Silent Movies

Released on July 20th, 1919.

Silent cartoon.

Directed by Thomas N. Heffron

An exceptional cinematographic document on Emilio Comici, shot in 1938 in Val Rosandra by a MGM operator. The documentary shows Comici with the...

Female impersonator Julian Eltinge appears in the cast.

This silent film from 1948 "The Creation of Life" briefly demonstrates how a fetus forms and graphically shows different types of births. It was made...

A jar of Cheez Whiz careens wildly through a Treasure Island Foods at 3460 N. Broadway, Chicago, Illinois. Cheez Whiz was Norm Bruns' first film. It...

Racist silent comedy

Released in 1901

Travelogue of a trip that occurred over a two-week period. Includes scenic sequences of mountains and lakes such as: Spokane, Washington, Rockies,...

"While The Salvation Army on the Job is listed in film databases without a full plot summary, it is closely associated with the 1919 short comedy A...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 18th, 1919.

Released in 1901

A silent journey through the mysterious, dark heart of the city center.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 25th, 1919.

A woman attempts to save her relationship with a man by using an item from their past.

Filmed during Max Devereaux’s senior year of high school with classmates as cast and crew, this black-and-white short tells the story of a man...

As a grieving widow clings to the memory of her husband, a quiet friend watches from a distance-holding in his hands the sight of the fact that the...