Here are 10 things you should know about Anne Shirley, born 107 years ago today. She made more than 65 movies before retiring at age 26. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #FilmNoir #PrecodeMovies #Oscarnominees #silentmovies #childstars

I have heard the "Comic Hurry" tune a lot from this collection of Silent Movie compositions:

https://official.resource.org/@carlmalamud/114349743543443140

https://archive.org/details/PublicJukebox?and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22OMR%22

Here are 10 things you should know about Gale Henry, born 132 years ago today. She appeared in more than 270 shorts and features in a 20-year film career. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #CharacterActors #silentmovies

I've just edited together another soundtrack from modern creative commons tracks for an old silent film, this time for a cult surreal short. You can watch it on PeerTube at:

The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
https://fedi.video/w/kjjkKYs1k8jZunu8sWtScM

You can also check out my previous modern soundtrack edits for silent films:

Wings (1927)
https://fedi.video/w/mnxJLqxaS9yejUAnZPNYcH

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
https://fedi.video/w/xAuNMvv5h2qVqtLn5b38Vj

My personal favourite of these is "Wings", especially once you get to the main part of the story.

cc @silentfilm

Here are 10 things you should know about Gloria Swanson, born 126 years ago today. She was one of the biggest stars of the silent era and later worked in the theatre, radio and television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #FilmNoir #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #SilentMovies

Here are 10 things you should know about Roscoe Arbuckle, born 138 years ago today. In his too-brief life and career, he experienced both dizzying heights and tragic depths. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #silentmovies #silentcomedie #CharacterActors

Am Samstag, den 22. Februar 2025, ist um 20:00 Uhr “Nanook Of The North" (USA 1922) im Filmmuseum Düsseldorf mit Livemusik von Richard Siedhoff zu erleben. Mehr Infos unter: https://www.stummfilm-magazin.de/termintipps/termin/duesseldorf-nanook-of-the-north-mit-livemusik
#stummfilmmagazin #stummfilm #stummfilme #silentfilm #silentfilms #silentmovie #silentmovies #kino #film #kinoprogramm #filmerbe #nanook #düsseldorf #filmmuseum #stummfilmkonzert

Mit “Die kleinen Strolche” ("Our Gang") startet das Duo M-cine am 16. März 2025 eine Stummfilmreihe im Theater509 im Kölner Bürgerhaus Stollwerck. Mehr Infos unter https://www.stummfilm-magazin.de/aktuelles/artikel/koeln-kleine-strolche-und-historischer-staedtefilm
#stummfilmmagazin #stummfilm #stummfilme #silentfilm #silentfilms #silentmovie #silentmovies #kino #film #kinoprogramm #filmerbe #stummfilmkonzert #MCine #köln #cologne

*Strange how much Mary Pickford is like her future husband Douglas Fairbanks here, leaping, creeping, tumbling, hiding under bushes like some forest dryad #silentmovies

https://youtu.be/JybwsC01mi0?si=jLhZLt2xBPlz_uH7

@silentbeauties
What a lovely picture of Norma Talmadge.
Here's another...
#Roaring20s #1920s #Holywood #SilentMovies #cinema

#SilentFilm / #SilentMovies picks of the day:

@silentbeauties - Blogging on silent films, film history, occasionally talkies & related topics

@LouiseBrooksSociety - Site, archive & blog on life & times of silent film star Louise Brooks

@Essanay - Museum in Niles, California devoted to the silent film era, especially Essanay studio

@undercrank - Silent film distributor, accompanist & archivist

You can watch public domain silent films on PeerTube at:

https://fedi.video/w/p/sp9msEzM8z5SPZuizBzxFG

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Here are 10 things you should know about Torben Meyer, born 140 years ago today. The prolific character left behind a successful film career in Denmark for the bright lights of Hollywood. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #silentmovies #CharacterActors

Am Samstag, den 30. November 2024, ist um 20:00 Uhr “Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" im Filmmuseum Düsseldorf mit Livemusik zu erleben. Wilfried Kaets und Norbert Krämer begleiten an der historischen Welte-Kinoorgel und mit Schlagwerk. Mehr unter https://www.stummfilm-magazin.de/filmreihe-stummfilm-und-musik-in-duesseldorf
#stummfilmmagazin #stummfilm #stummfilme #silentfilm #silentfilms #silentmovie #silentmovies #kino #film #kinoprogramm #filmerbe #düsseldorf #stummfilmmusik #stummfilmkonzert #robertwiene #filmmuseumdüsseldorf #caligari

Heute Abend! Am 26. Oktober 2024 ist um 20:00 Uhr der expressionistische Klassiker “Orlac´s Hände” (Österreich 1924) mit Livemusik im Filmmuseum Düsseldorf zu erleben. Mehr unter: https://www.stummfilm-magazin.de/termintipps/termin/orlacs-haende-in-duesseldorf
#stummfilmmagazin #stummfilm #stummfilme #silentfilm #silentfilms #silentmovie #silentmovies #kino #film #kinoprogramm #filmerbe #düsseldorf #stummfilmmusik #stummfilmkonzert #orlacshände #robertwiene #filmmuseumdüsseldorf #dominikgerhard

Ab kommenden Freitag! Das 34. Film+MusikFest Bielefeld findet vom 25. Oktober bis 10. November 2024 statt. Mehr Infos unter https://www.stummfilm-magazin.de/aktuelles/artikel/bielefeld-film-musikfest-2024
#stummfilmmagazin #stummfilm #stummfilme #silentfilm #silentfilms #silentmovie #silentmovies #kino #film #kinoprogramm #filmerbe #stummfilmmusik #stummfilmkonzert #bielefeld

Am Samstag, den 26. Oktober 2024, ist um 20:00 Uhr der expressionistische Klassiker “Orlac´s Hände” (Österreich 1924) mit Livemusik im Filmmuseum Düsseldorf zu erleben. Mehr unter: https://www.stummfilm-magazin.de/termintipps/termin/orlacs-haende-in-duesseldorf
#stummfilmmagazin #stummfilm #stummfilme #silentfilm #silentfilms #silentmovie #silentmovies #kino #film #kinoprogramm #filmerbe #düsseldorf #stummfilmmusik #stummfilmkonzert #orlacshände #robertwiene #filmmuseumdüsseldorf #dominikgerhard

On this day in 1893, silent superstar Lillian Gish was born in Springfield, Ohio. In 1988, I wrote to her asking if silent films had actual dialogue written out in the scripts or if there was just a general description of what was being said. This was her remarkable reply.

@StoliarSteve #Silentmovies #LillianGish #letters

Here are 10 things you should know about Robert Warwick, born 146 years ago today. He was the epitome of a trouper, compiling more than 300 credits on stage, in pictures and on television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #silentmovies #ClassicTV #CharacterActors

Charlie Chaplin's "A Burlesque On Carmen".

Charlie Chaplin's 48th Film Released Dec. 18 1915 Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen was Chaplin's 13th film for Essanay Films. It was released in 1915 and then later recut into a different version in 1916. Charlie Chaplin played Dain Hosiery and Edna Purviance played Carmen. Carmen was very popular at this time & one of the reasons Chaplin decided to create his own comedy version on the opera.

https://archive.org/details/CC_1915_12_18_ABurlesqueOnCarmen #silentmovies #CharlieChaplin

Vom 05. bis 12. Oktober 2024 findet in Pordenone die 43. Ausgabe des Stummfilmfestivals "Le Giornate del Cinema Muto" statt. Mehr unter http://www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it
#stummfilmmagazin #stummfilm #stummfilme #silentfilm #silentfilms #silentmovie #silentmovies #kino #film #kinoprogramm #filmerbe #filmgeschichte #pordenone #LeGiornatedelCinemaMuto