Louise Glaum as “The Wolf Woman” (1916)

The Wolf Woman is a 1916 silent era drama motion picture starring Louise Glaum. Leila Aradella (played by Glaum), is a young and egotistical woman, who finds pleasure from preying on weak men with her charm and beauty.

After seeing the film, it was reported that New York critics unanimously pronounced Glaum as “the greatest vampire woman of all time.”

Another reviewer noted that Glaum had become famous for her “vampire” characterizations and billed The Wolf Woman as the “Greatest Vampire picture of all”.

Louise Glaum in The Wolf Woman, 1916 via

Musidora as Irma Vep in “Les Vampires” (1915)

Les Vampires is a 1915–16 French silent crime serial film written and directed by Louis Feuillade. Set in Paris, it stars Édouard Mathé, Musidora and Marcel Lévesque.

The main characters are a journalist and his friend who become involved in trying to uncover and stop a bizarre underground Apache gang, known as The Vampires (who are not the mythological beings their name suggests).

Musidora appears as cabaret singer Irma Vep (an anagram of “vampire”), who has a leading role in The Vampires crimes.

Les Vampires, 1915 via

Screenshot of actress Musidora in the Louis Feuillade-directed film series Les Vampires, 1915 via

Screenshot of actress Musidora in the Louis Feuillade-directed film series Les Vampires, 1915 via

Screenshot of actress Musidora in the Louis Feuillade-directed film series Les Vampires, 1915 via

Screenshot of actress Musidora in the Louis Feuillade-directed film series Les Vampires, 1915 via

Screenshot of actress Musidora in the Louis Feuillade-directed film series Les Vampires, 1915 via

Screenshot of actress Musidora in the Louis Feuillade-directed film series Les Vampires, 1915 via

Screenshot of actress Musidora in the Louis Feuillade-directed film series Les Vampires, 1915 via

Screenshot from the film Les Vampires by Louis Feuillade, 1915 via

Les Vampires, 1915 via

Theda Bara in Romeo & Juliet (1916)

Portrait of Theda Bara in Romeo & Juliet directed by J.Gordon Edwards, 1916 via

Theda Bara in Romeo & Juliet directed by J.Gordon Edwards, 1916 via

 

Norma Talmadge in Silent Drama “The Lady” (1925)

The Lady is a 1925 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and directed by Frank Borzage. A young woman, Polly Pearl, marries the wastrel son of a British aristocrat. Her husband, who has been disinherited by his father, loses what little money he has left gambling in casinos and then dies, leaving her penniless and with an infant son. When her former father-in-law tries to get custody of the child, she leaves him with a couple she trusts, but when she later goes to reclaim her son, she can’t find the people she left him with.

Norma Talmadge in The Lady directed by Frank Borzage, 1925 via

Norma Talmadge in The Lady directed by Frank Borzage, 1925 via

Norma Talmadge in The Lady directed by Frank Borzage, 1925 via

Norma Talmadge in The Lady directed by Frank Borzage, 1925 via

Vintage Photos of Loretta Young in “Laugh, Clown, Laugh” (1928)

Laugh, Clown, Laugh is a 1928 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney and Loretta Young. The movie was directed by Herbert Brenon and produced and released through MGM Studios.

The film is based on the 1923 Broadway stage production Laugh, Clown, Laugh, by David Belasco and Tom Cushing, based on a 1919 play Ridi, Pagliaccio by Fausto Maria Martini

Ruth Harriet Louise, Loretta Young in “Laugh, Clown, Laugh” directed by Herbert Brenon, 1928 via

Portrait of Loretta Young and Lon Chaney in Laugh, Clown, Laugh directed by Herbert Brenon, 1928 via

Lon Chaney and Loretta Young in Laugh, Clown, Laugh directed by Herbert Brenon, 1928 via

Ruth Harriet Louise, Loretta Young and Nils Asther in “Laugh, Clown, Laugh” directed by Herbert Brenon, 1928 via

Silent Film Star Gilda Gray for Aloma of the South Seas (1926)

Aloma of the South Seas is a 1926 American silent comedy drama film. A young South Seas native boy is sent to the U.S. for his education. After his father dies, he returns to his island to try to stop a revolution. Gilda Gray starres as the exotic dancer Aloma. The films setting was in Puerto Rico and Bermuda. It was based on a 1925 play of the same title by John B. Hymer and LeRoy Clemens. ‘

Grossing $3 million in the U.S. alone, this was the most successful film of 1926 and the fourth most successful film of the 1920s. The film is now considered to be a lost film.

Gilda Gray in Aloma of the South Seas, 1926 via

Gilda Gray in Aloma of the South Seas, 1926 via

Portraits of Louise Brooks for Silent Comedy Evening Clothes (1927)

Evening Clothes is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Luther Reed that was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount.

The film is based on the play L’homme en habit (The Man in Evening Clothes) by Andre Picard and Yves Mirande. Directed by Luther Reed, the film starred Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Valli, and Louise Brooks and is currently considered a lost film

Portrait of Louise Brooks as Fox Trot for Evening Clothes directed by Luther Reed, 1927 via

Portrait of Louise Brooks as Fox Trot for Evening Clothes directed by Luther Reed, 1927 via

Portrait of Louise Brooks as Fox Trot for Evening Clothes directed by Luther Reed, 1927 via

Irene Rich in My Official Wife (1926)

My Official Wife is a glittering drama of Imperial Russia in the days before the Revolution and the reckless life of the aristocracy in the days of the Czar, featuring gorgeous gowns, beautiful women and spectacular settings. American actress Irene Rich (1891 – 1988) starres as Hélène, Countess Orloff

The film is based on a 1891 novel by Richard Henry Savage, that was highly popular in its day.

Irene Rich in My Official Wife, 1926 via

Gloria Swanson in Silent Drama ‘Sadie Thompson’ (1928).

Silent screen star Gloria Swanson (1897 – 1983) plays a woman of ill repute in the film ‘Sadie Thompson’, 1928. The film was directed by Raoul Walsh for Gloria Swanson Pictures Corporation and United Artists via

Greta Garbo in “The Temptress” (1926)

The Temptress is a (1926) American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo starring Greta Garbo. The story opens in Paris at a masquerade ball where the unhappy Elena (Garbo) meets Manuel Robledo (Antonio Moreno), an Argentine engineer. After removing their masks, they spend the night together in a park and they fall in love under the stars. They declare their love for one another, with Manuel giving her a ring, before departing …

Ruth Harriet Louise, Greta Garbo in “The Temptress”, 1926 via

Ruth Harriet Louise, Greta Garbo in “The Temptress”, 1926 via

Ruth Harriet Louise, Greta Garbo in “The Temptress”, 1926 via