Famed escape artist Harry Houdini functions as producer, director and star of Haldane of the Secret Service. After his detective father is murdered by the villains, Heath Haldane (Houdini) dedicates himself to tracking down their scoundrels. Time and again, the bad guys trap Haldane in ropes, chains and strongboxes. And time and time, our hero wriggles out of his predicaments with the skill of? well, of Harry Houdini. The one surprise in Haldane of the Secret Service is the identity of the head criminal, a surprise which will not be revealed in these notes.
Rhythmus 21 (1923)
Director:
Hans Richter
Black and white rectangular images fade in and out of the screen. Their movement make them sometimes look like they're panning from side to side...
Our Hospitality (1923)
Directors:
John G. Blystone (as Jack Blystone), Buster Keaton
Writers:
Jean C. Havez (story) (as Jean Havez), Clyde Bruckman (story)
Stars:
Buster Keaton, Natalie...
Rhythmus 23 (1923)
Director:
Hans Richter
Rhythmus 23 is constructed entirely out of the interplay between square shapes and diagonal lines, often related via superimposition,...