Tag: John Barrymore

  • Sherlock Holmes, with John Barrymore

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    Ben Model

    June 7 — I was hired by Kino in March to record a score for the silent film of Sherlock Holmes (1922) starring John Barrymore, and got my promo copy of the Barrymore box set that it’s part of the other day. Packaging and esp the artwork is very nice, and this should prove to…

  • Mar 4: Beau Brummel & The Iron Horse

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    Ben Model

    Mar 4 – I can’t put my finger on why, but Valentino’s Monsieur Beaucaire and Barrymore’s Beau Brummel are two of my least favorite mid-20’s silent dramas. Perhaps there’s something about putting either of these two dynamic personas in a European powdered-wig melodrama. Beau Brummel also ends a few times. Don’t get me wrong –…

  • Jekyll & Hyde and Green Goddess

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    Ben Model

    Okay, okay, I know the image at right is for the 1930 talkie remake of the 1923 silent, but you get the idea. I played for a double-header at MoMA last night (Sat 9/20): John Barrymore in Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (gorgeous new 35mm print from Eastman House) and George Arliss in The Green…