Hand-tinted silent film promo cards

Posted by Rebecca on November 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Rudolph Valentino, toreador

This post is dedicated to dear friend and film buff Charlie Fisher. Long ago as a junior copywriter à la Peggy Olson, he penned a tagline for Oreo knockoffs—”the black and white cookie with the Technicolor taste.” The silent films here were shot in black and white, but their promos are certainly speaking Technicolor. Click … Continue reading →

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