LON CHANEY: BEFORE THE THOUSAND FACES contains three early feature-length dramatic silent films, made 1915-16 for Universal, in which Lon Chaney has a supporting role. These films have never been... more
In 1913, the Thomas Edison Company made talking pictures using a sound-on-cylinder system called The Kinetophone. These pioneering sound movies were shown in theatres for about a year, and featured... more
Raymond Griffith is one of the best-kept secrets of silent comedy. During a twenty-five year career he not only wrote, directed and produced movies, but was also the star of nine comedy features for... more
LON CHANEY: BEFORE THE THOUSAND FACES - VOL. 2 contains five more rare dramatic silent films from 1914-1917 in which Lon Chaney has a supporting role, selected by Chaney historian Jon Mirsalis. Lon... more
Marion Davies stars as Mary Tudor in the breakout role and big-budget costume epic that established her as a movie star. Davies plays Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII, whom the king aims to use... more
The Douglas MacLean Collection offers viewers a chance to rediscover the work of a forgotten master of silent comedy film. Douglas MacLean starred in 23 feature-length light comedies from 1919-1927,... more
In the gender-bender comedy "Beverly of Graustark" (1926), Marion Davies is an American co-ed whose cousin Oscar (Creighton Hale) is a Prince and heir to the throne of Graustark. In a twist of fate,... more
Marion Davies, Stephen Carr, Harrison Ford. A rich Irish man in America dies and leaves his fortune to his nephew in Ireland. When the nearly broke O’Day family leaves Ireland for New York so their... more
Marion Davies, Forrest Stanley, June Elvidge. A young Quaker woman escapes from the domineering influence of two aunts and lives it up at a beautiful seaside country club in this whimsical adaptation... more
Features: Alliance Mod, Manufactured on Demand, Anniversary Edition
Douglas Fairbanks, Adolphe Menjou, Mary MacLaren. Douglas Fairbanks’ production of the classic Alexandre Dumas tale of chivalry and rebellion was an instant hit and set the tone for the whole genre... more
No one has seen any of the 10 films on "Found at 'Mostly Lost': Volume 2" in decades, perhaps not even since their release. Until now, these one-of-a-kind rare shorts could not circulate because they... more
Marion Davies stars in this charming light comedy as Mamie, whom we watch grow from a young orphan into a daring young woman. Circumstances force her to embark on a road trip to the wilds of Arizona,... more
"Remembered today for his fussy persona in Hollywood sound films such as "Top Hat" (1935) and "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1942), Edward Everett Horton is not anyone's idea of a silent slapstick comedian... more
Harry Watson, Jr. Watson’s baffoonish character Musty Suffer was a fan favorite in his day, but due mostly to the quality of the prints these uproarious silent comedies are largely forgotten today.... more
Lloyd Hamilton was a great comedian. He was a huge success with the public and was admired by his fellow comedians including Chaplin & Keaton. Unfortunately, the majority of his films are not... more
This collection features nine silent short films from the ’20s, recovered miraculously from 16mm prints and given new scores on piano and organ by Ben Model. Includes The Lost Laugh (Wallace Lupino.... more
"John Bunny - Film's First King of Comedy" is a documentary by Tony Susnick about the movies' first comedy superstar. Before there was a Hollywood, sound movies and Charlie Chaplin, Bunny was the... more
Baby Peggy, Gladys Hulette, Frank Currier. A man is unexpectedly reunited with his estranged daughter through a bungled burglary attempt. Silent with new musical score by Ben Model. Based on the... more
Undercrank Productions digs deep into the vaults of 16mm prints for more forgotten silent films, newly scored by Ben Model. Includes Wanted, a Nurse (Sidney Drew. 1915), Service a la Bunk (Bobby Ray.... more
One of the greatest female silent screen stars, Alice Howell brought her own unique slapstick humor and her persona as a naive working-glass girl to each of these 12 comedy shorts. Includes Shot In... more
Harry Watson Jr. Whether working in an arcade or begging for a free meal, Musty Suffer is up to typical no good in these nostalgic silent short films from that forgotten series. Includes Showing Some... more
Marcel Perez. Perez was one of the first wave of silent-film comedy stars, a real clown who lit up screens with gags and theaters with laughs in the first two decades of the 20th century. This... more
Monty Banks, Jean Arthur, Jack W. Johnston. An aspiring aviator looking to recreate Charles Lindbergh’s feats of flight signs on with the Army, falls in love with the Colonel’s daughter, battles with... more
Marion Davies, John B. O'Brien, Frank Shannon. An Irish lass is caught between two men—a romantic poet and a handsome nobleman—but agrees to marry the nobleman after discovering the poet is living a... more
This fourth collection of recovered silent films includes stars in early roles and fascinating looks at the lives of the era. Includes Nonsense (Sid Smith. 1920), The Ninety and the Nine (Warner... more