#Wallace Worsley

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Lon Chaney as Quasimodo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

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Lon Chaney-Claire Adams "El hombre sin piernas" (The penalty) 1920, de Wallace Worsley.

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Charlie Chaplin (left) visits the set of “Grand Larceny” released 1922, with him director Wallace Worsley and actor Elliott Dexter.

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The Penalty (1920)

My rating: 6/10

I mean, it's over a hundred years old, so obviously not everything holds up, but Chaney's performance is great, and it's a pretty solid thriller throughout.

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Disability and Worldbuilding

I will state you can't change the actual disability, though you could theoretically make up ones. This isn't going to be one of those "Oh let's play roulette and give your characters a disability you've never heard of before". This is a short post trying to ask you to look at how disability is thought of and treated in your society and maybe changing the longtime European default settings to one that could look at disability on a cultural level.

Europe's ideas of Disability over time

There's some loose thought that Druids were semi-Shamanistic and if that was so a few things are true: Higher likelihood of acceptance of LGBTQIA, though this was likely erased by later Christian Missionaries, but some stories do survive that indicate this might be true. Of course LGBTQIA isn't a disability, but putting it out there that Druids likely accepted it from Historical thinking.

But also it's likely that disabilities, particularly congenital, etc weren't regarded the same as they were later.

Mental health disabilities were likely? treated as a cause of celebration because those people were closer to understanding the divine. Many Shamanistic religions are like that.

Then Romans came, and Romans, unlike the "sanitized" version of them were not anti-sex, homosexuality, but there is evidence that there was some "kill people with disabilities" mentality probably leftover from the Greeks. (Baby death by exposure for having a disability).

This belief system probably synchronized with Christianity in Europe, and thus by the time you get to Shakespeare in the 1500's, etc, it was commonly thought that if you had a physical or mental "deformity" (language of the time period) that it was punishment from God. This is why in much of the plays of the time period physical disability comes at the heels of a moral failing in plays. If you notice, this is a more extreme version of the previous. But the justifications have changed and the culture has changed with it.

(Lucy Worsley goes over this when she talks about Shakespeare and Richard the III—often disability was feared, mocked, and hated.)

Your arm got chopped off in battle and somehow despite the terrible medicine, you survived, well the Church would tell you, "You know what? God willed it because you were evil."

TT Ultimate in blame the victim?

Of course with the advent of science, some of this started to change, but was still prevalent until the late Victorian era where it changed. (You can watch the doc Victorian Pharmacy to get an idea of when the Humour system finally died, etc.) But then Eugenics kinda took over the mantle of what had been put in earlier with a more extreme version and justification to go after LGBTQIA, (Mostly the first 4 letters, to be honest) They used Wallace and Darwin's work (unfortunately it got Darwin's Grandson) to argue against disability.

But then this history also attacks ND identity too.

But do you need to write an antagonism towards disability? Couldn't you expand on the supposed Druid version and play that up?

You do not have to do the whole "Punishment from God" antagonism. And it may be inconsistent as well. Some disabilities are more liked than others. Finding and asking about the justifications would make this a good bit of world building to work on.

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Nossa Senhora de Paris

EUA, 1923

Wallace Worsley

7/10

Vitalidade

Apesar da pouca fidelidade ao romance de Victor Hugo, esta é a primeira grande produção que adapta a imortal história de Esmeralda e Quasimodo ao cinema.

Antes dela já tinham sido realizadas quatro adaptações, três curtas metragens, pouco ambiciosas, e um filme romântico, The Darling of Paris, de 60 minutos, realizada por J. Gordon Edwards, com Theda Bara e Glen White, atualmente perdido, muito vagamente inspirado no original de Hugo.

Há críticas inevitáveis, como o final nada conforme o original, o desdobramento do vilão Frollo em dois personagens, um bom e um mau (seria demais para a América dos anos 20 aceitar um sacerdote lascivo?) ou a perfeita inutilidade do reencontro de Esmeralda com a mãe perdida. Mas também há virtudes. Lon Chaney faz um Quasimodo memorável, a quantidade de figurantes faz lembrar as produções megalómanas de Griffith ou DeMille, os cenários e a reconstituição da velha Paris do século XV, estão bem conseguidos, para a época.

Em suma, é um filme que ainda se vê com prazer, um século mais tarde, e essa é a maior prova da sua vitalidade.

Vitality

Despite the lack of fidelity to Victor Hugo's novel, this is the first major production that adapts the immortal story of Esmeralda and Quasimodo to cinema.

Before it, four adaptations had already been made, three short films, unambitious, and a romantic film, The Darling of Paris, 60 minutes, directed by J. Gordon Edwards, with Theda Bara and Glen White, currently lost, very loosely inspired by Hugo's original.

There are inevitable criticisms, such as the ending that doesn't conform to the original, the splitting of the villain Frollo into two characters, one good and one bad (would it be too much for 1920s America to accept a lascivious priest?) or the perfect uselessness of Esmeralda's reunion with her lost mother.

But there are also virtues. Lon Chaney makes a memorable Quasimodo, the number of extras is reminiscent of the megalomaniac productions of Griffith or DeMille, the sets and the reconstitution of the old Paris of the 15th century, are well achieved, for the time.

In short, it is a film that is still enjoable to see, a century later, and that is the greatest proof of its vitality.

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I have compiled all the free movies I could find that are 1990's and older all easy to watch in my youtube playlist, Enjoy!

Frankenstein is a 1910 American shortsilenthorror film produced by Edison Studios. Directed by J. Searle Dawley, This short motion picture is generally recognized by film historians as the first screen adaptation of Shelley's work. (CW/Attempted murder/Child death/Death/Depression/Islamophobia/Murder/Parental abandonment/Xenophobia)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1912horror film based on both Robert Louis Stevenson's novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and on the 1887 play version written by Thomas Russell Sullivan. Directed by Lucius Henderson. (CW/Death/Murder/Suicide/Violence)

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is a 1922 silentGerman Expressionisthorror film directed by F. W. Murnau. (CW/Sex & Nudity/Violence & Gore/Profanity/Alcohol/Drugs & Smoking/Frightening & Intense Scenes)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 American silenthorror film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and was directed by John S. Robertson. (CW/violence/profanity)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 American drama film starring Lon Chaney, directed by Wallace Worsley, and produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg. (CW/Sex & Nudity/Violence & Gore/Profanity/Frightening & Intense Scenes)

The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silenthorror filmadaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney. (CW/Sex & Nudity/Violence & Gore/Profanity/Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking/Frightening & Intense Scenes.)

The Brain That Wouldn't Die (also known as The Head That Wouldn't Die or The Brain That Couldn't Die) is a 1962 American science fictionhorror film directed by Joseph Green. (CW/Sex & Nudity/Violence & Gore/Profanity/Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking/Frightening & Intense Scenes)

The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. The film was produced by Robert L. Lippert and directed by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow, and stars Vincent Price.(CW/Violence & Gore/Profanity/Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking/Frightening & Intense Scenes)

Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero. (CW/Sex & Nudity/Violence & Gore/Profanity/Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking/Frightening & Intense Scenes)

More movies to be added later on, if you have any requests or know of any public domain works you want me to add just ask.

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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923) – Episode 172 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“Why was I not made of stone, like thee?” Existentially or metaphysically speaking? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Michael Zatz – as they visit Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris via Universal’s stunning, purpose-built, 19-acre set to discuss The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and Lon Chaney’s star-making role as Quasimodo.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 172 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

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In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.

  Directed by: Wallace Worsley

Writing Credits: Victor Hugo (1831 novel); Perley Poore Sheehan (adaptation) (as Perley Poor Sheehan); Edward T. Lowe Jr. (scenario); Chester L. Roberts (uncredited)

Produced by: Carl Laemmle (uncredited); Irving Thalberg (uncredited)

Editing by: Edward Curtiss (as Edward Curtis); Maurice Pivar; Sydney Singerman

Art Direction by: Elmer Sheeley (as E.E. Sheeley); Sidney Ullman (as Sydney Ullman)

Set Decoration by: Hans Dreier (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department: Gordon Magee (costume supervisor) (uncredited)

Selected Cast:

Lon Chaney as Quasimodo

Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmeralda

Norman Kerry as Phoebus de Chateaupers

Kate Lester as Madame de Condelaurier

Winifred Bryson as Fleur de Lys

Nigel De Brulier as Don Claudio (as Nigel de Brulier)

Brandon Hurst as Jehan

Ernest Torrence as Clopin (as Ernest Torrance)

Tully Marshall as El Rey Luis XI

Harry von Meter as Mons. Neufchatel (as Harry Van Meter)

Raymond Hatton as Gringoire

Nick De Ruiz as Mons. Le Torteru (as Nick de Ruiz)

Eulalie Jensen as Marie

Roy Laidlaw as Charmolu

Ray Myers as Charmolu’s Assistant (as W. Ray Meyers)

William Parke as Josephus (as William Parke Sr.)

Gladys Brockwell as Sister Gudule

John Cossar as Judge of the Court

Edwin Wallock as King’s Chamberlain

Marion Gray as Woman at Ball (uncredited)

Gilbert Roland as Extra (uncredited)

Lon Chaney Sr. is a legend of classic horror movies. His make-up and monsters are iconic, from Phantom of the Opera (1925) to London After Midnight (1927). Another mind-blowing Chaney character is Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). Join the Grue-Crew and special guest host, Grue-Believer and GM Fan Mikey Z, for their look back at this influential, silent masterpiece.

You might also want to check out these other Classic Era episodes focused on silent screams:

THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920) – Episode 13

NOSFERATU (1922) – Episode 21

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) – Episode 42

THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1927) – Episode 60

HÄXAN (1922) – Episode 79

THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921) – Episode 85

THE GOLEM (1920) – Episode 99

FAUST (1926) – Episode 145

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920) – Episode 160

At the time of this writing, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is available for streaming from Amazon Prime, MGM+, Kanopy, Tubi, Crackle, and PlutoTV. The film is available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by guest host “Jose,” is The H-Man (1958), another Toho classic directed by Ishirô Honda. Beware the liquidman!

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Lon Chaney | The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1923) | Full-length Original Silent Film

The original version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 American drama silent movie.  The film stars Lon Chaney, and is directed by Wallace Worsley, and produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg. The cast includes Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Nigel de Brulier, and Brandon Hurst. The film was the studio's "Super Jewel" of 1923 and was their most successful silent film, grossing $3.5 million.   Never Miss An Upload, Join the channel. https://www.youtube.com/@nrpsmovieclassics

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Lon Chaney and Nigel De Brulier in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 drama film, starring Lon Chaney, directed by Wallace Worsley, and produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg.

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The Penalty (1920) Dir: Wallace Worsley Starring: Charles Clary, Doris Pawn, and Jim Mason.

A deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of San Francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs.

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