thecinemahistoryblog - Tumblr blog

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"A day without laughter is a day wasted" - Charlie Chaplin #silentmovies #classicfilms #classicmovies

[thecinemahistoryblog]

The crowd cheers. Roses are thrown. Bows are taken. That’s how Music Hall actors hope to end a night. It didn't always go that way, as Hannah Chaplin found out: https://bit.ly/2WEIVAj

[thecinemahistoryblog]

For many, Charlie Chaplin is one of the most iconic faces in Silent Cinema. His iconic costume and classic slapstick approach have made his legacy endure. Here are some great movies to started. https://bit.ly/3cFhvj6

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"There are few accomplishments in my life that I am sincerely proud of. The Hollywood Canteen is one of them." - Bette Davies

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"Hollywood dishes out too much praise for small things I won't let it get me, but too much praise can turn a fellow's head if he doesn't watch his step." - James Stewart #classiccinema #classicfilm

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"Most production companies didn't [...] have costume designers on staff until about 1918, when DeMillle secured Clare West as head of costume design for his films. - Edith Head #costumedesign #classicfilm #silentmovies #cecilBdemille

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"Even today I meet people who think of me automatically as a tough, insensitive, coarse guy named Stanley Kowalski. They can't help it, but, it is troubling." - Marlon Brando #classiccinema #classicfilm

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that." - Lauren Bacall #classicmovies #classicfilm #classiccinema

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"It's not whether you really cry. It's whether the audience thinks you are crying." - Ingrid Bergman #classicfilm #classicmovies #ingridbergman

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"My only problem is finding a way to play my fortieth fallen female in a different way from my thirty-ninth" - Barbara Stanwyck #classicmovies #classicfilm #BarbaraStanwyck

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph." - Shirley Temple #classicfilm #classiccinema

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents." - Marilyn Monroe #cinemahistory #classiccinema #marilynmonroe

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say." - Ingrid Bergman #cinemahistory #classiccinema #classicfilm

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"Humor is the truth; wit is an exaggeration of the truth" - Stan Laurel #comedy #cinemahistory

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"There is a little bit of vampire instinct in every woman". - Theda Bara #silentmovies #girlpower #silentfilms #silentcinema #thedabara

[thecinemahistoryblog]

According to research, Airplane! is the funniest film ever made, with an average of 3 laughs per minute: https://t.co/2Kis80r2Pm

[thecinemahistoryblog]

"I don't think I could stay interested for a couple of months in a character of mean motivation." - Gregory Peck #classiccinema #classicmovies