The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde: Fish, Fights, and That Waaay Too Early 1900s Vibe Okay, The Silver Horde. Remember when you’re at a kräftskiva in Norrland, sticky fingers, some old relative telling tales from gold rush times? That’s actually how I felt watching this 1930 flick....
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937): One Eyebrow Up, One Down Alright. Where do I even begin with this little crime caper? Directed by Louis King, this is one of those films that used to pop up on Swedish late-morning TV back in the day, somewhere between Fika and...
Martyrs of the Alamo
Martyrs of the Alamo So Martyrs of the Alamo, yeah, the old silent one from 1915, directed by Christy Cabanne and produced by none other than D.W. Griffith. Right – the same Griffith who gave us Birth of a Nation. Honestly, I watched this one on a Tuesday in...
The Lonely Trail
The Lonely Trail (1936): Cowboys, Confusion, and a Bit of Swedish Nostalgia Alright, so last night (klockan var typ 23:10, jag ska inte ljuga), I ended up rewatching *The Lonely Trail* – you know, that old classic with John Wayne. My dad used to have a huge...
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Bulldog Drummond Escapes – Oh, the nostalgia! Okay, so last Thursday I found myself watching “Bulldog Drummond Escapes” from 1937. Just the *title* had me giggling a bit, thinking back to when I first saw it as a teenager in Västerås with my cousin,...