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Silent
see all genres ›The silent era stretches from cinema's beginnings in the late 1800s through the late-1920s in the U.S. (and into the mid-1930s in Japan) when sound became the industry standard. Silent films are often distinguished for their visual sophistication. Really, a silent film can be made in any era: a silent film is merely one made without synchronized dialogue. Several filmmakers continue to produce silent films to better focus attention on the visual components of cinema.
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SUB-GENRES · Silent Action/Adventure · Silent Comedy · Silent Crime · Silent Documentary · Silent Drama · Silent Fantasy · Silent Horror · Silent Science Fiction · Silent War · Silent Western
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Cops
One of Buster Keaton's greatest and most famous comedies, COPS is universally enjoyed for the inventive comedy and amazing chase sequences. However, its darker aspects (Keaton's use of an anarchists bomb risked painful reminders of the horse and wagon, similar to the one Buster drives, that carried a bomb into New York city's...Start your free trial to watch
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Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Although prize fighting was illegal in every state in the Union, boxing was a national obsession. James J. Corbett, the heavyweight champion who had defeated the great John L. Sullivan, was not only a sports hero but a stage star (and, for women, a matinee idol). The Corbett-Courtney fight was far and away...Start your free trial to watch
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A Corner in Wheat
A CORNER IN WHEAT, adapted from the Frank Norris novel THE PIT, tells the story of a business man who corners the market on wheat, creating bread lines and despair in the process. This D.W. Griffith short was chosen by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry in the 1990s.Start your free trial to watch
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A Cottage on Dartmoor
A COTTAGE ON DARTMOOR is perhaps the most significant rediscovery. A tense, shocking thriller that stylistically evokes the early films of Alfred Hitchcock and the masterworks of Russian and German silent cinema, it is also an innovative work in its own right. From the dramatic opening night scenes on the...Start your free trial to watch
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The Count of Monte Cristo
A complete performance of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO filmed as a stage play with curtains between the five acts: Act I. "The Sailor's Return," Act II. "Twenty Years Later," Act III. "Dantes Starts on His Mission of Vengeance," Act IV. "Dantes as the Count of Monte Cristo," Act V. "Dantes Accuses His...Start your free trial to watch
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Cowards Bend the Knee
Adapted from a ten-part peephole installation, COWARDS BEND THE KNEE is jam-packed with enough kinetically photographed action to seem like a never-ending cliffhanger. In this twisted and poisoned wish-fulfillment, the mythomaniacal Guy Maddin casts 'himself' (actually, Darcy Fehr) as a hockey sniper made...Start your free trial to watch
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Crazy Like a Fox
Arranged marriages can be tricky. In this Charley Chase short, the potential groom attempts to convince his arranged bride and her parents to believe that he's gone off the deep-end in order to cancel the wedding. Not satisfied with a simple misunderstanding, director Leo McCarey allows the whole thing to...Start your free trial to watch
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Crossed Wires
In the spirit of the enormously popular mystery and crime pulps of the day, CROSSED WIRES is a suspense picture with a flair for good storytelling and stylistic innovation, strikingly similar to the later filmmaking style of Hitchcock. An innocent man is accused and convicted of murder, and when the facts finally surface, the...Start your free trial to watch
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Cruel, Cruel Love
Charles Chaplin, dressed in a top hat and frock coat and sporting a large moustache, plays a gentleman of means in this unusual comedy. The gentleman is a happy and attentive lover until his fiancee (Minta Durfee) ends their engagement after she believes she has caught him in a compromising situation with...Start your free trial to watch
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The Cry of the Children
THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN is the most famous and best documented of all Thanhouser films. In its day it was recognized as one of the most important expressions of the pre-World War One reform movement, in particular child labor. Perhaps because the uncompromising content drew all the attention, the film was...Start your free trial to watch
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Cymbeline
Southern California locations vividly suggest both elemental pre-Roman Britain and classical Rome. An energetic cinematic pacing and intimacy show rapidly improving narrative technique and realism well beyond the limitations of the stage. Especially cinematic are the bedchamber scene in the first reel, with its intimate...Start your free trial to watch
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Cyrano de Bergerac
Probably the first color and sound film, the duel scene from CYRANO DE BERGERAC was filmed by Clément Maurice with Coquelin Ainé for the Phono-Cinema-Theatre at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900. The sound was prerecorded on a wax cylinder and synchronization depended on the projectionist's skill.Start your free trial to watch
