Seriously, the first 10 minutes of this are worth a watch. The camera work, tracking shots, action, all remarkable for early film.

I’m also not surprised Janet Gaynor won best actress for her performance in this and Sunrise.

Street Angel 1928

https://youtu.be/QDFP2MYUdR8?si=nwAp7_1ohKyWmvsI

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Watching Street Angel 1928. Five minutes in and it’s already made the case for universal healthcare.

Can’t afford your prescription? There’s always prostitution!

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You can find some of Janet Gaynor’s silent films on YouTube.

Sunrise is dark, straight into infidelity and murder. I sometimes forget how powerful German Expressionism was.

https://youtu.be/6NayFytQeBE?si=Vo35mqPfYL_ef9AV

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I’m enjoying A Star is Born (1937), which ironically is one of Janet Gaynor’s last films. But surprisingly, that’s the only film of this academy award winning actress on any of my four major streaming platforms.

It’s amazing having thousands of films at our fingertips, but there’s so much film history that’s missing.

I’ve been watching Adolphe Menjou movies, but I can only find 12 of 150.

I love John Barrymore, but he’s also rare

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Following Adolphe Menjou to A Star Is Born (1937).

She rents a room in Hollywood for $6 a week.

But even then everyone tells her it’s near impossible to break into movies.

Some things never change, but the prices keep going up.

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