/r/silentfilm
A subreddit to memorialize the genre of silent film.
This area is for the discussion of silent film. Discussion about directors, actors, the business and history of silent film is welcome.
SILENT FILM is a subreddit honoring the genre of film that preceded "talkies". We appreciate all "silent" films, from 1880's all the way through today, whether or not it contains synchronize audio or not.
From the 1880's through present day, from the Roundhay Garden Scene to The Artist and everything in between, this area is for the discussion of silent film. Discussion about directors, actors, the business and history of silent film is welcome.
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What If - The Most Relatable Short Film of 2024
13:37 UTC
America (1924) DW Griffith Historical War Movie
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Lobby card with Monty Banks in the silent feature-length silent comedy film, "A PERFECT GENTLEMAN" (1928), directed by Clyde Bruckman.
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Falling Snow
Short Film
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Video I made on Melies
23:06 UTC
Charley Bowers in an ad for EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD (March 3, 1928).
18:11 UTC
How the Nosferatu Movie Ripped Off Dracula and Became a Classic
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Glass slide with Ben Turpin and Charles Lynn (Charles "Heinie" Conklin) in "HIDE AND SEEK, DETECTIVES" (1918).
18:12 UTC
The lost footage of “Greed”(1924)
Is there any chance that the lost 9.5 hours of footage of “Greed” by Erich Von Stroheim is still sitting around somewhere?
03:41 UTC
The Christmas Dream by Méliès
16:36 UTC
How to tell which intertitles are the original?
I’m trying to watch Buster Keaton’s 1922 short “The Electric House.” While looking around for a version with the highest resolution, I noticed that every one I found seemed to have different intertitles. Is there a way to tell which is the original? Or, if the original intertitles are lost, which is considered the best version? Should I go off the version I see on Wikipedia?
04:10 UTC
Half sheet for THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (1928).
19:01 UTC
Why The Crowd Never Got a 21st Century Release
I am currently writing a paper on this subject. I know that this year the movie came into the public domain but still there is no Blu-ray or DVD. Other movies by King Vidor got the Blu-ray treatment but not The Crowd. Does anybody know why or where I could start looking for information on why it never got released on newer formats?
00:57 UTC
1915 stock British one sheet for Chaplin's first film MAKING A LIVING (1914).
02:53 UTC
Who do you enjoy more Chaplin or Keaton?
Both are geniuses but last few years my appreciation of Buster Keaton has grown and grown. Chaplin is a widely regarded comic genius but I feel Keaton is underappreciated for his comic genius and ability to stage the perfect comic stunt.
19:58 UTC
Lobby card with Laura La Plante in "The CAT and the CANARY" (1927).
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Méliès' 1899 Cinderella with new accompaniment
01:31 UTC
PHOTOPLAY (1918)
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"Pandora's Box" | Rap Song
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My feature-length silent comedy shot on 16mm and Super 8 alongside nine other silent films streaming on Tubi‼️😲
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"The Street Of Sin" | Rap Song
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The Toll of the Sea and "race films"
In my new blog post on "Silent film as history", I discuss the first successful Technicolor feature film. It wasn't The Wizard of Oz; it was the 1922 The Toll of the Sea, where Anna May Wong had her first starring role. I also discuss the "race films" of the silent era.
The post includes, as an embedded video, The Toll of the Sea with my accompaniment. If you prefer to jump straight to the movie, use this link.
12:12 UTC
The Lumiere Brothers first night at the movies!
Put together a short film to familiarize and introduce people to the beginnings of the silent era. I know that December 28th 1895 isn’t the ACTUAL first performance. But like the first Sex Pistols show inspired a generation of punk musicians- the first Lumiere show inspired a generation of filmmakers- from Alice Guy and George Melies (in attendance at the earliest Lumiere shows) to their counterparts around the world. For me I think watching the films in the order the Lumiere brothers originally chose adds a layer of depth that’s missing when you only watch one of them in isolation.
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Lobby card with Beatrice Lovejoy, Harry Mann, Monty Banks and Leo White in "SOAKED" (1919), directed by Charles Parrott (Charley Chase), with Mann starring as "Billy West" imitating Chaplin imitator Billy West.
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Rare signed photograph by Freulich of Lon Chaney as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923).
02:22 UTC
I need silent thriller/horror short films! Please give recommendations.
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