BREAKING NEWS We have launched a kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the preproduction of a new documentary. We offer eight levels of generous rewards for donations of every budget. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2028711795/feature-documentary-about-overlooked-silent-movie If you support the cause of bringing belated recognition to many overlooked silent movie stars, please make a tax deductible donation and spread the word about this campaign. Silent Hall of Fame is the only place...
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Georges Méliès was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. (Wikipedia) A prolific innovator in the use of special effects, accidentally discovered the substitution stop trick, he was one of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his work. Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality through cinematography,...
Topics: cinema, early movies, french, filmmaker, silent films
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Charlie Chaplins 25th Film Released Aug. 31 1914 As His New Profession An American comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin. The film involves Chaplin taking care of a man in a wheelchair. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004101/
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Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents
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This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems "Cops" is a short comedy, starring Buster Keaton and featuring Joe Roberts, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. The film is full of hilarious moments and demonstrates Buster Keaton's extraordinary athletic abilities....
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Topics: Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, Eddie Cline, Joseph Schenck, silent film, silent movie stars, free...
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The Universal Film Manufacturing Company was not known in the silent era as premier producer of motion pictures. Yet, in 1916 they produced a film that could not be made effectively without expensive special effects and special photography. The novel had previously been made as short films in 1907 by Georges Méliès and in 1913 by French company ÃÂclair.) Marshalling the expertise underwater experts Ernest and George Williamson, Universal financed the extensive production which would...
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Topics: Silent, Drama
Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz (17 October 1871, Teruel, Aragon - 2 May 1929) was a pioneering Spanish film director. He produced many short films in France while working for Pathé Frères and has been compared to Georges Méliès, due to his frequent camera tricks and optical illusions. He became involved in film through his wife, who was an actress in Pathé films. In 1902 he became a concessionary for Pathé in Barcelona, distributing its product in Spanish-speaking countries, and...
Topics: cinema, silent films, spanish film director
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At the Opera of Paris, a mysterious phantom threatens a famous lyric singer, Carlotta and thus forces her to give up her role (Marguerite in Faust) for unknown Christine Daae. Christine meets this phantom (a masked man) in the catacombs, where he lives.
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Topics: silent, drama, horror, pdmovies
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(From Wikipedia) The Phantom Carriage (Swedish: Körkarlen) is a 1921 Swedish romantic horror film, generally considered to be one of the central works in the history of Swedish cinema. it was directed by and starred Victor Sjöström, The film is notable for its special effects, its advanced (for the time) narrative structure with flashbacks within flashbacks, and for having been a major influence on Ingmar Bergman.
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Topics: Sweden, horror, death
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Considered one of the most important films in the history of silent pictures, as well as possibly Eisenstein's greatest work, Battleship Potemkin brought Eisenstein's theories of cinema art to the world in a powerful showcase; his emphasis on montage, his stress of intellectual contact, and his treatment of the mass instead of the individual as the protagonist. The film tells the story of the mutiny on the Russian ship Prince Potemkin during the 1905 uprising.
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Topics: Silent, Drama, History, War
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Alice's Wonderland (1923), from the series Laugh-O-Grams. View movies and cartoons on youtube @ PDFREETV View trailers on youtube @ The Trailer Archive
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Topics: alice in wonderland, laugh-o-grams, laugh o gram, disney, walk disney, ub iwerks, newman, black...
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Classic story of a creature made of clay that comes to life and causes havok. Silent film starring Paul Wegener. Unrestored print, public domain.
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Topics: horror, fantasy, silent, feature films
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Charlie Chaplin's 33rd Film Released Nov. 14 1914. Tillie's Punctured Romance was the first feature-length comedy film from Keystone Film Company and the Christie Film Company, produced in 1914. A silent film directed by Mack Sennett, the film stars Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, and Charlie Chaplin, as well as the Keystone Kops. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004707/
Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents
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Jun 3, 2007
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This final film by silent screen star Harold Lloyd comes nine years after his previous feature. In this film, that reprises a character portrayed by Lloyd in a 1925 film, it is shown what happened to our hero, Harold Diddlebock (Lloyd), twenty years after his big triumph on the college football field. Struggling in the same job he received twenty years previous, Diddlebock is fired so he wanders the streets and eventually goes into a bar. After drinking his first drink in his life, and a...
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Topics: Comedy, Preston Sturges, Harold Lloyd
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Director D.W. Griffith's expensive, most ambitious silent film masterpiece Intolerance (1916) is one of the milestones and landmarks in cinematic history. Many reviewers and film historians consider it the greatest film of the silent era. The mammoth film was also subtitled: "A Sun-Play of the Ages" and "Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages." Griffith was inspired to make this film after watching the revolutionary Italian silent film epic Cabiria (1914) by director Giovanni...
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Topics: Silent, Drama, History, D.W. Griffith
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This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems "The Goat" is a short comedy, starring Buster Keaton and featuring Joe Roberts, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. The film is full of hilarious moments and a lot of fast action. Directed by Buster...
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Topics: Malcolm St. Clair, Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, silent film, silent movie stars, free classic film,...
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The oldest remaining werewolf movie. A silent feature. Dick Bannister is the new field boss of the Ford Logging Company, a Canadian logging-crew during a time when conflicts with the powerful Consolidated Lumber Company, a bitter rival company, have turned bloody, like a private war. His boss, Miss Edith Ford, comes to inspect the lumberjack camp, bringing her doctor fiancé with her. Dick is attacked by his rivals and left for dead. His loss of blood is so great that he needs a transfusion,...
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Topics: werewolf, wolf, horror, silent, horror, fantasy, fiction, movie
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07/05
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A principaled marshal gets involved in a battle between local ranch owners and an old shepherd in this typical B western from the last days of the silent era.
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Topics: Western, Sheep, Ranchers
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07/10
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The Haunted House is a 1921 black and white, silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. For maximum quality download the source mkv file here and play it in VLC Player or any other good player which supports mkv. IMDB Link ~ ~ ~ For free electronic music, check out Karakasa Music!
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Topics: haunted house, comedy, black and white, b&w, silent, buster keaton, 1921
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This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems "The Play House" is a short comedy, starring Buster Keaton and featuring Joe Roberts, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. Directed by Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton Produced by Joseph...
Topics: Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, Virginia Fox, Joseph Schenck, Eddie Cline, silent film, silent movie...
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Charlie Chaplin's 61st Film Released June 17 1917. The Immigrant (also called Broke) starring the Charlie Chaplin Tramp character as an immigrant coming to the United States who is accused of theft on the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, and befriends a young woman along the way. It also stars Edna Purviance and Eric Campbell. The movie was written and directed by Chaplin. According to Kevin Brownlow and David Gill's documentary series Unknown Chaplin, the first scenes to be written and filmed...
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Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents
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A classic silent film dedicated to Berlin shot in 1927 by Walter Ruttmann. See http://imdb.com/title/tt0017668/ for further details.
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Topic: berlin
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Charlie Chaplin's 2nd Film Released Feb. 07 1914 Kid Auto Races At Venice is 1914 American-made motion picture starring Charlie Chaplin in which his "Tramp" character makes a first appearance. Made by Keystone Studios and directed by Henry Lehrman, in it Chaplin plays a spectator at a 'baby-cart race' in California. The spectator keeps getting in the way of the camera and interferes with the race, causing great frustration to the public and participants. Chaplin's tramp character...
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Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents
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Alice In Wonderland (1915) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004873/ This is a shorter cut of the film, clocking in at 42minutes : 7seconds It is also "tinted" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_tinting A full cut of this film is available on archive.org in black and white. ~~~~ Container: mkv Video: h.264 (x264) @ 1500kbps Audio: NONE or AC3 direct copy from source Soundtrack: The video is accompanied by a soundtrack which is synced up nicely to the movie. It is sourced from an early vinyl...
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Topics: alice in wonderland, lewis carrol, 1915, fantasy, silent, silent film, tinted, tinted film
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This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems "The Flapper" is an entertaining comedy. This film illustrates the work of Olive Thomas, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. Directed by Alan Crosland Produced by Myron Selznick...
Topics: Olive Thomas, Alan Crosland, silent film, silent movie stars, free classic film, old movies, silent...
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This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems "Convict 13" is a short comedy starring Buster Keaton and featuring Joe Roberts, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. Directed by Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton Produced by Joseph...
Topics: Joseph Schenck, Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely, Joe Roberts, silent film, silent movie...
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Charlie Chaplin's 55th Film released Sept. 04 1916. The Count was Charlie Chaplin's fifth film for Mutual Films. Co-starring Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance, it is a story about Charlie and his boss finding an invitation to a party from a real Count. Each try to play the role as the Count instead to catch the rich heiress played by Edna http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0006548/
Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents
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Mrs Erlynne (Irene Rich), the mother of Lady Windermere (May McAvoy) - her daughter does not know about her - wants to be introduced in society, so that she can marry Lord Augustus Lorton (Edward Martindel). Lord Windermere (Bert Lytell), who helped her with a cheque, invites her to his wifes birthday-party, but Lady Windermere thinks, she has reason to be jealous, so she decides to leave her husband and go to Lord Darlington (Ronald Colman), who is pining for her. Mrs Erlynne finds this out...
Topics: Silent, Comedy, Drama
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Charlie Chaplin's 54th Film Released Aug. 07 1916 One A.M. was a unique Charlie Chaplin silent film created for Mutual Films in 1916. It was the first film he starred in alone, except for a brief scene of Albert Austin playing a cab driver. Chaplin plays the role of a wealthman coming home late, after too much to drink. He only wants to go to bed, but 'everything' around him prevents him. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007145/
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Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents
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Charlie Chaplin's 48th Film Released Dec. 18 1915 Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen was Chaplin's 13th film for Essanay Films. It was released in 1915 and then later recut into a different version in 1916. Charlie Chaplin played Dain Hosiery and Edna Purviance played Carmen. Carmen was very popular at this time and one of the reasons Chaplin decided to create his own comedy version on the opera. Theda Bara had recently played the part in a film version in 1915....
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Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents
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From IMDb : Eccentric inventor Charlie Jackson tries to interest wealthy investors in his girlfriend's plan to help children from poor neighborhoods. Stars: Marguerite De La Motte, William Lowery, Gerald Pring, Morris Hughes, Barbara La Marr, Sydney dé Grey, and Douglas Fairbanks
Topics: Comedy, Romance
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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923) Starring: Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Nigel De Brulier, Kate Lester, Winifred Bryson, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall, Raymond Hatton Directed by Wallace Worsley Produced by Carl Laemmle William Thomas Sherman, wts@gunjones.com, http://www.mn-hp.com
Topics: Lon Chaney, hunchback, Notre Dame, Patsy Ruth Miller, silent film
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This is the movie that made Rudolph Valentino a star. Written by June Mathis it was released in 1921 and was the best selling movie of that year. It went on to tbe th 6th best selling silent of all time, and at one point it was likely the highest grossing movie of all time due to rereleases (it was bumped by Gone with the Wind's release). For more info about the film and production please see http://forgetthetalkies.com/2008/06/valentino-review-four-horsemen-of.html This film will also...
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Topic: war, anti war, peace, rudolph valentino, tango, silent film
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Marc McDermott stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in this silent film version of Dickens' classic ghost story, A Christmas Carol. You can find out more about the film at A Passion For Horror .
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Topics: a christmas carol 1910, charles mcdermott, ebenezer scrooge, silent film version
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Charlie Chaplins 34th Film Released Dec. 05 1914. This Film was released as Getting Acquainted. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004011/
Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents, CC
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May 20, 2013
05/13
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BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (1933) Starring: Lew Cody, Aileen Pringle, Sally O'Neil, Edward Morgan, Edward Martindel, Claire McDowell Invincible Pictures Corp William Thomas Sherman, wts@gunjones.com, http://www.mn-hp.com
Topics: Lew Cody, Aileen Pringle, Sally O'Neil, silent film
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Sep 28, 2010
09/10
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Cecil B. DeMille and Jesse L. Lasky
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From IMDb : Society girl and thrill-seeker Lydia causes the death of a motorcycle policeman, and is prosecuted by her fiancé, Daniel, who describes in lurid detail the downfall of Rome. While she's in prison she reforms, and Daniel becomes a wasted alcoholic. Stars: Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy, and Lois Wilson
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Topics: Tragedy, Crime, Drama
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Jan 6, 2008
01/08
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Hal Roach
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From Wikipedia: Never Weaken is a 1921 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Fred Newmeyer. It was Lloyd's last short film, running to three reels, before he moved permanently into feature-length production. It was also one of his trademark "thrill" comedies, featuring him dangling from a tall building. Lloyd and his crew honed and perfected their "thrill" filming techniques in this film, and put them to astonishing use in the 1923 classic feature Safety...
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Topic: Harold Lloyd
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Jul 26, 2005
07/05
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Bob Custer, cowboy star of the 1920s and '30s, fights rustlers and saves the heroine from a Fate Worse Than Death in this typical B western from the last days of the silent era. Directed and co-starring J.P. McGowan, sadly overlooked personality who was actively involved in movies from their daqwn until his death in the '50s.
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Topics: Western, Rustlers, Federal agent
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Häxan (Haxan) is a 1922 film, more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4xan Source for this video: http://www.publicdomaintorrents.com/nshowmovie.html?movieid=1022 video uploaded in .avi format For more information on public domain films, where to watch them, where to download them, and legal status info, visit http://www.publicdomainmotionpictures.com
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Topic: Haxan Häxan horror witches witchcraft
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Charlie Chaplin's 50th Film released In 1918. (put together by Essanay from unfinished Chaplin films two years after he had left the company) Triple Trouble was a silent film released in 1918. It starred Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Leo White. This film was not an official Chaplin film, even thought it has many Chaplin directed scenes. The film was produced and edited by Essanay Films, with Leo White as director for new scenes. The actual film was created from left over film stock...
Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents
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05/10
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From IMDb : A secret society holds a meeting to determine what to do about a powerful and dangerous man whom they have been studying closely for the past three months. They all agree that he deserves to die. Two of the members, Farallone and Forrest, are both in love with Lilith, the group's only female member. But Lilith accepts neither of them, preferring to devote herself to the group's cause. When the group meets again and deals cards to all the members, Forrest draws the ace of hearts,...
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Topics: Crime, Romance, Secret Society, Assassination
The Temptation of St. Anthony La Tentation de Saint Antoine, 1898, 1m10s Star Film Catalogue No. 169 In his cave, the hermit Saint Anthony prays before an effigy of the crucified Christ. A scantily-clad woman suddenly appears, and St Anthony shields his eyes from the sight of temptation. She vanishes, and he recommences reading the Bible. Two women appear either side of him, and he recoils in horror. They vanish, and he picks up a skull from the base of the cross. However, when he kisses it, it...
Topics: Gen X, Georges Méliès, Religious
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A tough slum girl, Annabelle 'Little Annie' Rooney (Mary Pickford), faces a crisis of the heart when the boy she loves (William Haines) is accused of shooting her cop father (Walter James). Her brother (Gordon Griffith) stalks the accused slayer and finally shoots him down in the street. Annabelle rushes to the hospital and offers her blood for a life-saving transfusion, even though she thinks she'll die.
Topics: Silent, Drama, Comedy, Mary Pickford
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Charlie Chaplin's 46th Film Released Oct 04 1915 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0006032/
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Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents
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02/09
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Taken from IMDB: Naive, bookish Professor Post (of Potts College) inherits a huge amount of money and decides that now he can afford to go out and enjoy life. He falls for a dancer in a bad stage show, and with his new money decides to buy the show and take it to Broadway.
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Topic: Comedy
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You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page .
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Silent western starring Stan Laurel before he teamed up with Oliver Hardy. Note : This movie can only be viewed properly using the VLC player. You can download it for free here: http://www.videolan.org/ .
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Topics: Stan Laurel, western, comedy
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The Poor Little Rich Girl is a 1917 film produced by Artcraft Productions and distributed by their parent company Paramount Pictures. The film tells the story of a rich girl whose parents ignore her and whose servants push her around, until tragedy brings them to realize the error of their ways. It stars Mary Pickford, Madlaine Traverse, Charles Wellesley, Gladys Fairbanks and Frank McGlynn Sr. The movie was adapted by Frances Marion from the play by Eleanor Gates. It was directed by Maurice...
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Topics: Mary Pickford, Madlaine Traverse, Charles Wellesley, Gladys Fairbanks and Frank McGlynn Sr.
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A young girl (Mary Pickford) travels west to live with her uncle during the California Gold Rush only to find that he has been killed by Indians and his identity assumed by an outlaw.
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Topics: Silent, Western, Drama, Romance, Mary Pickford
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This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems We have included this film in our program to illustrate the work and contributions of Marceline Day, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. Below are a few critic reviews: Marceline Day shines brilliantly in innumerable scenes....
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Topics: John Barrymore, Marceline Day, Conrad Veidt, Alan Crosland, silent film, silent movie stars, free...
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Oct 30, 2005
10/05
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The Electric House starts with Buster's graduation ceremony as the first of his comic misfortunes, including a mix-up of diplomas so Buster receives a diploma in electrical engineering. This leads to a job opportunity: electrifying the family house of the girl he's sweet on. A great chance, so Buster studies hard and soon installs a useful and impressive set of electric appliances.
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Topics: Silent, Comedy, Buster Keaton
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An oddly enjoyable comedy full of violence & nasty behavior
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Topics: Silent, Comedy, Charles Chaplin
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david w. griffith "broken blossoms" (1919)
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The Balloonatic with Buster Keaton. 1923. This Keaton filkm is already in the Archive but this is a better print and I have added a music track.
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Topics: buster keaton, silents, flight
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This gut busting comedy, starring Buster Keaton, charmingly explores love in the three ages of life - the prehistoric age, the roman age, and the modern age. Throughout the years, where love is concerned, does anything really change? You can read more about this film on its IMDb page . Enjoy!
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Topic: Silent, Buster Keaton, Love, Romance, Comedy
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Aug 18, 2011
08/11
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AKA Tangled Trails Corporal Jack Borden (Neal Hart), of the Northwest Mounted Police, trails the man who killed his partner to New York City. The killer is an unscrupulous promoter who is selling worthless stock in a gold mine. Borden, with the help of Blanche Hall (Gladys Hampton), locates the man in a Bowery dive, but he escapes and Borden tracks him back to Canada. Along the way, he discovers that Blanche and his sweetheart, Milly (Violet Palmer), are long-separated sisters and brings about...
Topics: Silent, Crime, Romance
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Oct 17, 2011
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Orlacs Hände (English language title: "The Hands of Orlac"; French title: "Les Mains d'Orlac") is an Austrian silent film of 1924. This late Expressionist work, produced by Robert Wiene, has been remade twice.
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Topics: orlac, silent, film, wiene
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Nov 8, 2007
11/07
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In its time, "The Birth of a Nation" was a masterpiece. Its racist undertones and revisionism are quite disturbing, but it is still worth watching for its historical influence. IMDb entry: http://imdb.com/title/tt0004972/
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Topics: D.W. Griffith, The Clansman, Silent, pdmovies
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Charlie Chaplins 5th Film Released. March 02 1914 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0003961/
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Topics: Charlie Chaplin, Silents, CC
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Feb 12, 2012
02/12
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Plot [Wikipedia]... In 1921 in the poor part of an Austrian town called Melchiorgasse there are only two wealthy people: the butcher Josef Geiringer and his wife. Mrs. Greifer runs a fashion boutique and a nightclub patronized by wealthy Viennese. Annexed to the nightclub is Merkl Hotel, a brothel to which the women of the nightclub bring their clients. The film follows the lives of two women from the same poor neighborhood as they try to better themselves during the period of Austrian postwar...
Topics: Georg Wilhelm Pabst, German cinema, Greta Garbo, "New Objectivity" movement, silent film
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A selection of some of the earliest silent films. They are unidentified, but the first, The Car, looks like it came from Melies while the second, The Derby, is probably from the Lumiere Brothers. There is a paper print from Edison, and a very telling shot of Tsar Nicholas and entourage parading in front of the peasants in 1911. His days were numbered at that time.
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Topics: silents, edison, melies, fistory of film
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Neighbors / Frigo a soused (1920) info: http://www.csfd.cz/film.php?5119 http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0011508/
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Topics: Frigo, Buster Keaton
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This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems "My Wife's Relations" is a short comedy, starring Buster Keaton and featuring Joe Roberts, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. Directed by Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton Produced by ...
Topics: Eddie Cline, Buster Keaton, Joseph Schenck, Joe Roberts, Kate Price, silent film, silent movie...
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Jun 10, 2007
06/07
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Original (and therefore public domain) version of this classic. Does not contain any of the "additional" footage, interviews, new music or other embellishments added and copyrighted in the 1980s. Enjoy the acrobatic athleticism and Human-Generated (HG) effects of one of filmdom's greatest actors. IMDb 7.8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015400/
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Topics: fairbanks, bagdad, flying carpet
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05/13
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THE PALEFACE (1922) Starring: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts Directed by Keaton Produced by Joseph M. Schenck First National Pictures William Thomas Sherman, wts@gunjones.com, http://www.mn-hp.com
Topics: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts, silent film
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Sunday Calm is a 1923 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 20th Our Gang short subject released. The gang travels by wagon to go on a picnic with their families. After losing a wheel, the parents put on a new one, and the gang races off with the wagon, leaving the parents behind. They have a picnic without the parents, only to be overrun with insects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Calm Many thanks to ThatOldGangOfMine, the restorer of this print
Topics: Our Gang, Silent film, Sunday calm, 1923
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05/13
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STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. (1928) Starring: Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron, Tom McGuire, Tom Lewis Directed by Charles F. Reisner Produced by Joseph M. Schenck William Thomas Sherman, wts@gunjones.com, http://www.mn-hp.com
Topics: Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron, silent film
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A short film made in Paris by Louis Feuillade in 1911. It shows the wicked life style and assassination of a Roman Emperor. In the first scene he is with a bevy of girls, in the second with a bevy of boys and in the third, we bring in the lions. Try to count the extras in this film, all playing individual roles,and then there were the lions. Enjoy.
Topics: Rome, orgyt, France, silents
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Aug 11, 2012
08/12
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RAGGEDY ROSE Hal Roach-Pathe 3 reels, rel. Nov. 7, 1926 dir. Richard Wallace in collaboration with Stan Laurel, Photography by Floyd Jackman and Jack Roach, Edited by Richard Currier, Titles by H. M. Walker cast: Mabel Normand, Carl Miller, Max Davidson, James Finlayson, Anita Garvin, Laura Lavarnie Location: Roach studio, Los Angeles copyright: Oct. 26, 1926
Topics: "Mabel Normand" "Max Davidson" "James Finlayson" "Anita...
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Feb 23, 2006
02/06
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Dumb luck sets some policemen on his trail -- after a series of innovative escapes, he gets mistaken for a murderer with a price on his head, which means the people that aren't chasing him are fleeing from him.
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Topics: Silent, Comedy, Buster Keaton