Silence Is Golden

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Silence Is Golden

A podcast where two brothers who love classic cinema dive into the Silent Era of film. Your place for the discussion, analysis, and all around general geekery about silent film.

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    4.6 - A Page of Madness

    Join the Brothers Odom for one last journey in Season 4 as they explore the 1926 Japanese psychological family drama and surreal asylum tale, A Page of Madness.

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    4.5 - The Loves of Pharaoh

    It is back to Germany for the Brothers Odom as they explore Ernst Lubitsch's final German feature film, an epic melodramatic romance set in Ancient Egypt.

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    4.4 - Maciste in Hell

    The Brothers Odom journey to Italy and to Hell to explore the last of Giovani Pastrone's Maciste films with the "good giant" Bartolomeo Pagano starring one last time as his iconic strongman character.

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    4.3 - The New Babylon

    Join the Brothers Odom as they return to the land of Soviet cinema for The New Babylon, a 1929 tale of love and revolution against the backdrop of the Paris Commune.

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    4.2 - Nanook of the North

    The Brothers Odom travel to the True North to examine the 1922 pioneering documentary Nanook of the North.

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    4.1 - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    The Brothers Odom return and begin a cinematic journey around the globe with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, classic of early horror and German Expressionism.

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    3.6 - The Tramp Arrives: The Shorts of Charlie Chaplin

    The Brother Odom return for the Season 3 finale and explore the origins of one of cinema's most iconic characters: Charlie Chaplin's Tramp.

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    3.5 The Short Films of DW Griffith

    The Brothers Odom return to discuss three short films from the influential and controversial American director, DW Griffith: The Lonedale Operator, The Cricket on the Hearth, and The Son's Return.

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    3.4 The Queen of Animation - The Shorts of Lotte Reiniger

    The boys return to the beautiful animated worlds of animation pioneer Lotte Reiniger. Join the Brothers Odom as they explore the Queen of Animation's takes on Cinderella and the Nativity Story as well as her first mesmerizing short, The Ornament of the Enamored Heart

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    3.3 Horror in Minature

    The spooky season arrives on Silence is Golden as the Brothers Odom dive into a menagerie of silent era shorts that marked early cinematic forays into the Horror genre.

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    3.2 America's First Studio - The Shorts of the Edison Company

    America gets in on the film game! Join the Brothers Odom as they explore two early short films from Edison Studios: The Great Train Robbery and Alice in Wonderland.

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    3.1 The Pioneering Shorts of Georges Melies

    The Brothers Odom return for a third season, beginning an exploration of silent era short films with the one of the men who started it all: George Melies.

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    Episode 12 - The Temptress

    The boys take a final stop in this season's journey through the legends of the silent screen with 1926's The Temptress. Join them as they discuss the legendary Greta Garbo and her starring turn in this tale of seduction and tragedy.

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    Episode 11 - The Kid

    The boys dive into the pioneering dramedy, The Kid, starring the the iconic Charlie Chaplin in his first feature film.

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    Episode 10 - The Mark of Zorro

    Join the boys for a discussion of the first great swashbuckling adventure with the first great swashbuckler: Douglas Fairbank's 1920 "The Mark of Zorro"

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    Episode 9 - The General

    The boys take a look at the comedic legacy of Buster Keaton by deep-diving into the iconic silent comedy of a train theft in the Civil War: The General. All aboard!

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    Episode 8 - Shifting Sands

    The boys discuss one of the great leading ladies of the silent era, Gloria Swanson, and her 1918 turn in the genre-defying "Shifting Sands." Wrongful convictions, class crossing romance, and sinister spy rings combine for a fun romp in this unique silent story.

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    Episode 7 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Brett and Brice (finally!) return for a second season of silent film geekery! As they focus this season on the great actors of the silent screen, join as the boys start by revisiting Lon Chaney in his iconic starring turn in 1923's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

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    Episode 6 - The Phantom Carriage

    To close out the first season and ring in the new year, Brett and Brice explore the world of Swedish silent film and it's ghostly masterpiece "The Phantom Carriage." Find us at: Twitter: SilenceGoldPod Find Brice and his works at: Website: jbriceodom.com YouTube: jbriceodom_author Instagram: jbriceodom_author Amazon: J. Brice Odom

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    Episode 5 - The Adventures of Prince Achmed

    The Brothers Odom dive into the oldest surviving animated feature film: The Adventures of Prince Achmed, the 1926 masterpiece from early animation pioneer Lotte Reiniger.  Find us at: Twitter: SilenceGoldPod Find Brice and his works at: Website: jbriceodom.com YouTube: jbriceodom_author Instagram: jbriceodom_author Amazon: J. Brice Odom

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    Episode 4 - The Phantom of the Opera

    Brett and Brice take a deep dive into The Phantom of the Opera, one of the films that made Lon Chaney the legendary Man With a Thousand Faces and brought the story of the Opera Ghost of the Paris Opera House to life.

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    Episode 3 - Metropolis

    Brett and Brice dive into Fritz Lang's masterpiece of early science fiction, Metropolis.

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    Episode 2 - Nosferatu

    Brett and Brice join Max from the Scream Kings Podcast to breakdown the spooky silent classic: Nosferatu

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    Episode 1 - Battleship Potemkin

    Brett and Brice dive into what makes Battleship Potemkin one of the greatest films of all time.

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A podcast where two brothers who love classic cinema dive into the Silent Era of film. Your place for the discussion, analysis, and all around general geekery about silent film.

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