An archive of articles on the silent era of world cinema.
Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company.
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CONTEMPORARY ARTICLES
When Mary Pickford Came to Me
The king of the stage writes about the queen of the movies.
by David Belasco
The Star Soubrette
Edna Purviance, Charlie Chaplin’s leading lady.
by John H. Blackwood
Virginia’s Real
Miss Bradford Would Rather Act Than Be Under Contract
by Cedric Belfrage
Little Stars, Part IV
Miriam Battista, Jane and Katherine Lee, Kittens Reichert and Lorna Volare
The Dual Personality of An Actress
Actress Cleo Madison
The Talking Picture
by Hugh Hoffman
The Outlook (for 1923)
by Joe Dannenberg
PHOTOPLAY STORIES
The Garden of Shadows (1916)
by Grace Oppen
The Quack Quakers (1916)
by Montanye Perry
MODERN ARTICLES
Desert Winds and Smouldering Fires
Lokke Heiss reviews the 2018 Pordenone Festival of Silent Film.
by Lokke Heiss
Sacred Fires and Hungry Kisses
Lokke Heiss reviews the 2017 Pordenone Festival of Silent Film.
by Lokke Heiss
Glorious Heights and Wounded Hearts
Lokke Heiss reviews the 2016 Pordenone Festival of Silent Film.
by Lokke Heiss
Kind Hearts and Cruel Comforts
Lokke Heiss reviews the 2013 Pordenone Festival of Silent Film.
by Lokke Heiss
New Babylon Revisited
Lokke Heiss reviews the 2011 Pordenone Festival of Silent Film.
by Lokke Heiss
Merry Widows and Silent Sleuths
Lokke Heiss reviews the 2009 Pordenone Festival of Silent Film.
by Lokke Heiss
An Interview with Silent Film Composer Ekkehard Wölk
The German jazz and classical pianist discusses music composition for silent films.
by Ehsan Khoshbakht
Crazy Rays and Scattered Shadows
Lokke Heiss reports on the 2007 Pordenone Festival of Silent Film.
by Lokke Heiss
The Suffering Earth and a Light from the East
Lokke Heiss takes a look the 2005 Pordenone Festival of Silent Film.
by Lokke Heiss
Sweet Dreams Are Made of These
Lokke Heiss reports from the 2004 San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
by Lokke Heiss
Far Away, So Close
Lokke Heiss reports from the 2003 Pordenone Silent Film Festival in Sacile, Italy.
by Lokke Heiss
Divine Grace and a Touch of the Devil
Lokke Heiss reports from the 2003 San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
by Lokke Heiss
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Lokke Heiss reports from the 2002 Pordenone Silent Film Festival in Sacile, Italy.
by Lokke Heiss
Winsor McCay The Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics
A shot-by-shot comparison of two prints, available on home video, of Winsor McCay’s
1911 animation experiment.
by Carl Bennett
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