make them available to the classic film lovers of the world. For example, comparing when davies goes around spouting non sequiturs and when she parades around in silly hats, its clear which scene was created on stage and which was created for film.

I hope that this list of silent movies will enlighten and entertain you. Marie dressler had perhaps the most unexpected stardom in all of movie history. If youve never seen a silent movie before and are understandably hesitant, this is a really enjoyable hour and forty minutes that just may change your mind about the genre altogether. It was released on august 12, 1964 by paramount pictures. Lon chaney 18831930 the man of a thousand faces famous silent film actor lon chaney was born alonzo leonidas frank chaney, in colorado springs, colorado, on april 1st, 1883. Starring marion davies and directed by king vidor, the patsy 1928 is a screwball comedy featuring a younger sister who falls hopelessly in love with her older. Signd visiting card silent film star patsy ruth miller 19041995. And thanks to turner classic movies and warner archives, this superb comedy is available today on dvd for the silent film fan to enjoy. An awkward teenager hopelessly in love with her elder sisters boyfriend tries to make him notice her.

Lon chaney, patsy ruth miller, silent film, silent movie stars, free classic film, old movies. The film continued daviess shift toward comedy, cemented with the release of the patsy in 1928. Yes, the patsy doesnt really seem to commit 100% to being a silent film. Here is a silent movie that would be a secure introduction to the silent movie era. Miss moores last silent movie has her performing the persona she had established for herself in flaming youth. Silent movie is an american satirical comedy film cowritten and directed by and starring mel brooks, released by 20th century fox in the summer of 1976. The patsy is a 1964 american comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. A little more care with the script and this could have been an even better movie.

The actress stars as pat harrington, the neglected daughter of a wouldbe society matron marie dressler and a browbeaten father dell henderson. The san francisco silent film festivals screening in oakland in 2012 was the first since. That level of commitment to a few seconds of a movie embodies the ethos of the best. Marion davies, marie dressler, jane winton, dell henderson, orville caldwell. Gems on dvd we are offering the rare and hard to find films from our silent gems collection to our users as a reward for donation. We will make history and we invite you to become a part of history by sponsoring a silent movie star for the hollywood walk of fame.

Patsy ruth miller was a leading actress in over 70 hollywood silent and early talking films. The patsy is a 1928 american silent comedydrama film directed by king vidor, coproduced by and starring marion davies for cosmopolitan productions, and. Its not that the patsy isnt funny, or that it isnt weird. It didnt fit the mood of the movie at all ive seen this movie at a repertory theater and the score used then by who, i dont know was vastly superior and lent much to my enjoyment of the film. Since the hitormiss sunday night silents doesnt mean a thing anymore, a daily guide is now absolutely required. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lon chaney man of a thousand faces, silent film actor. Theres a lot of great classic country music songs included throughout the movie.

After being discovered by the actress alla nazimova at a hollywood party, patsy ruth miller got her. The delightful marion davies gets to exhibit her considerable comedic skills in this very enjoyable silent film from mgm. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Its the kind of picture that finds marie dressler, as an overbearing matriarch intent on social climbing, spitting oneliners like dont you know its bad manners to be polite to a waiter. She enjoys the good life, and keeps herself clean, growing angry at the sneers of young men who want the drinking, and the spooning, and the kissing, and the broadmindedness, but dont want it for their wives. Patsy ruth miller does a terrific job portraying esmeralda, and at many points becomes the focal point as a result. The fact that this film is unavailable seems like a huge travesty, considering all the junk that has been released on video tape and dvd.

Patsy ruth miller signed 8 x 10 photo silent film star. Her browbeaten father provides some comfort to davies. Its still enjoyable after 40 years and spotlights the audacity of the film industrys greatest. At the apex of her popularity during the great depression, she was well past 60 and overweight and described her careworn and jowly face as. Another entry in this years to save and project at moma, the signal tower is being shown in what i presume is the same print screened at chicagos music box in november wish i knew how to specify the exact url, mike gebert wrote about it on page 18 of whats the last silent movie you watched. A kooky younger daughter becomes the patsy of a socialclimbing family when she falls in love with her older sisters beau. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. The tortured outcast quasimodos consuming but hopeless love for esmeralda draws him toward his own doom. Patsy cline was a wonderful singer, but her life was a bad country song even before it ended in a plane crash. In the patsy, a silent movie, the matter should have been settled for good.