# EVE- I need your help !!!!! ( Silent Film Star Emergency ) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 14, 2001, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-i-need-your-help-silent-film-star-emergency/72445 "2001-07-14T02:09:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-i-need-your-help-silent-film-star-emergency/72445/21 "2001-07-15T01:37:47Z")
While you won’t find **Paulette Goddard** likely listed as a silent film star, she certainly starred in Chaplain’s last silent film(1936) _Modern Times_. If there was ever a woman in a silent film who looked sexier _to me_ I can’t think of it right now. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-i-need-your-help-silent-film-star-emergency/72445/22 "2001-07-15T01:40:12Z")
::::yes, I know how to spell Chaplin. It was the spellchecker, I tell you. Yes, that’s it:::::: ---
**Author:** ![caircair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@caircair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caircair)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-i-need-your-help-silent-film-star-emergency/72445/23 "2001-07-15T01:51:03Z")
No one’s mentioned Marie Dressler? She was QUITE popular in her day – an older character actress, I believe. Also, the Great Sarah Bernhardt did at least one silent in her later years. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-i-need-your-help-silent-film-star-emergency/72445/24 "2001-07-15T06:18:19Z")
Lina Basquette. She had beeeauuutiful hair. Was Lupe Velez in silents? ---
**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-i-need-your-help-silent-film-star-emergency/72445/25 "2001-07-15T06:37:20Z")
I’ve never seen her movies (though I have seen stills of her) but I just love the name - Vilma Bánky. She appeared in silents with Ronald Colman and Rudy Valentino and she married a guy with another fabulous name, Rod La Rocque. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-i-need-your-help-silent-film-star-emergency/72445/26 "2001-07-16T11:50:08Z")
(I’m bumping this so that Eve has a chance to see it) ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-i-need-your-help-silent-film-star-emergency/72445/27 "2001-07-16T15:36:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by aseymayo \* > \*\*I’ve never seen her movies (though I have seen stills of her) but I just love the name - Vilma Bánky. > > She appeared in silents with Ronald Colman and Rudy Valentino and she married a guy with another fabulous name, Rod La Rocque. \*\* Vilma Bánky is referred to in the Simpsons as being Mr. Burns’ favorite actress. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-i-need-your-help-silent-film-star-emergency/72445.md?page=1)