Hey, thanks for the help. I don't care if they stank. I'd already read that the two Pabst pictures had the only good roles for her. But at this point I'm so curious about the actress that I'd still like to hear her speak (with her own voice of course). I see that The Show-Off at least is easy to find.

Your site rules, mckenna. It was nice to see Tynan's article, The Girl Who Was Lulu.

Waiting patiently for Lulu in Hollywood.

I'm not Louise, so I'm not upset by your comment, but would like you to qualify it more...

Most movies from that era would "stink" in our perception because things have evolved so much in film and acting technique since then. Also, no matter what era you live in, the vast majority of films anyway are going to me mediocre fluff since that's what seems to draw at the box offices.

However, countless film scholars agree that the work Louise did with Pabst was really ground-breaking. You really need to watch those films again and read some of the history of how Pabst manipulated Louise's inherent nature and the situations at the time to get fantastic performances from her.

It also can't be denied that LB has a special kind of of photogeny about her. Her look/face/hair has lasted throughout the ages. It is both old and futuristic at the same time.

Its interesting what you mention about Keaton and Fairbanks. I am big fans of them as well, but LB got a lot of flack in her day for having a "boring" and "inappropriate" style of acting that was not suitable for silents. In truth, she was beginning to usher in the more realistic, understated style of acting that we know today--where about ten emotions can be translated in one glance...rather than all the over-exaggerated silly mugging for the camera that was popular in the day.

you know what--I re-read your post and sorry--I didnt relize you said LATER movies--yes I agree what a shame those films did indeed stink.