Keyword: silent film

Charleston Parade

5.9

1927

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Shot in three days, this surreal, erotic silent short shows a native white girl teaching a futuristic African airman the Charleston dance.

Reaching for the Moon

6.3

1917

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A factory worker has always dreamed that he was meant for better things, to be rich and famous and in \the company of kings\. One day he discovers that he is indeed the only heir to the throne of a small European kingdom. However, there are forces at work who dont want him to survive to take the throne.

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7.5

1965

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A twenty-minute, almost totally silent film (no dialogue or music, save one shhh!) in which Buster Keaton attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye. But, as the film is based around Bishop Berkeleys principle esse est percipi (to be is to be perceived), Keatons very existence conspires against his efforts

The Boat

7.2

1921

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Buster and his family go on a voyage on his homemade boat that proves to be one disaster after another.

My Wife's Relations

6.7

1922

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By accident, Buster and an intimidating woman end up married.

The Squaw Man

5.7

1914

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A chivalrous British officer takes the blame for his cousins embezzlement and journeys to the American West to start a new life on a cattle ranch.

The Saphead

6.2

1920

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The simple-minded son of a rich financier must find his own way in the world.

The Railrodder

7.3

1965

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After literally walking to Canada from England, Buster takes a cross-country trip across Canada on a railway motorcar (speeder).

Silent Britain

7.5

2006

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A documentary about the early years of silent films made in Britain. Showing that it wasnt just a few, easily dismissed comedies, but many high quality films including some very popular comedies and some fine dramas. Matthew Sweet shows through examples how the art and even the language of film was developed by some of these pioneers working in Britain.

The Last Cartridge, an Incident of the Sepoy Rebellion in India

4.5

1908

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Caught off-guard by Indian mutineers, a British soldier saves his last bullet for his daughter lest she be taken. This silent film features an original, scene-specific piano score compiled from period appropriate photoplay music.

The Sinking of the Lusitania

6.5

1918

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Winsor McCay recreates the sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in this propaganda piece designed to stir up anti-German sentiment during World War I.

Felix the Ghost Breaker

6.2

1923

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Felix is trying to get some sleep in a graveyard, but keeps getting bothered by a ghost. He follows the ghost to the house of an old farmer, and the ghost proceeds to terrorize the old man, and when the farmer calls for help from the police, the ghost terrorizes them, too. Felix, however, suspects something fishy is going on, and with the help of the farmers donkey, gets to the bottom of things.