One is known for his deadpan genius as the star and auteur of such silent-film triumphs as “The Navigator,” “Sherlock Jr.” and “The General.” The other is remembered, if at all, for a scandal that ...

The man is bantam thin, and he enters the store carrying a metal bucket. The expression on his face is a mix of naiveté and determination. He is wearing a flat porkpie hat which, in a few years, will ...

Virginia Rappe was a silent film actress who had a prominent role in Paradise Garden in 1917 — but she was just as well known for her sensationalized and mysterious death. Her death marked one of ...

Around 100 years ago nowhere near Duluth, one of Hollywood’s best-paid stars had just opened the film “Crazy to Marry” when his headlines shifted from the silent comedy to real-life tragedy. On the ...