John Gilbert Silent Screen Star
1920's Silent Hollywood "Fame Lost" Greta Garbo John Gilbert
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- Date of Birth: 10 July, 1899
- Place of Birth: Logan, Utah , U.S.
- Biography: John Gilbert (July 10, 1899 – January 9, 1936) was an American actor and a major star of the silent film era.
Filmography
- Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007)
- Strictly Dishonorable (1951)
- The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
- Fast Workers (1933)
- Queen Christina (1933)
- Downstairs (1932)
- West of Broadway (1931)
- The Phantom of Paris (1931)
- Gentleman's Fate (1931)
- Way for a Sailor (1930)
- Redemption (1930)
- The Masks of Satan (1930)
News
Flesh and the Devil
usatoday.com –
2005-09-05
Garbo's best silent film with frequent co-star John Gilbert is the keystone title of TCM Archives: The Garbo Silents (1926-28, Warner, unrated, $40), which also includes 1926's The Temptress , 1928's The Mysterious Lady (a spy drama) and many DVD... ... Full Article
John Gilbert
mtv.com –
1999-07-10
A major talent of the silent era, John Gilbert is best remembered today as a textbook victim of the Hollywood machinery, a classic example of the motion picture industry's ability not only to manufacture stars but also destroy them. ... Full Article
By Jeffrey M. Anderson Buy John Gilbert: Bardelys the Magnificent & Monte Cristo on DVD John Gilbert (1897-1936) wasn't as strong a swashbuckler as Fairbanks, nor as strong a lover as Valentino, but he had a little of both qualities,... ... Full Article