Genre: Silent Films
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Louis (2010)
Cast: Anthony Coleman, Vilmos Zsigmond, Jackie Earle Haley …
Directed by: Dan Pritzker
A fictionalized account of a jazz legend's childhood growing up in 1907 New Orleans, this whimsical silent film showcases the efforts of impoverished six-year-old Louis Armstrong…
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Kings and Queens of Slapstick (2008)
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Larry Semon …
Get ready for some rip-roaring classic comedy with this trio of films -- Slapstick, The Clown Princes of Hollywood and The Stolen Jools -- featuring the top comics of a bygone era at their…
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Old Time Comedy Classics: Vol. 8 (2008)
Cast: Gloria Swanson, Jimmie Adams, Billy Engle …
Return to the silent era with this collection of five short comedies. Gloria Swanson dresses as a man to keep a vixen from stealing her beau in "The Danger Girl" (1916) and is abducted by a…
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Tom Verlaine & Jimmy Rip: Music for Experimental Film (2007)
Directed by: Man Ray, Hans Richter, Dimitri Kirsanoff …
Celebrating the spirit of avant-garde silent films and the innovative scores that accompanied them, renowned composer Jimmy Rip joins master guitarist Tom Verlaine to perform a series of…
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Glass Lips (2007)
Cast: Patryk Czajka, Grzegorz Przybyl, Joanna Litwin …
Directed by: Lech Majewski
Mixing cinema and video art to stunning effect, director Lech Majewski's often surreal experimental feature -- drawn from 33 interconnected short films -- focuses on the musings of young…
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Brand Upon the Brain (2006)
Cast: Gretchen Krich, Sullivan Brown, Maya Lawson …
Directed by: Guy Maddin
Filmmaker Guy Maddin's intriguing homage to silent films centers on a man (Erik Steffen Maahs) who returns to his childhood home on an abandoned island and uncovers the shocking truth…
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Daft Punk's Electroma (2006)
Cast: Peter Hurteau, Michael Reich, Ritche Lago Bautista …
Directed by: Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo …
Electronic music duo Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homen-Christo) directs this experimental silent feature about two robots (Peter Hurteau and Michael Reich) on a quest to…
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Mary Pickford: American Experience (2005)
Cast: Mary Pickford
Directed by: Sue Williams
America's first film sweetheart, Mary Pickford, possessed a winsome way of acting that entranced audiences. She was also a shrewd businesswoman who played a pivotal role in shaping the…
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Savage Sinema from Down Under: Defenceless (2004)
Cast: Susanne Hausschmid, Bethany Fisher, Karen Walsh …
Directed by: Mark Savage
In this unique silent film, Elizabeth Peace (Susanne Hausschmid), an environmentalist mother, is brutally murdered by a group of real estate developers and returns from the grave to seek…
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Margarette's Feast (2003)
Cast: Hique Gomez, Carmem Silva, Jefferson Silveira …
Directed by: Renato Falcao
Renato Falcao's black-and-white silent film paints an intimate portrait of Brazilian society at the beginning of leftist rule. After being let go from his job, factory worker Pedro…
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The Essential Charlie Chaplin: His Life and Work (2003)
Cast: Charles Chaplin
Explore the life of cinema's first international superstar with this revealing portrait that traces Charlie Chaplin's life from his troubled childhood in London to his arrival in…
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Thanhouser Collection (2002)
Cast: James Cruze, Marie Eline
Along with the Thomas Edison-owned Edison Studios and Biograph Studios, the Thanhouser Company, founded by Edwin Thanhouser in 1909, was one of the American film industry's first…
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Arbuckle & Keaton: The Original Comique Paramount Shorts 1917-1920: Vol. 1 (2001)
Cast: Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's comic genius and "Buster" Keaton's impeccable timing shine through in this collection of short films, which includes "The Butcher Boy," "The Bell Boy,"…
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Claire (2001)
Cast: James Ferguson, Mish P. DeLight, Pat Bell …
Directed by: Milford Thomas
A homosexual couple (Mish P. DeLight and James Ferguson) who yearn for a child of their own in the 1920s South are delighted to discover that a baby is growing from an ear of corn in their…
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Chaplin: The Collection: Vol. 4 (2000)
Cast: Charles Chaplin
This collection of inspired shorts from early in Charlie Chaplin's career includes the Keystone Kops reel "The Knockout," in which the lithe Chaplin must referee a prizefight between two…
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Outside the Law / Shadows (2000)
Cast: Lon Chaney, Wheeler Oakman, Walter Long …
Directed by: Tod Browning, Tom Forman
Legend Lon Chaney stars in these two classic silent films. In Outside the Law, an early collaboration with director Tod Browning, Chaney delivers a dual performance as Ah Wing, a kind-hearted…
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Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1999)
Cast: Mary Pickford, Whoopi Goldberg
Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart." This documentary explores Pickford's life beyond the screen, as a…
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Melies the Magician (1997)
Directed by: Georges Méliès
This collection of shorts and film excerpts from illusionist and cinematic innovator Georges Melies showcases his groundbreaking techniques that paved the way to modern filmmaking. Considered…
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Landmarks of Early Film (1994)
Cinephiles will savor this phenomenal compendium of silent short films, which captures the birth of an artistic metamorphosis, providing a compelling glimpse into history and a practical…
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War Requiem (1989)
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Nathaniel Parker, Benjamin Britten …
Directed by: Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman's 1989 film serves as a visual accompaniment to composer Benjamin Britten's orchestral composition, which blends the Latin Requiem Mass with the hard-hitting poetry of…
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The Further Perils of Laurel & Hardy (1967)
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
Directed by: Arvid E. Gillstrom, Emmett J. Flynn, Frank Butler …
Rounding up film clips showcasing the comic genius of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy -- who segued to the big screen before the advent of talkies -- this retrospective collection will tickle…
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Chaplin's Art of Comedy (1966)
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Leo White, Bronco Billy Anderson …
A true treasure, this documentary on the great silent screen comedian is available because producer Samuel Sherman was able to rescue and restore rapidly deteriorating footage filmed on…
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30 Years of Fun (1963)
Cast: King Vidor, Harry Langdon, Snub Pollard …
Directed by: Robert Youngson
Oscar-winning director Robert Youngson packs three decades of fun into one convenient package with this compilation of classic black-and-white comedy clips featuring Charlie Chaplin, Buster…
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When Comedy Was King (1960)
Cast: Dwight Weist, Roscoe Arbuckle, Wallace Beery …
Directed by: Robert Youngson
Packed with hilarious performances, this compilation of classic clips is full of fast-paced fun from some of the best silent performers ever to grace the silver screen. Footage includes…
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The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Cast: Betty Hutton, John Lund, Billy De Wolfe …
Directed by: George Marshall
This tuneful comedy is based loosely on the life of irrepressible silent-movie star Pearl White (played to the hilt by Betty Hutton). The film follows White from her humble beginnings as a…