General Sites |
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NOTE: This page is currently being reworked to remove many old dead
links and to add many new links!
If a website goes to the Wayback Machine on archive.org, then the
original website is no longer live on the Internet. |
Bear Manor Books |
Publisher of many books on silent and clasic films |
Celluloid Dinosaurs |
A history of dinosaur movies has a filmography of all silent films
featuring dinosaurs. (The website is gone, but it is available
through the Internet Wayback website.) |
Domitor |
International association dedicated to the study of early cinema
(pre-1916). In English and French. |
Intertitle-o-Rama |
Lists the intertitles (text) titles of many silent films. |
Japanese Index of Movies |
Information on silent films in and from Japan. From Matsuda Film
Productions. |
Movies Silently |
Fritzi Kramer's reviews, articles and videos celebrate silent and
sound films. |
Silent Era |
Comprehensive information on silent films, showings, theatres, and
videos as well as performer and director filmographies. |
Silent-ology |
A huge collection of articles by Lea Stans on all kinds of silent
film topics. |
Silents
Are Golden |
Great articles on different silent film topics, plus a list of
available feature films on video. |
The Silents Majority
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The most comprehensive site on the web with information on silent
performers, directors, cameramen, writers, plus many reviews of
videos and other information. (No longer active, but available
through the Internet Archive.) |
Individual Stars |
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Arbucklemania |
David Pearson's tribute to Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. |
Bartine Burkett |
An early co-star of Buster Keaton. |
Louise Brooks
Society |
Tons of information on this sexy star. |
The Clara Bow
Page |
Information on this 1920's sex symbol.
(Ignore the big ad for Casinos in the Bahamas on the home page.) |
Lon
Chaney Home Page |
An excellent look at the master of macabre by Jon Mirsalis.
Includes an outstanding filmography. |
The World of
Charley Chase |
A look at this underrated Hal Roach comedian by Chase expert Yair
Solan. |
Chaplin Film
Locations THEN and NOW |
Take a trip to the actual sites of Charles Chaplin's films. |
Davie Gerstein's Charlie Chaplin Home Page |
A comprehensive look at Charlie Chaplin. |
The Pauline
Frederick Website |
Biography and Filmography of this silent diva, by Great de Groat. |
The Official Website of
Lillian Gish |
Official website of the Lillian Gish estate. |
William S. Hart
Ranch and Museum |
Information on this western star's house and collections. |
Gareth Hughes: The First
Welsh Film Star |
A tribute to the Wesh actor who appeared in may 1920s films, and
became a missionary later in life. |
The Alice
Joyce Website |
Site devoted to this silent film actress, by Great de Groat. |
The Damfinos |
Site of the International Buster Keaton society. |
Harold Lloyd
Trust |
Official website of the Harold Lloyd trust includes showings of his
films, film rental, and a Lloyd message board. |
Laurel & Hardy
Central |
Includes a separate page on each film. |
Boston Brats Laurel & Hardy Appreciation Society |
Boston, MA chapter of the Sons of the Desert. |
The Laurel &
Hardy Society: Way Out West tent |
All kinds of great information on Stan and Babe. |
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Sons of
the Desert New York Founding Tent |
The original "tent" of the Laurel and Hardy fan club. |
Nita Naldi |
A popular Vamp of the silent screen. |
Looking for
Mabel |
Marilyn Slater's Mabel Normand website not only is packed full of
photos and information, but you can buy DVDs of Normand's films. |
Mabel
Normand Home Page |
Includes MIDI music files of the sheet music featuring Mabel. |
Al St. John Official
Website |
Annichen Skaren's tribute to this silent film comedian, and western
film sidekick. |
The Norma Talmadge Website |
Biography and filmography of this important star. |
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Falcon
Lair: The Rudolph Valentino Home Page |
Everything that you ever wanted to know about Rudy. |
Henry B.
Walthall Tribute |
Filmography and photos on this actor who starred in BIRTH OF A
NATION and had a long career. |
Conrad Veidt Home Page |
Devoted to this German actor who was in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
and Casablanca. |
Anna May
Wong |
Website for the Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow
Willows documentary by Elaine Mae Woo |
The Clara
Kimball Young Website |
Filmography, biography, and magazine articles on this actress from
the 'teens. |
Behind the
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Individual
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The
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari |
Kino's website for the 4K restoration of this film. |
The Golem in
Literature, Film, and Stage |
A history of THE GOLEM legend. |
The
Great Train Robbery |
History of this landmark 1903 Edison film. |
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Fantomas Lives |
Information on all of the Fantomas films from France and elsewhere. |
Fritz Lang's
Metropolis |
Eureka's website for the BluRay release of this film. |
Richard III (1912) |
New York Times story on the recovery of Richard III (1912). |
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Animation |
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The Bray
Animation Project |
Thomas Stathes' research into the Bray Animation Studio. |
David Gerstein's Classic Felix the Cat Page |
All kinds of Information on Felix the Cat including a Filmography
with videotape information. |
Origins of American Animation |
From the Library of Congress. |
Early Film
Companies |
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Edison Motion Picture and Sound Recordings |
From the Library of Congress. |
Edison National
Historic Site Information |
Includes information on the "Black Maria". |
Lubin
and Betzwood Studios |
"The King of the Movies", Film Pioneer Siegmund Lubin and the
Betzwood Studio. |
Thanhouser
Company Film Preservation |
Information and videos on this early film studio. |
Film
Databases |
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The All-Movie
Guide |
Not as comprehensive as the IMDB, but it does have good sypnoses and
critiques. |
AFI Catalog of Silent Films |
Search the American Film Institute catalog of features and shorts
(before 1912) for credits, storylines, themes, and review
information. |
Internet Movie
DataBase |
Monster on-line database with great serach functions. |
Film
Archives, Museums and Preservation |
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American Film Institute |
Not an archive, but it assists and finds funding for preserving
films when not producing silly TV shows. |
American Museum
of the Moving Image |
A fun film museum in Astoria, New York. |
British Film
Institute |
An archive with large holdings of early British and American films. |
Bucky Grim's Film History, Preservation, Conservation and Resources
Page |
Excellent resource on film preservation. |
The Cinema Museum |
This museum in the Kennington area of London has a huge collection of
movie photos, magazines, posters, cameras, and movie theater
equipment. It was also the poor house where Charlie and Syd Chaplin
stayed briefly as children. |
Cinémathèque
Fraiçaise |
In French. |
Cinémathèque Québécoise |
Quebec, Montreal Film Archive. Most pages are in French, but
some are available in English and Spanish. |
Eye Film Museum |
Film museum and archive in Amsterdam. In English and Dutch. |
FIAF |
Internation Federation of Film Archives, in English, French and
Spanish. |
George
Eastman House |
Film Archive in Syracuse, New York, USA. |
Kennington Bioscope |
Bi-weekly silent film screenings (and presentations by historians) at
the Cinema Museum in London. |
Library of Congress
Audio/Visual Preservation |
The top level page for all the US Library of Congress resources. |
Library of Congress Motion
Picture and Television Reading Room |
Articles on motion picture preservation and the National Film
Registry. |
Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater |
Regular Saturday night screenings in Culpeper, Virginia that
sometimes feature silent films. |
Museum
of Modern Art |
This New York museum is one of the oldest archives in the world. |
Northeast Historic Film |
A moving image archive specializing in Northern New England
producers. |
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Pacific Film Archives |
Search the film and document image database. |
Screensound Australia |
National screen and sound archive of Australia. |
UCLA Film &
Television Archive |
This collection may also be searched via telnet. |
UCLA Film & Television Archive search |
Search the UCLA Archive film and video holdings. |
UK
National Media Museum |
Has many early film devices on exhibit. |
The New
Zealand Film Archive |
Includes a search function. |
Technical
Information |
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Early Color Motion Picture Processes |
Information and Examples from the American Widescreen Museum. |
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One Hundred Years of Film Sizes |
Information on different film gauges used through the years |
Film
Festivals |
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Australia's Silent
Film Festival |
Regular screenings of silent films in Sydney, NSW, Australia. |
Bristol
Silents |
Old website for the group now know as South West
Silents. See below for thier current website. |
Cinecon |
Held every Labor Day Weekend in Hollywood, CA. They specialize
in very rare silent and early sound films. |
Cinefest |
Held every March in Syracuse, NY. The final festival was in 2015. |
Cinestation |
This festival was held every September in Michigan, but has ended. |
Cinevent Classic
Film Convention |
Held every May in Columbus, OH. |
Denver Silent Film
Festival |
An annual silent film festival held every April in Denver Colorado. |
Kansas
Silent Film Festival |
Free festival held every February in Topeka, KS. |
Pordenone Silent
Film Festival |
Giant silents-only film festival held every October in Sacile,
Italy. |
San Francisco
Silent Film Festival |
Held one weekend in July in San Francisco, CA. |
The Silent Clowns |
Monthly film series at the Library of Performing Arts in New York
City. Normally the program features silent comedies. |
Slapsticon |
Film festival that focuses on
silent and sound short comedies. Has not been held lately. |
South West Silents |
This groups hosts the UK's Slapstick Festival each year. |
TCM Classic Film Festival |
Yearly classic film festival in Hollywood California features glitzy
guests and social events. |
Toronto Film Society |
This Canadian society has regularly scheduled shows in Toronto, ON,
Canada, plus a yearly trip to the George Eastman House Archive. |
Yorkshire Silent Film
Festival |
An annual silent film festival in the Yorkshire, England area, plus
single shows throughout the year. |
News Films |
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America
at Work/America at Leisure |
From the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection. |
Inside
an American Family: Films of the Westinghouse Works 1904 |
From the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection. |
The Last
Days of a President: Films of McKinley and the Pan-American
Exposition, 1901 |
From the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection. |
The Life of
a City: Early Films of New York 1898-1906 |
From the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection. |
San Francisco |
Early San Francisco and films of the 1906 Earthquake, from the
Library of Congress. |
The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures |
From the Library of Congress Paper Print Collection. |
Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film |
From the Library of Congress. |
Silent
Film Music |
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Alloy
Orchestra |
This eclectic group plays for some silent film DVDs, as well as
showings around the country. |
Jeff Rapsis /
Silent Film Music |
Jeff plays shows all over the northeast part of the USA, plus the
Kansas Silent Film Festival each year. |
Mont Alto Motion
Picture Orchestra |
This ensemble plays for many silent film DVD releases, plus the
Kansas Silent Film Festival, the Buster Keaton Festival, and the
Chautauqua Silent Film Festival. |
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
This group plays occasional showings, plus they have a CD available. |
Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra |
Another great small ensemble that accompanies silent
films. |
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Newsgroups
and Bulletin Boards |
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alt.comedy.laurel-hardy |
Newsgroup - although mostly full of spam now |
alt.movies.chaplin |
Newsgroup - although mostly full of spam now |
alt.movies.silent |
Newsgroup - although mostly full of spam now |
Golden Silents |
General discussion board about films. This board was closed down due
to venturing into off-topic subjects like politics, but is still
there with a few of the original members. |
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Vintage Movie Poster
Forum |
Talk about movie posters and sell them to other collectors. |
Nitrateville |
A serious discussion board about silent and pre-1960 sound films.
It includes classic film news and screening information. |
Silver Screen Oasis |
This discussion board focuses on Classic Hollywood films, including
films from the silent era. |
Turner Classic Movies Silent Film board |
The cable TV channel that shows the most silent films. |
16mmfilmtalk.com |
For questions and answers about 16mm film collecting. |