Category: Silent

532. THE SEA LION (T921-USA). With HOBART BOSWORTH, BESSIE LOVE. Wooden ship, iron men and the faithless women they leave behind. 70 minutes. “Silent” Film

534. SKY’S THE LIMIT (1925-USA). With JACK GEDDINGS. A fine early aviation adventure, as the son of the operator of the U.S. Air Mail Service falls for the “ward” of the owner of a gambling casino. A smooth private eye is called Into the case! 53 minutes. “Silent” Film

465. EYES RIGHT! (1926-USA). With FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN JR. A poor lad is determined to enroll at a military academy, but gets no farther than the kitchen…at first! A well-done story of honor, truth, and gentlemanly conduct! 68 minutes.”Silent” Film

This is a rarely seen, silent religious feature produced by the Catholic Art Association. The story follows John Harden, who after making it big on Wall Street, boasts he is the master of his own fate and does not believe in God or the Devil. Because of this, things go from bad to worse and […]

2125. THE SCAR Of SHAME (1926-USA). WITH harry Henderson, lucia lynn moses. An all-black film made for all-black audiences. A talented composer marries a poor woman Of the ghetto, but their relationship suffers from the differences in their backgrounds. An unusually frank look at the negro experience during the 1920’s, from a seldom seen point […]

This includes four silent comedies from Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle. In “How Fatty Made Good” (1923), Fatty meets a boxer who gives him advice on how to win back his girlfriend Lucy, after she left him for a handsome actor. In “Miss Fatty’s Seaside Lovers” (1915), Fatty plays the daughter of a wealthy man who is […]

1586. VANITY FAIR (1911-USA). With JOHN BUNNY. The classic story of Becky Sharpe by Thackeray, starring one of the first real screen “stars.” An early feature classic. 45 minutes. “Silent” Film

1554. THE COAST PATROL (1925-USA). With KENNETH McDONALD, FAY WRAY. An undercover agent is tracking a gang of smugglers, and finds the lighthouse keeper’s daughter instead! 76 minutes. “Silent” Film

1555. THE CALL OF THE WILDERNESS (1926-USA). With SANDOW (the dog). When the hero’s land is wanted by “Red” Morgan, his pal “Sandow” will help him battle evil! 58 minutes. “Silent” Film

1538. THE BROKEN LAW (1924-USA). With JACK MEEHAN, ALMA RAYFORD. A cow puncher loses his last dollar in a poker game, is knocked out when his horse bolts, and then an Indian shoots his dog in the leg (it’s going to be one of those days!). When the Indian is killed, the cowboy is framed […]