Silent Photoplay: A Place for Stories of All Types

Category: Christmas

  • The Substitute Guest

    The Substitute Guest

    The Substitute Guest (1936) ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ by Grace Livingston Hill Inside the cover of my copy, there is a shiny gold sticker that says “Honaker’s Huntington W. VA.” and someone did a series of subtraction math problems in it. In the front flyleaf, it says “Clara Stover 1102 Chestnut St. Kenova W. VA”.…

  • Stories of Our Holidays – December (Christmas)

    Stories of Our Holidays – December (Christmas)

    Of course it’s our holiday of the month! Whether you call it Xmas, Christmas, or Festivus for the Rest of Us, it’s that time of the year where you get your cocoa and fuzzy socks out and watch cozy movies and have gatherings and get-togethers for one reason or another. Let’s see what our 1913…

  • The Ghost of Dunkerley

    The Ghost of Dunkerley

    The Ghost of Dunkerley (1944) by William Henry Long ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My copy of The Ghost of Dunkerley has a dust jacket and was published by Dorrance & Company. It is 43 pages long. It was a gift from my parents. It has an inscription “To my friend Phyllis Liston with best wishes” and is signed…

  • Cinnamon Bear Promo Disc

    Cinnamon Bear Promo Disc

    This is the transcription of the promo record that went out to radio stations to introduce the upcoming Cinnamon Bear series. Side 1 of the disc features an interview of producer Lindsay MacHarrie by John Heistand, the narrator of the series. In this fascinating interview, Lindsay reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the birth of The…

  • A Moving Christmas Sermon

    A Moving Christmas Sermon

    Motion Picture Story Magazine would mention again and again that, contrary to some naysayers, the photoplay was good for you and could help people make the right decision. It wasn’t merely entertainment; photoplay was there to make you think. Here’s a good example of this matter, from the January 1912 issue. A Moving Christmas SermonBy…