Writing dialogues for silent films
«Watch out! You’re backing up into the goldfish!»
Writing dialogues for silent films - «Watch out! You’re backing up into the goldfish!» crispra.substack.com/p/writing-di...
09.03.2026 14:40
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The «kilometric» film
The longer the better?
The «kilometric» film - The longer the better? crispra.substack.com/p/the-kilome...
02.03.2026 13:05
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But Miss Lasky is a woman, and so I asked, «Why?»
One of the most remarkable woman in America
But Miss Lasky is a woman, and so I asked, «Why?» -
One of the most remarkable woman in America crispra.substack.com/p/but-miss-l...
23.02.2026 10:36
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«Have you ever been in a movie, Buster?»
Destiny in a bag of flour
«Have you ever been in a movie, Buster?» - Destiny in a bag of flour crispra.substack.com/p/have-you-e...
16.02.2026 11:19
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A studio in Queens
When Astoria, Queens, was better than Hollywood
A studio in Queens - When Astoria, Queens, was better than Hollywood: crispra.substack.com/p/a-studio-i...
10.02.2026 07:49
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«Exhibs Lukewarm About Color»
Color (in 1930) did not attract more money to the box-office
«Exhibs Lukewarm About Color» - Color (in 1930) did not attract more money to the box-office: crispra.substack.com/p/exhibs-luk...
02.02.2026 11:25
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«Was Joan of Arc Noah’s wife?»
Edward Lambert, the man who answers Hollywood’s strangest questions
«Was Joan of Arc Noah’s wife?» - Edward Lambert, the man who answers Hollywood’s strangest questions: crispra.substack.com/p/was-joan-o...
26.01.2026 11:35
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Including yourself.
23.01.2026 10:08
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Romance in a Film Factory
Within the white line
Romance in a Film Factory - Within the white line: crispra.substack.com/p/romance-in...
19.01.2026 10:45
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«He did it a thousand times, like a kid»
Douglas Fairbanks and the making of «Robin Hood» (1922)
«He did it a thousand times, like a kid» - Douglas Fairbanks and the making of «Robin Hood» (1922): crispra.substack.com/p/he-did-it-...
06.01.2026 08:15
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The genius of Billy Bitzer
Changing cinema with a can of glue
The genius of Billy Bitzer - Changing cinema with a can of glue
crispra.substack.com/p/the-genius...
29.12.2025 14:56
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Shooting Napoléon or: How do you end up with a 290-hour film? crispra.substack.com/p/shooting-n...
22.12.2025 10:59
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The invention of the «Cheenimartograrph»
A pioneer, a pastor and a white lie
The invention of the «Cheenimartograrph» -
A pioneer, a pastor and a white lie crispra.substack.com/p/the-invent...
15.12.2025 10:35
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On the margin of so many things
George Cukor’s lessons in style
On the margin of so many things - George Cukor’s lessons in style crispra.substack.com/p/on-the-mar...
02.12.2025 06:06
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The ballyhoo phonograph
Music and early cinema
The ballyhoo phonograph - Music and early cinema
crispra.substack.com/p/the-ballyh...
24.11.2025 14:12
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«Doesn't Dickens write that way?»
D.W. Griffith, the Biograph Company and an unusual picture
«Doesn't Dickens write that way?» - D.W. Griffith, the Biograph Company and an unusual picture: crispra.substack.com/p/doesnt-dic...
17.11.2025 11:17
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«That’s he – that’s Valentino»
The new Czar of Hollywood
«That’s he – that’s Valentino.» - The new Czar of Hollywood: crispra.substack.com/p/thats-he-t...
11.11.2025 06:31
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«The script is inane, vacuous, pompous, unreal, unbelievable – and dull»
Joe Swerling, the man who knew how to take a story and tell it
«The script is inane, vacuous, pompous, unreal, unbelievable – and dull» - Joe Swerling, the man who knew how to take a story and tell it crispra.substack.com/p/the-script...
03.11.2025 13:20
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Freedom of censorship
What was «obscene, indecent, inhuman, sacrilegious, likely to incite to crime» in 1915?
Freedom of censorship - What was «obscene, indecent, inhuman, sacrilegious, likely to incite to crime» in 1915? crispra.substack.com/p/freedom-of...
27.10.2025 10:30
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«Garbo was man, woman and child.»
Sunday brunch at John Gilbert’s
«Garbo was man, woman and child.» - Sunday brunch at John Gilbert’s crispra.substack.com/p/garbo-was-...
20.10.2025 16:38
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«The first man on either side of the water to be hired for no other purpose than to write pictures.»
The birth of screenwriting
«The first man on either side of the water to be hired for no other purpose than to write pictures.» - The birth of screenwriting: crispra.substack.com/p/the-first-...
13.10.2025 14:42
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A stick in front of the screen
Asta Nielsen, Danish Actress in America
A stick in front of the screen - Asta Nielsen, Danish Actress in America
crispra.substack.com/p/a-stick-in...
06.10.2025 12:25
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A great way to have fun and get paid for it
Roscoe «Fatty» Arbuckle and Mabel Normand's knack for talent
A great way to have fun and get paid for it
Roscoe «Fatty» Arbuckle and Mabel Normand's knack for talent - crispra.substack.com/p/a-great-wa...
29.09.2025 13:20
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Fritz Lang during the shooting of Metropolis, 1926. (Collection de la Cinemathèque française).
24.09.2025 04:41
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All the screens in the Universe are awaiting you
Abel Gance's battle cry and the first day of filming «Napoléon»
All the screens in the universe are awaiting you -
Abel Gance's battle cry and the first day of filming «Napoléon»: crispra.substack.com/p/all-the-sc...
22.09.2025 11:43
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A sick actress, a boa-constrictor and a dress that wouldn’t fit -
Just another day in the production office (1914): crispra.substack.com/p/a-sick-act...
08.09.2025 11:00
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A very proper, soft-spoken young woman
Anne Bauchens, the DeMille brothers and the art of cutting pictures
A very proper, soft-spoken young woman - Anne Bauchens, the DeMille brothers and the art of cutting pictures: crispra.substack.com/p/a-very-pro...
03.09.2025 09:43
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I knew Fitzgerald very well in person
David O. Selznick, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, a biography and «Gone With the Wind»
I knew Fitzgerald very well in person - David O. Selznick, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, a biography and «Gone With the Wind» crispra.substack.com/p/i-knew-fit...
29.08.2025 10:41
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The Literary Secret Service: How to find a good story: crispra.substack.com/p/the-litera...
20.08.2025 10:46
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