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Howard Hughes Makes [Lewis] Milestones in Hollywood Silent Movies
Producer Howard Hughes and director Lewis Milestone’s Two Arabian Knights and The Racket, now restored and on Blu-ray, made splashes at the box office and at the first Academy Awards.
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Silent Film ‘The Garden of Eden’ Is a Sophisticated Delight
As is his wont, Lewis Milestone’s direction is lively, even flashy, indulging in gratuitously beautiful camera movements, lighting tricks, and clever editorial juxtapositions.
Of Grifters, Wombats, and the Dizzy World of ‘The Young in Heart’
This story is largely driven by intelligent women, except for the scatterbrained Marmy, and that seems unsurprising when we consider that Wylie was a former Suffragette who preferred living with women.
Fast-talking Newsmen in the Restored 1931 Classic, ‘Front Page’
There’s a great deal to be learned about cinematography by watching Lewis Milestone's The Front Page.