THE RULING PASSION – A Review of Mr. A’s 1922 Silent Film Comedy
Typically listed as a “lost” film, Mr. A’s 1922 silent film comedy, THE RULING PASSION, may exist after all. Hope is kindled by news that one or more foreign film archives may own a print. These...
View ArticleArliss Alert! A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY (1932) is being aired in the US on...
Mr. A’s family comedy, I call it a proto-type of “Father Knows Best,” is being broadcast tomorrow as part of TCM’s salute to Mary Astor. Long before Mary co-starred with Humphrey Bogart or Walter...
View ArticleA Brief “Morphing” Video with Mr. A as Disraeli from the 1921 Silent Film
Here’s a short “morphing” video I just created using a portrait of Mr. A as Benjamin Disraeli from the 1921 silent version of DISRAELI, a film that is now apparently lost. The musical accompaniment I...
View ArticleThe Official 2020 George Arliss Calendar
Here it is – our official 2020 George Arliss Calendar. This year we offer Mr. A with a distinctly “cowboy” look. The colorization is, as usual, by myself. Get your calendar today, and that’s easy. Just...
View ArticleThe Silent Film Comedies of George Arliss
When we think of memorable silent film comedians our thoughts go to Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd, Langdon, – and Arliss. Who? Well then, this is still one of the better kept secrets of film history and it’s...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Mr. A – April 10, 2022, marks his 154th Birthday!
Actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker George Arliss was born in the Bloomsbury section of London on Good Friday, April 10, 1868. He made his professional stage debut in 1887, a time when theaters...
View ArticleGeorge Arliss – The Hidden Years: Letters from World War II
An entirely new work of research where we can now share Mr. A's daily accounts of living in World War II London through his letters that he wrote to friends.
View ArticleIt’s Here At Last! The Official 2023 George Arliss Calendar
Want a copy? Just download and print. Legal-sized paper will provide the best results.
View ArticleArliss Alert! April TCM (US) Screenings: DISRAELI (1929) April 1 at 8:30AM...
Check your listings to watch these two George Arliss Classics during the first week of April. On April 1st is GA’s Best Actor Academy Award winning film, DISRAELI . An early talkie filmed during the...
View ArticleA Pilgrimage to the George Arliss Grave
This year we are celebrating Mr. A’s birthday anniversary today (April 10, 1868) in a more significant way. Recently, Tim Beech, a fellow Arlissian (my term, not Tim’s) made a wonderful visit to Mr....
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