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Days of Thrills and LaughterDays of Thrills and Laughter (1961) Recommended
Dir. Various
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charles Chaplin
The third in Robert Youngson's trilogy of definitive compilations of silent comedy, this time with swashbuckling action to match the outrageous…
When Comedy Was KingWhen Comedy Was King (1960) Recommended
Dir. Various
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel
Second anthology of priceless silent comedy from complier Robert Youngson features excerpts from the likes of Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel & Hardy,…
Golden Age of Comedy, TheGolden Age of Comedy, The (1957) Recommended
Dir. Various
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Ben Turpin
Perfect introduction to the world of silent comedy, this is the first of three celebrated compilations from cinephile Robert Youngson. Hailed as…
Diary of a Lost GirlDiary of a Lost Girl (1929) Recommended
Dir. G.W. Pabst
Feat. Louise Brooks
Exceptional follow–up to the eye–opening PANDORA’S BOX, with Louise Brooks again provoking disorder with her unrestrained vitality and…
October : 10 Days That Shook the World (1928)
Dir. Sergei Eisenstein
Feat. Nikandrov , N. Popov, Boris Livanov
A brilliant reconstruction of the momentous events of 1917, when revolutionary soldiers overthrew the provisional Government bringing Lenin and the…
Cat and the Canary, TheCat and the Canary, The (1927)
Dir. Paul Leni
Feat. Laura La Plante, Tully Marshall
Seminal haunted house flick centres around the gathering of greedy contestants to the will of a rich relative. Imaginative thrills are executed with…
ItIt (1927) Recommended
Dir. Clarence Badger
Feat. Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno, Gary Cooper
Clara Bow sprang to stardom in this silent comedy, using ‘it’ to gold–dig department–store boss Antonio Moreno. Memorable for its…
WingsWings (1927) Recommended
Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Clara Bow, Charles Rogers, Gary Cooper
Renowned silent film represents the epic struggles of the allied airforces in WWI, with brilliant aerial sequences, battle recreations and several…
MotherMother (1926) Recommended
Dir. Vsevolod Pudovkin
Feat. Vera Baranovskaya, Nikolai Batalov
In one of the masterpieces of early Russian cinema, a fable of pre–revolutionary worker–resistance and Tsarist oppression is heightened…
Son of the SheikSon of the Sheik (1926)
Dir. George Fitzmaurice
Feat. Rudolph Valentino
Rudolf Valentino's most famous and best outing is a high camp romp in the desert in which he plays the dual role of father and son, no doubt to…

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