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.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Caught in a Cabaret - 1914
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 27 April 1914 (USA)
Also Known As: Charlie the Waiter
Director: Mabel Normand
Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand and Harry McCoy
Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret, suffering the strict orders from his boss. He'll meet a pretty girl in the park, pretending to be a fancy ambassador, despite the jealousy of her fiancée.
Given an hour off from his job as a cafe waiter, Charlie rescues Mabel from a thug, is given an invitation to her home, and arrives presenting a card which falsely identifies him as the Greek Ambassador. Before he can get back to work, her parents invite him to a future garden party. Her jealous lover has Charlie followed back to the cafe. Charlie is a hit at the garden party but, as he leaves to return to work, the rival invites everyone to go with him to the cafe so Charlie will be exposed
His Prehistoric Past - 1914
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 7 December 1914 (USA)
Also Known As: A Dream
Director: Charles Chaplin
Writer: Charles Chaplin
Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain and Gene Marsh
Charlie dreams he is in the stone age. There King Low-Brow rules a harem of wives. Charlie, in skins and a bowler, falls in love with the king's favorite wife, Sum-Babee. During a hunting trip the king is pushed over a cliff. Charlie proclaims himself king, but Ku-Ku discovers the real king alive. They return to find Charlie and Sum- Babee together.
Dough and Dynamite - 1914
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 26 October 1914 (USA)
Also Known As: The Cook
Director: Charles Chaplin
Stars: Charles Chaplin, Chester Conklin and Fritz Schade
Charlie and another waiter must become bakers when the regular bakers go out on strike. The strikers put dynamite in a piece of bread which is delivered to the cake counter. It winds up in the oven and explodes.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
The Floorwalker - 1916
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 15 May 1916 (USA)
Director: Charles Chaplin
Writers:Charles Chaplin, Vincent Bryan
Stars: Charles Chaplin, Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance
After causing havoc on the sales floor Charlie goes to the office floor. There he runs into the store inspector (who looks exactly like him) who has just robbed the safe and knocked out the manager. Charlie thinks he is in front of a mirror till he notices he holds a stock and his "image" the bag of loot. This film was noted for the first "running staircase" used in films.
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