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.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Sunday Calm - 1923
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Robert F. McGowan
Writers: Hal Roach (story), H.M. Walker (titles)
Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon and Mickey Daniels
Release Date: 16 December 1923 (USA)
Production Co: Hal Roach Studios
Runtime: (USA - 20 min)
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and White
Plot Keywords: Our Gang | Children | Actor Shares First Name With Character
Genres: Comedy | Family | Short
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.
The Goat - 1921
Country: USA
Language: English (intertitles)
Directors: Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair
Writers: Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair
Stars: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox and Joe Roberts
Release Date: 15 May 1921 (USA)
Also known as: A kecske Hungary (imdb display title); El chivo (Spain); Il capro espiatorio (Italy); Malec l'insaisissable (France); Pulmallisessa asemassa (Finland); Syntipukki Finland (TV title)
Filming Locations: 914 S. Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, California, USA (Weymouth Apartment House); Inglewood Train Station, Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies: Joseph M. Schenck Productions; Buster Keaton Productions
Runtime: 27 min | Spain: 20 min | USA: 23 min
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and White
Plot Keywords: Food Line | Mistaken Identity
Genres: Comedy | Short
Buster is inadvertently identified as the notorious outlaw Dead Shot Dan. He is pursued throughout the city by the local police chief, using disguises and quick-thinking to elude the lawman. He encounters Virginia, a young lady friend, and goes to her home to visit and hide out, only to discover that Virginia's father is the police chief.
The Balloonatic - 1923
Country: USA
Language: English (intertitles)
Directors: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Writers: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Stars: Buster Keaton and Phyllis Haver
Release Date: 22 January 1923 (USA)
Also known as: The Balloonatic USA (original title); A léghajós Hungary (imdb display title); Busterin ilmaseikkailut (Finland); El aeronauta (Spain); Flygteknikern Sweden (DVD menu title); Il matto sul pallone (Italy); Malec aéronaute (France); O Aeronauta (Brazil); Seikkailija (Finland); To aerostato Greece (festival title).
Production Co: Buster Keaton Productions
Runtime: 22 min | 27 min (TCM print)
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and White
Plot Keywords: Canoe | Waterfall | Balloon | Silent Film | Laying Jacket Over Puddle | Diving | Hunting | Pun In Title | Dam | Fishing | Jacket | Rabbit | Carnival | Bear | Automobile | Hot Air Balloon | Puddle | Shooting | Riding In Car | Falling On Someone | Ukulele | Car | Black Eye
Genres: Comedy | Short | Romance
Continuity: Buster chases the fish up one fork of the creek and builds a dam there, but when the dam breaks he's shown being washed down the other fork of the creek.
After the scene in which she dives onto Buster, Phyllis's camp site inexplicably switches from one side of the river to the other.
Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their survival skills. The balloon which lands Buster in the wilderness proves useful later on as their canoe is about go over a waterfall.
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