The greatest hits of 1926, part two

On the set of Don Juan. Image source: Wikipedia It’s been a few months since I picked this series back up! What can I say? Things have been busy this year. Luckily, it’s not so busy that I can’t continue one of my favorite series on this blog: revisiting the hits of yesteryear and seeing how they hold up today. If you have not read the first part of my Greatest Hits of 1926 posts, click the link here. My usual note: It is difficult to get 100% accurate box office information from the silent era and this list is based on the top ten films offered up by Wikipedia as the big hits of 1926. Box office numbers can vary depending on the source (and here, I just stuck to the Wikipedia numbers for consistency’s sake; Wikipedia often cites research done by H. Mark Glancy on studio grosses based on studio ledgers for Warner Bros. and MGM), so just keep that in mind as we forge ahead. #7 – Sparrows Image source: IMDB Release date: May 14, 1926 In the humid and dangerous swampland sits a “baby…