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.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
New York City Street Scene Easter - 1900
Country: United States
Horse drawn carriages along street. Various views of fashionably dressed men and women walking along. Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Chicago-Michigan Football Game - 1903
Part 1
Part 2
Country: United States
Part 2
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: 1903 (USA)
Production Co: Thomas A. Edison
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and White
Plot Keywords: American Football
Genres: Short | Sport
Chicago Cardinals and Bears Football - 1929
Country: United States
16mm B&W home movies of various Cardinals and Bears games in 1929. Includes the Green Bay Lumberjack Band (although the film is silent). Games played in Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field (old configuration).
Portage Silent Film-Comedy, Chicago, Illinois - 1915
Country: United States
Part of the Silent Film at Portage Theater, Chicago IL. Film was shot in 1915, and the subject is Turkey (Turkiye, at that time it was called Ottoman Impror -or Osmanli Imparatorlugu), the Sultan and the Harem.
Silent footage of 1920s Los Angeles with focus on automobiles and motion picture industry
Country: United States
Overview of 1920s Los Angeles from air and ground: automobile traffic with nineteen tens and twenties models,; film industry in action showing hand-cranked cameras, set lighting and musicians, actors being directed, and the set in general.
http://www.myfootage.com/details.php?gid=58&sgid=&pid=18127
Los Angeles - 1917
Country: United States
Ford Educational Library
Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 92280 / Local Identifier FC-FC-2434 - LOS ANGELES, ca. 1917 - Ford Motor Company.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
One Wet Night - 1924
Country: United States
Language: English
Director: William Watson
Writer: William Watson (story)
Stars: Alice Howell, Neely Edwards and Bert Roach
Release Date: 14 April 1924 (USA)
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Runtime: USA: 11 min
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and White
Plot Keywords: Number In Title
Genres: Comedy | Short
It's raining heavily, but at first the young husband and wife are not concerned about it. But the husband gets soaked on the way home from work, and then finds that the butler has left all of his suits hanging outside in the rain. Next, when some friends come to visit, they find that their troubles with water are just beginning.
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