2016-02-05 16:37
The character that would bring Harry Langdon world fame was already fully well-rounded in this film. There was a football game (American football, to be more precise) between the Mohicans an… Read More
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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.
2016-02-04 16:12
Like most situational comedies, this one also talks about equality of genders and marriage. At the Rosebud Theater, located in the town of Bird Center, there will be a presentation by t… Read More
2016-02-04 03:59
In this typical situational comedy, Bob is a lad away from home and he met and fell in love with Betty. In the beginning of film she asks him what his parents would think of her. He told her… Read More
2016-02-04 00:50
We can see in this film a typical element of early comedies: Misunderstandings. The plot is far less frantic than usual films by Keystone studios and provides modern-day audiences with a gli… Read More
2016-02-03 23:57
This comedy is somehow similar to rural comedies by Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle and Mabel Normand made for Keystone studios in 1910s (specially in 1915-1916). Actor Al St John (who w… Read More
2016-02-03 21:20
Billy Bevan plays the character of a typical office man, both formal and stressed. But his routine changed when the president of the company where he worked transferred Bevan to California t… Read More
2016-02-03 02:08
Del Lord is a director who became best known for the Three Stooges films he directed in 1930s. But in 1920s he directed some of the weirdest films by Mack Sennett Comedies. Weird films in th… Read More
2016-02-02 14:14
A fine and highly original film, which has the craziest situations you can imagine. But being unrealistic is part of its charm. This film is far from slapstick or situational standards, as i… Read More
2016-02-02 04:05
John Bunny was one of first comedy stars of American cinema. The comedies he made to Vitagraph studios (a pioneer cinema studio in the United States) together with English actress Flora Finc… Read More
2016-02-01 17:42
Beautiful scenery, ingenious intertitles, as we can expect from a comedy by Hal Roach. This film really provides a nice excerpt on how people lived so many years ago. A black boy is part of… Read More
2016-02-01 04:45
Considering the usual frantic pace, rather physical gags of Keystone studio films of 1910s, this film is much slower in comparison, providing a more naturalistic, life-like result than usual… Read More
2016-02-01 04:08
The best shorts by Snub Pollard are those where he is in completely insane situations and handling them as if they were completely normal. This film is one of these. He goes out with his fri… Read More
2016-02-01 02:54
This film fits perfectly into the tradition of Keystone studios of portraying people of working classes. There is a very young Mabel Normand, fake mustaches and Ford Sterling in a comedic ac… Read More
2016-01-29 00:35
A rural melodrama that stood well the test of time. Indeed, the impact it causes nowadays is even bigger than in the past. This film having been made already at a time when Hollywood was at… Read More
2016-01-29 00:11
Typical pattern of a late 1920s comedy by a big Hollywood studio. But the film’s worst “sin” was “casting” Clara Bow’s acting and not giving her much chan… Read More
2016-01-29 00:09
Tension was beautifully built up, making this film subtly creepy. It also has a plenty of melodrama. The scenes were also very scenically beautiful, with a perfect composition between scener… Read More
2016-01-29 00:07
Lillian Gish’s celebrated acting as a frail young woman who progressively goes crazy due to forces of nature is very worth watching.The film’s pace is very interesting and makes… Read More
2016-01-29 00:05
This film has beautiful acting, not only by Lon Chaney, but also by Mary Philbin. However, the plot can be rather confusing, specially for those who are unfamiliar with the novel. The produc… Read More
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2014-04-20 01:02
This is one of the most creative silent short comedies by Hal Roach studios and one of most famous films by Australian comedian Harry “Snub” Pollard (1889 – 1962). An eccen… Read More
2014-01-19 16:50
American comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (1887 – 1933) started in films at Keystone studios in 1913. We can see he was already a skilled and mature comedian in his first y… Read More
2014-01-15 20:23
This is exactly what modern-day audiences would expect from a silent comedy: Broad and fast gestures, fake mustaches, people running and much more. Starring Chester Conklin and Mae Busch, th… Read More
2013-12-30 19:21
A simply story of humanity and feelings, a story of simple people… Revered, controversial, famous and complex, American filmmaker David Llewelyn Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 &ndas&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This film follows the tradition of situational comedies by Hal Roach studios, as opposed to the faster pace and greater emphasis on physical humor and typical of slapstick comedies of that e… Read More
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