SAFETY LAST! (1923)

"It's sad, when a mother has to speak the words that condemn her own son. But I couldn't allow them to believe that I would commit murder. They'll put him away now, as I should have years ago. He was always bad, and in the end he intended to tell them I killed those girls and that man... as if I could do anything but just sit and stare, like one of his stuffed birds. They know I can't move a finger, and I won't. I'll just sit here and be quiet, just in case they do... suspect me. They're probably watching me. Well, let them. Let them see what kind of a person I am. I'm not even going to swat that fly. I hope they are watching... they'll see. They'll see and they'll know, and they'll say, "Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly..."" Horror Character Appreciation - Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates in Psycho (1960) dir. Alfred Hitchcock

I like Ink Drinker.

Norma Shearer preparing to bake Canadian Oatmeal Sticks

Wish Tumblr existed in the late 1920s because I'm sure the silent vs sound film discourse would've been glorious

on all levels except physical i am a spoiled house cat

Norma Shearer and John Gilbert in He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

Maturity is when you stop trying to convince other people to treat you right. You just observe their choices, understand their character, and decide what you’re going to allow in your life.

George Brent was born on March 15, 1904 #botd

i wish i were rich because that way i could comtinue being Insane & Useless and it would be fine like not even a problem

I've been just a big sentimental fool. It's a tendency I have. Bette Davis as Charlotte Vale in Now, Voyager (1942) dir. Irving Rapper