NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)
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scsu1975 »
January 1st, 2023, 11:14 am
Let’s take a look back at the films playing at the Poli Theatre in Bridgeport, CT, one hundred years ago. This is a continuation of the thread I...
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Yesterday, 11:30 am
Best films and performances to 1930
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Belle »
May 9th, 2023, 5:11 pm
My best actors and films range from 1919 to 1930: all films made in Germany, unless otherwise stated.
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May 21st, 2023, 2:56 am
Genevieve de Brabant
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LostHorizons »
May 17th, 2023, 8:17 am
This film from 1907 is the only adaptation of the tale of Genevieve de Brabant.
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May 17th, 2023, 8:17 am
Safe in Hell (1931)
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wmcclain »
May 15th, 2023, 6:38 am
Safe in Hell (1931) , directed by William A. Wellman.
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May 16th, 2023, 9:55 pm
Peter Pan (1924)
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wmcclain »
May 9th, 2023, 6:39 am
Peter Pan (1924) , directed by Herbert Brenon.
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May 9th, 2023, 6:39 am
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May 2nd, 2023, 9:37 pm
New Kickstarter
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drednm »
April 15th, 2023, 4:47 pm
I've launched my 23rd Kickstarter
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April 15th, 2023, 4:47 pm
Ben Hur (1925)
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wmcclain »
April 9th, 2023, 7:34 am
Ben Hur (1925) , directed by Fred Niblo.
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April 9th, 2023, 7:34 am
Pandora's Box (1929)
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wmcclain »
April 5th, 2023, 7:20 am
Pandora's Box (1929) , directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst.
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April 5th, 2023, 7:20 am
Norma Shearer
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dfordoom »
May 13th, 2007, 4:46 am
One of the big pre-code stars was Norma Shearer. What do you think of her as an actress? Do you have a favourite Norma Shearer pre-code movie?
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March 31st, 2023, 9:53 am
Mary Astor
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rudyfan »
February 13th, 2009, 1:53 pm
Since I mentioned in the what are you reading thread that I am currently reading both Mary Astor's My Story and A Life on Film , I thought she might...
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March 8th, 2023, 5:02 pm
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March 7th, 2023, 8:57 am
WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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by feaito » January 19th, 2008, 3:19 pm
I thought that it might be a good idea to have a separate thread for Sielnts and Pre-Codes everybody has seen... Here I go my my first contribution...
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February 27th, 2023, 2:38 pm
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January 30th, 2023, 8:12 pm
Marion Davies on TCM
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drednm »
November 24th, 2022, 7:40 am
Hi all. I've migrated from TCM and haven't posted on this board in quite a while. Anyway, here's some news.
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January 26th, 2023, 5:49 pm
Wallace Reid
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drednm »
January 12th, 2023, 11:04 am
My restoration of the Wallace Reid film The Valley of the Giants (1919) will get its first big screen showing at the Autry Museum of the American...
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January 15th, 2023, 4:39 pm
Sunrise
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GaryCooper »
November 26th, 2022, 11:13 am
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look at – Sunrise (1927)
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November 28th, 2022, 7:41 pm
By the Law (1926)
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BunnyWhit »
November 19th, 2022, 2:50 pm
By the Law (1926) is a Soviet chamber film written by Lev Kuleshov and Viktor Shklovsky and directed by Kuleshov. It is based on two short stories by...
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November 23rd, 2022, 7:59 pm
Classic Movie Travels: Betty Compson
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GaryCooper »
November 18th, 2022, 10:29 am
Betty Compson was born Eleanor Luicime Compson on March 19, 1897, in Beaver, Utah. Her parents were Virgil and Mary Compson. Her father worked as a...
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Last post by GaryCooper
November 18th, 2022, 10:29 am
A Florida Enchantment (1914)
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EP Millstone »
November 6th, 2022, 3:38 pm
A Florida Enchantment is notable for several reasons:
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November 7th, 2022, 6:58 pm
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October 28th, 2022, 9:08 am
James Cagney's pre-code films
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CoffeeDan »
March 26th, 2018, 11:24 am
Years ago, when I read James Cagney's autobiography Cagney by Cagney , I was rather disheartened by his dismissal of his pre-code work (up to 1934)....
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Last post by movieman1957
August 29th, 2019, 6:05 pm
Convention City- Maybe Still Out There?
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Lzcutter »
October 30th, 2011, 5:35 pm
Convention City , a sparkling pre-code with an all-star cast that includes Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Mary Astor and Adolph Menjou, has long been...
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May 1st, 2018, 5:15 pm
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March 26th, 2018, 3:23 pm
Harold Lloyd
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myrnaloyisdope »
April 30th, 2009, 11:04 pm
So I've discovered the films of Harold Lloyd, by means of the Harold Lloyd Collection I purchased from amazon.co.uk. I got the UK version because it...
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April 25th, 2016, 8:28 pm
Best Prints?
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HowardRoarkSheffield »
August 18th, 2013, 10:44 am
Hi, I recently watched the 1922 Sherlock Holmes film with John Barrymore. And if you know me you know my constant hunt to watch more and more of Mr...
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December 23rd, 2015, 5:23 pm
THE WIND
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mrsl »
April 26th, 2015, 6:56 pm
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March 2nd, 2015, 2:56 pm
Buster Keaton
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MichiganJ »
December 13th, 2010, 7:07 pm
I'm slowly and systematically re-watching the films of Buster Keaton. My plan was to watch them in the order they were released, but instead am...
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November 22nd, 2014, 8:29 pm
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March 17th, 2014, 3:37 pm
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December 17th, 2013, 10:33 am
Gribiche (1926, J. Feyder)
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Ann Harding »
August 31st, 2011, 7:48 am
Yesterday Arte TV showed this delightful Feyder picture.
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November 7th, 2013, 12:06 pm
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October 16th, 2013, 11:39 am
Mary Pickford Film Discovered!
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moira finnie »
September 24th, 2013, 5:45 pm
Great News! A Mary Pickford film has been found and is now restored. This has been done by the same people at Keene State College in NH who unearthed...
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Last post by moira finnie
September 24th, 2013, 5:45 pm
Blancanieves-modern silent
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Countessdelave »
September 8th, 2013, 11:15 pm
Has anyone seen Blancanieves? It's a modern (2012) Spanish film, silent, 1:33 format, based upon the Snow White and the Seven Dwarves story. It just...
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September 9th, 2013, 6:05 am
Newbie silents
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SSO Admins »
July 9th, 2013, 12:14 am
I have a couple of friends I'm trying to convince of the value of silent film. If you were trying to convince someone that silents are a worthy and...
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August 31st, 2013, 10:02 am
The Tiger's Coat (1920)
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Saimo »
July 7th, 2013, 3:58 pm
Italian photographer/model/actress (1896-1942), Tina Modotti also starred in three American films between 1920 and 1922. Only the first, The Tiger's...
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Last post by Saimo
July 7th, 2013, 3:58 pm
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July 7th, 2013, 9:04 am
The Must Sees?
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HowardRoarkSheffield »
June 20th, 2013, 1:07 pm
I was just wondering on my way home, what are the 'must see' Silent and pre code films. You know, the ones if you don't watch before a certain age...
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Last post by EugeniaH
June 25th, 2013, 6:48 pm
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May 20th, 2013, 2:22 am
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May 13th, 2013, 12:08 pm
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May 11th, 2013, 9:19 am
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May 7th, 2013, 1:08 pm
Interview with Mae Murray from 1960
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Gagman 66 »
March 24th, 2013, 12:37 pm
:o Rare Radio interview with Silent Star Mae Murrary. She talks about the extravagant premiere of the original Silent version of PEACOCK ALLEY in...
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May 6th, 2013, 8:56 pm
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
March 19th, 2013, 7:59 pm
SAFETY LAST! on Blu-Ray June 18th!
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Gagman 66 »
March 18th, 2013, 5:58 pm
:) A very big announcement from The Criterion Collection. SAFETY LAST on Blu-ray in June. The first Harold Lloyd feature to make it to this format!...
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Last post by RedRiver
March 19th, 2013, 11:45 am
Two Big Lost Clara Bow films found?
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Gagman 66 »
March 17th, 2013, 1:38 pm
:o I've just seen the brand new BBC Clara Bow Documentary- HOLLYWOOD'S LOST LOVE GODDESS that premiered in December. What is this? I was dumbfounded...
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March 18th, 2013, 1:13 pm
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March 13th, 2013, 8:54 am
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