Not-so-silent Films of the 1920s

[altivo]

I never make polls, but answering a meme about films over on Facebook inspired me to ask these questions of LJ readers.

[Poll #1445665]

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[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

Re: tear jerkers: I have no soul, so unless an animal is put in mild discomfort I'll just look bored... ;)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I see no evidence that you are lacking a soul, only that your perceptions are different.

Orphans of the Storm is about the French Revolution, and follows the experiences of two sisters, one of whom is falsely accused as a traitor and sentenced to the guillotine. Will she be found and rescued in time? With all appropriate fanfare, flourishes, and hand-wringing. Today it seems camp,a sort of Perils of Pauline, but in the time in which it was made, the writers and director were dead serious.