Find highquality silent film stock photos and editorial news pictures from. Founded in 1935 as the film library, this departments collection now includes more than 30,000 films and 1. Preceded by the orphan film chumming with chipmunks 1921 essay by roberto landazuri when production began early in 1918 on mr. Still from the nitrate print of the recovered lost film diplomatic. These fiction and nonfiction films cover the period 1895. It is addressed to the general public, students, researchers, and features articles, galleries, information about the archives publications and research. Folks who want to learn a bit about silent film history while having fun are welcomed here. Released in 1916, it costarred edna purviance, eric campbell, leo white and lloyd bacon. Oct 21, 2016 the era of the american silent feature film lasted from 1914 to 1929. Go to about for information on silent film music, the archive in general, and to learn how to cite items you find here. However, if you take a closer look, there are many more aspects that differentiate the films of the present and. Alongside the feature films and shorts is a selection of related documentaries.
A list of german silent era films released on home video. Mary pickford, a silent film star, decided to pay for the preservation of her own work. Golden silents favorite links silent movie stars, silent. This database focuses on those titles that have managed to survive to the present day and represents the first comprehensive survey of the survival of american. Charlie chaplins 53rd film released july 10 1916 the vagabond was a silent film by charlie chaplin and his third film with mutual films. Including some of the most important films ever made. As many of you know, last week we lost one of the few remaining links we have to the silent film era. Silent films an excellent site by david pierce, with an excellent resource list and accompanying links. Why we need to keep searching for lost silent films. The era of the american silent feature film lasted from 1914 to 1929. Raymond griffith seems to me to occupy a handsome fifth place after chaplin, keaton, lloyd, and langdon in the silent comedy pantheon, a place that is his by right of his refusal to ape his contemporaries and his insistence on following the devious curve of an entirely idiosyncratic eye.
A collection of feature or short silent films uploaded by archive users. Harvard film archive to screen hitchcocks silentera films. Among the holdings are original negatives of the biograph and edison companies, and the worlds largest collection of d. The movie was produced by the mabel normand feature film company. Silent hall of fame has created a silent gems collection of rare and for the first time available films with our stars, as well as other silent masterpieces. The film was rediscovered in 1987 when a private collector donated a print to the oregon historical society, who then turned it over to a national archive for preservation. Unsung divas of the silent screen stanford university. The archive includes sheet music for film, cue sheets, instruction manuals for film accompanists, and a bibliography of resources on silent film sound and music.
Take the recently discovered silent film something good. By ashley mayberry silent films and todays films have one obvious difference. Photo galleries and profiles of silent movie stars, with 15,000 images of 1,400 silent stars. Browse through thousands of original pieces of memorabilia from the silent movie era, including still photos, advertising heralds, postcards. This compilation from the bfi national film and television archive showcases some of the very best material that survives.
On the whole, however, silent movies still lead a fairly marginal existence today. In this film still showing the director, cameraman and actors in the head of the family, note the camera on a tripod behind cynthia murtagh who is sat in the middle of the group. The film still stands as a distillation of all that was revolutionary about this filmmaker, and all that can still be revolutionary in cinema. We are also great lovers of silent cinema here at the harvard film archive and this is a chance to present these works as they should be seen, as beautiful film prints on the big screen with live musical accompaniment. Watch films by luis bunuel and salvador dali, charlie chaplin, dziga vertov, d. As well as actively collecting all british film from this era, we hold a wide range of early film from europe and the usa. Silent film still archive your home for silent movie photos. Silent film still archive your home for silent movie photos and. In silent films for entertainment, the plot may be conveyed by the use of title cards, written indications of the plot and key dialogue lines. Silent film archives is developing into the largest collection of 8mm, super 8mm, and 16mm films.
As well as actively collecting all british film from. Users can search for collections contained in archives, public libraries, and university. Mickey is a 1918 silent comedydrama film starring mabel normand, directed by f. Griffith, alfred hitchcock, sergei eisenstein, fritz lang, f.
France and germany, two centers of world cinema, were. Mar 26, 2011 posts about silent film equipment written by anneramsden. Sound may have recorded the known world, but silent high jinks took it into the unknown. Have a photo from a silent film that you cant identify. Silent film still archive an archive of original photos, advertising, and other memorabilia from silent films, and a few early sound films especially those featuring silent film performers. Silent film equipment charles ashton and british silent. Most of americas silent films are lost forever the atlantic. View collection the complete collection of danish silent film programmes. Silent film hand colored annie oakley 1894 filmed by thomas edison ben hur 1907 early silent film directed by sidney olcott. The holy grail of silent film preservation might be a. Presented at the 2012 sf silent film festival essay by dennis harvey. Click on search below or fill in text in the search bar to search for names, titles, instruments, or dates. A comprehensive database of silent film synopses, with extensive cast and crew.
Visual conservation and the international federation of film archives fiaf external. Find highquality silent film stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. For each film, the author includes a highquality still and poster image. Love silent films and want to learn more about them. The silent film society of chicago, founded in 1998, has ensured that silent films can still be seen at three art deco theaters in chicago. All of the silent film music archived here is available to download for free. The silent film still archive an evergrowing collection of fascinating film stills of the silent era silent era. The survival of american silent feature films, 19121929 performing arts encyclopedia, library of congress. Silent film equipment charles ashton and british silent films. While silent films are just that, silent, modern day films are full of a chorus of sounds. National film, television and sound archives of canada wellington. During that time filmmakers established the language of cinema, the motion pictures they created reached a height of artistic sophistication, and these films with their recognizable stars and high production values spread american culture around the world.
Over 300 shakespeare films from all over the world were produced during the silent era, most of which are now lost. Silent film cinema and media studies oxford bibliographies. Fixit, the world was in the grip of the great war, the fires of revolution were burning in russia and mexico, and modernism was turning the art world upside down. Mar 31, 2016 over 300 shakespeare films from all over the world were produced during the silent era, most of which are now lost.
Click on one of the categories below to bring up a list of holdings in that format. View collection the romanian film archive provides access to 12 films from. Silent treasures from the new zealand film archive the. An article on actress virginia bradford by her husband, cedric belfrage. Dec 04, 20 most of americas silent films are lost forever. I agree with your last point as a collector, you gain so much more from your collection by giving access to it than you do by squirrelling it away. These are films in which only a fragment, trailer, outtakes or stills survive. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Silent film online is essential for all areas of cinema studies, a fundamental resource for students in theoretical, technical, editing, and production concentrations. Silent film still archive your home for silent movie. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, the.
Historical picture archive image search film still by granger historical picture archive. Stumfilm the silence of danes this exemplary freetouse site, which presents the newly restored riches of denmarks early cinema archive, is. Educational, informative, and an amazing historic look into. But some archives may not even know what they have or had. An archive of original photos, advertising, and other memorabilia from silent films, and a few early sound films especially those featuring silent film performers.
An engaging, richly illustrated, and amusingly argumentative survey of silent film colored by the personal reflections and recollections of a pioneering collector, archivist, and silent film enthusiast who was the founder and curator of the famed motion picture archive at the george eastman house. Stumfilm the silence of danes this exemplary freetouse site, which presents the newly restored riches of denmarks early cinema archive, is well worth shouting about. What made alice guyblache noteworthy among the earliest filmmakers, as can be seen in her debut the cabbage. If it has a code in the bottom corner, you might find it on our still codes list. General educational web sites websites designed and run by dedicated people who arent selling you anything. The silent film still archive a very useful site, with lots of unique still photographs, a studio by studio code list for. American silent feature film database preservation research. Silent film still archive university of michigan library. Harvard film archive to screen hitchcocks silentera. Here you can find original photos, advertising, and other memorabilia from silent films. Historical picture archive image search film still by granger historical picture archive image search granger by granger historical picture archive. These are high quality films that are hard to find anywhere else. In this film still showing the director, cameraman and actors in the head of the family, note the camera on a tripod behind. Jan 17, 2020 we are also great lovers of silent cinema here at the harvard film archive and this is a chance to present these works as they should be seen, as beautiful film prints on the big screen with live musical accompaniment.
Silent film still archive add to my temporary databases list an archive of original photos, advertising, and other memorabilia from silent films, and a few early sound films especially those featuring silent film performers. Because i want to promote silent film scholarship, your first few photos are free. Our collection of more than 20,000 silent films is one of the most extensive archives of early cinema in the world. View collection the efg displays over 45,000 film stills illustrating more than a. A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound and in particular, no audible dialogue. Silent film still archive from bruce calvert, his site features his wonderful collection of silent film stills, and also includes articles, sheet music, and more. The silent film still archive is a great resource, and your generosity in sharing it is so much appreciated. The american silent feature film database is a cooperative project of the. Revisiting mexican film is a website sponsored and maintained by the agrasanchez film archive. Carla laemmle at 103 one of the few silent film stars still alive carla laemmle, died on june 12 2014 at 104 was a silent film actresses.