13 Biggest Stars of the Silent Film Era, Ranked
The silent era was the first major period in cinematic history. Spanning the medium's ... she rose to prominence in John Ford ...
San Diego’s Baby Peggy: The Silent Film Phenom Who Earned Millions—But Lost It All Before Age 5
During Hollywood’s Silent Era, few child stars reached the heights of fame as quickly as Baby Peggy. While Jackie Coogan charmed audiences in The Kid (1921) and Shirley Temple later defined child ...
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Intern Finds Only Known Surviving Copy of ‘The Heart of Lincoln,’ a Silent Film Thought to Be Lost to History
Released in 1915, the film was directed by Francis Ford, the brother of famed filmmaker John Ford. It had been listed in a record of 7,200 silent films classified as "lost" ...
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This documentary shows the history of filmmaking in Massachusetts. Where to see it
Two Massachusetts film industry veterans have created a documentary that shows a history of movies and television shows that ...
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A Long-Lost Silent Film About Abraham Lincoln Was Just Rediscovered After More Than 100 Years
The 1915 silent film The Heart of Lincoln has long been listed by the Library of Congress as one of the 7,000 pre-sound movies that’s been lost to history. But thanks to a sharp-eyed intern at ...
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A Lost Silent Film About Lincoln Was Unearthed by an Intern
Not getting coffee, not running errands and certainly not rummaging through piles of old films only to dig up a long-lost piece of history ... one of more than 7,000 silent films considered ...