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GreedGreed (1925) Recommended
Dir. Erich von Stroheim
Feat. ZaSu Pitts, Gibson Gowland, Jean Hersholt
One of the great silent masterpieces paints a savagely ironical portrait of a mismatched marriage in oldtime San Francisco, ruined through greed of…
Lost World, TheLost World, The (1925)
Dir. Harry Hoyt
Feat. Bessie Love, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone
An inventive precursor to KING KONG, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's adventure story. Prehistoric monsters abound in this showcase of pioneering…
Wizard of Oz, TheWizard of Oz, The (1922)
Dir. Larry Semon
Feat. Oliver Hardy, Larry Semon
Original adaptation of the L Frank Baum story, conjures up more laughs than the Judy Garland version, with Oliver Hardy as the Tin–Man, and…
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20s (1920-1929)
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
A Robert Youngson compilation of shorts from the formidable comedy duo.
Mark of Zorro, The (1920)
Dir. Fred Niblo
Feat. Douglas Fairbanks
First outing for the Californian masked righter–of–wrongs established Douglas Fairbanks' swashbuckling screen persona in the public eye.…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 4Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 4 (The Kid Brother, Bumping into Broadway, Billy Blazes Esq.) (1919-1927) Recommended
Dir. Ted Wilde, J A Howe, Hal Roach
Feat. Harold Lloyd
Three classic Harold Lloyd features/shorts. Includes THE KID BROTHER, one of Lloyd's best comedies; he plays an unappreciated sibling in a family…
Burlesque On CarmenBurlesque On Carmen (1916)
Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ben Turpin
A twist ending highlights Chaplin's second 'feature' in which his forlorn soldier is loved and left by a gypsy girl.
CarmenCarmen (1915)
Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. Geraldine Farrar, Wallace Reid
From prolific Hollywood pioneer Cecil B. De Mille, this was one of his many early works that brought famous plays and novels to the screen. Opera…
Laffing Gas (1914-1929) Recommended
Dir. Various
Feat. Charles Chaplin
Prime comic–narcotic from the early days of the movies and the heyday of Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Harold Llyod, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and…
Early Cinema - Primitives and PioneersEarly Cinema - Primitives and Pioneers (1895-1910)
A must for cinephiles, historians and the simply curious, this two–volume set of early silent films features rare and important works from…

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