This site is dedicated to the preservation of memory of silent films. Although they were quite important in the evolution of cinema, they remain virtually forgotten nowadays. Since the best way to understand the present is taking an attentive look at the past, here you have some movies, pictures, interviews, etc. on silent cinema. Some occasional material on sound films will also be presented. I hope you enjoy getting to know a bit more about the beauty and sheer fun of these golden oldies.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Seven Ages of an Alligator - 1913
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 2 February 1913 (USA)
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres: Documentary | Short
Southern California alligator farm shows alligators in various stages of their growth
Source: www.thanhouser.org
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Zudora Episode #2: The Mystery of the Sleeping House - 1914
Country: USA
Language: English
Zudora, not knowing she's an heiress to a $20 million fortune, lives with her uncle, a mystic and detective, who covets her inheritance. She wants to marry John Storm but her uncle is against it. However, the uncle makes a bargain; if Zudora can solve the next twenty mysteries brought to him, she can marry as she chooses.
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In the Hands of the Enemy - 1915
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 16 November 1915 (USA)
Stars: J. Morris Foster and Inda Palmer
During World War I, a countess and her young son volunteer to don disguises and take an important secret message through enemy lines.The fluid editing and vastly more dramatic cinematography (especially the use of close shots for expressiveness and intimacy) are part of the extremely rapid advances in the artistry and technique of the film medium compared to just a year earlier.
Source: www.thanhouser.org
For futher information on films by Thanhouser,
visit the site above. Let’s keep memories of this great studio alive.
Silas Marner - 1916
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 19 February 1916 (USA)
Director: Ernest C. Warde
Writers: George Eliot (novel), Philip Lonergan (scenario)
Stars: Frederick Warde, Louise Bates and Morgan Jones
After having been wrongly accused of murder and robbery, a heretofore kindly and gregarious weaver becomes a nasty, bitter, lonely old miser.
This film is presumed lost. However, an incomplete copy exists at the Library of Congress.
Source: www.thanhouser.org
For futher information on films by Thanhouser, visit the site above. Let’s keep memories of this great studio alive.
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