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The Camera Speaks
5.4

The Camera Speaks

Aug. 11, 1934

The Camera Speaks

In this short film, an elderly cameraman and his camera reminisce about their days shooting silent films and news stories. Release: The Camera ...
Sunset Boulevard
8.4

Sunset Boulevard

Aug. 10, 1950

Sunset Boulevard

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Release: Sunset Blvd 1950 iNTERNAL ...
Dreamboat
6.8

Dreamboat

Jul. 26, 1952

Dreamboat

Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor – secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero – is disturbed, feeling his ...
You’re My Everything
6.1

You’re My Everything

Jun. 29, 1949

You’re My Everything

In 1924, stage-struck Boston blueblood Hannah Adams picks up musical star Tim O’Connor and takes him home for dinner. One thing leads to ...
The Great Buster: A Celebration
7.5

The Great Buster: A Celebration

A celebration of the life and career of one of America’s most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians-Buster Keaton-whose ...
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
4.7

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s. Release: Won Ton ...
The Artist
7.9

The Artist

Oct. 08, 2011

The Artist

Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks ...
Character Studies
6.5

Character Studies

Nov. 20, 1927

Character Studies

Carter DeHaven announces that he will perform a series of “impressions.” For each we see him applying makeup and changing the combing ...
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
7.7

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in ...
Baby Peggy, the Elephant in the Room
7.6

Baby Peggy, the Elephant in the Room

Documentary about an extraordinary lady, Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery). In the early 1920s she was one of Hollywood’s first ...
The Perils of Pauline
6.5

The Perils of Pauline

Jul. 04, 1947

The Perils of Pauline

Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she “opens” for a delayed Shakespeare play…with ...
The Comic
6.7

The Comic

Nov. 19, 1969

The Comic

An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a ...