tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post7057795522800924368..comments2023-10-05T07:46:44.392-04:00Comments on And Now the Screaming Starts: House of Silent Scream: Just a hunch.CRwMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-85137882834117786782009-09-08T17:03:53.063-04:002009-09-08T17:03:53.063-04:00Phoebus is my main irritant in every Hunchback mov...Phoebus is my main irritant in every Hunchback movie. In the book he is a colossal jerk and yet he gets rehabilitated in nearly every movie. <br /><br />Lon Chaney was amazing, wasn't he? First time I saw this movie I was just stunned by him.Shon Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575804400275943927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993991.post-81166352811479824142009-09-08T16:42:12.895-04:002009-09-08T16:42:12.895-04:00well howdy to both of you folks. This one has alw...well howdy to both of you folks. This one has always been one of my favorite silent horrors. At least I consider it a horror movie anyway, lol. But I am also a Lon Chaney Sr fan too, as well as a fan of Jr.<br /><br />I have been able to watch several of Chaney's silent movies, and have always been impressed with how much of himself he put into his work. He was called the "Man Of A Thousand Faces", and did his own makeup. But his real talent seemed to be the ability to place his body into amazing positions, which he could maintain for filming purposes. Many of the characters he made famous, did not involve elaborate facial makeup, as much as some makeup coupled with amazing body contortions. <br /><br />I recall one film in which he played an armless knife thrower in a circus. For that role he learned to use his feet to throw knives, light cigarettes and perform some other amazing things. He kept his arms heavily taped along his sides, and everyone, except one confidant, thought he had no arms.<br /><br />If I recall correct, for his Hunchback role, he fashioned a device that would cause his body to be twisted and give him a large part of the grotesque appearance we saw on screen.<br /><br />A great review Miss Heather, as normal maam. Since this may well be your first silent film, I would encourage you as time permits to watch some more. They take some getting used to in my view, lol. But better than reading close captioned translations for foreign language films, since the wording stays up for much longer periods of time.<br /><br />I have found silent films to show an actor's real talent, or lack of it at times too. Their body language and facial expression really highlights their abilities to sell their role, if they have that talent. To me Chaney Sr. certainly had that talent, and lets it show well in this flick.<br /><br />Sorry to have been so silent here for far too long too Mr. CRWM. But I will try to correct that now too.Jed Coopernoreply@blogger.com