Cecil B. DeMille

Silent Film Hidden Gems: 5 Overlooked Classics and My CMBA Interview Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in The Kid (1921).

Shawn Hall September 7, 2026

The Classic Movie Blog Association recently interviewed me for its Reel Conversations series about how I...

The King of Kings (1927) – DeMille’s Life of Christ Epic H.B. Warner plays Jesus in 1927's The King of Kings

Shawn Hall August 26, 2025

Hollywood has made plenty of movies about the life of Jesus, but my personal favorite is...

Almost Human (1927): Rare Film Stuck in the Doghouse Still of Hank the dog, Vera Reynolds, and Kenneth Thomson.

Shawn Hall December 15, 2023

Anyone even slightly familiar with the silent era knows of the staggering amount of films lost...

Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille—Book Review Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa in Cecil B. DeMille's 1915 film The Cheat

Shawn Hall June 2, 2023

Over eighty years after his death, Cecil B. DeMille remains one of the most recognizable classic...

Shawn Hall April 9, 2023

With only a small handful of Easter related films, DeMille is easily the director most associated...

Shawn Hall July 17, 2022

The Ten Commandments (1923): DeMille’s Silent Biblical Epic

Shawn Hall April 5, 2020

So let it be reviewed, so let it be watched! Read the whole post...

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