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The Silent Film Project e t 02-28-2018 Films that have completed scanning:Th Silen Film Project TITLE YEAR STUDIO DIRECTOR STAR e 13AdventuresWashington of BillSquare and [1921]1928 UniversalPathegram MelvilleRobert N.W. BradburyBrown JeanBob SteeleHersholt Alic Joyce Bob, The (Skunk, The) After the Storm (Poetic [1935] William Pizor Edgar Guest, Al Shayne Gems) African Dreams [1922] Agent (AKA The Yellow 1922 Vitagraph Larry Semon Larry Semon Fear), The Aladdin And The 1917 Fox Film C. M. Franklin Francis Carpenter Wonderful Lamp (Aladdin) Alexandria 1921 Burton Burton Holmes Holmes An Evening With Edgar A. [1938] Jam Handy Louis Marlowe Edgar A. Guest Guest Animals of the Cat Tribe 1932 Eastman Teaching Films Arizona Cyclone, The 1934 Imperial Prod. Robert E. Tansey Wally Wales Aryan, The 1916 Triangle William S. Hart William S. Hart At First Sight 1924 Hal Roach J A. Howe Charley Chase Auntie's Portrait 1914 Vitagraph George D. Baker Ethel Lee, Sideny Drew Autumn (nature film) 1922 Babies Prohibited 1913 Thanhouser Lila Chester Barbed Wire 1927 Paramount Rowland V. Lee Pola Negri Barnyard Cavalier 1922 Christie Bobby Vernon Barnyard Wedding [1920] Hal Roach Battle of the Century 1927 Hal Roach Clyde Bruckman Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel Bebe Daniels & Ben Lyon 1931- Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon home movies 1935 Bell Boy 13 1923 Thomas Ince William Seiter Douglas Maclean Below The Deadline 1929 Chesterfield J. P. McGowan Frank Leigh Big Pal 1925 William John G. Adolfi William Russell Russell Blackhawk Silent Tailers / 1920- Blackhawk [Our Next Attraction] 1927 Black Sambo's Escape [1925] Keystone e al f e e f , e e f Th go o th Silent Film Project at th Library o Congress is to borrow catalog, digitally preserve, and ensur th availability o silent (and selected sound era) films for public viewing and research. e t Bob Wills Snader 1951Th SnaderSilen Film Project Bob Wills; Texas Playboys; Telescriptions Telescriptions Bobby Jones, The National 1920s Kodak Bobby Jones Golf Champion Cinegraph Border River 1919 Arrow Edgar Jones Edgar Jones Border Vengeance 1925 Aywon Harry Webb Jack Perrin Born to the Saddle - Trailer 1929 Universal Joseph Levigard Ted Wells Boyhood (Poetic Gems) [1935] William Pizor Edgar Guest, Al Shayne Braveheart 1925 DeMille Alan Hale Rod La Rocque Brothers 1929 Rayart Scott Pembroke Cornelius Keefe Brute Island AKA McVeagh 1914 Alliance Harry Carey of the South Seas Calgary Stampede, The 1925 Universal Herbert Blache Hoot Gibson [Carbon Arc Demo] Orlux Carrying the Mail 1934 Imperial Robert E. Tansey Wally Wales Celebrities at Sports [….] Bob Hope, Art Carney, Events Richard Nixon, Jimmy Dean, Gene Kelly. Charlatan, The 1929 Universal George Melford Holmes Herbert Charley on the Farm 1919 Universal Pat Sullivan Cheer Up 1924 Educational Stephen Roberts Cliff Bowes, Virginia Vance Chesterfield Story, The 1940 Jam Handy Cheyenne (Trailer) 1929 First National Albert Rogell Ken Maynard Childhood of Jack 1910 Thanhouser Harkway, The Circus Today 1926 Mack Sennett Del Lord Clear The Decks 1929 Universal Joseph E. Henabery Reginald Denny Collection of Burton 1919- Burton Burton Holmes Holmes travelogues, A 1921 Holmes Combat. (fragment - 1927 Burton King Albert Hiatt George Walsh released as Fighting Men). Prod. Coming Of Amos, The 1925 DeMille Paul Sloane Rod La Rocque Coney Island: New York's 1920s Empire Safety Playground Company e al f e e f , e e f Th go o th Silent Film Project at th Library o Congress is to borrow catalog, digitally preserve, and ensur th availability o silent (and selected sound era) films for public viewing and research. e t Cook, Papa, Cook 1928Th EducationalSilen FilmWallaceProject McDonald Henry Murdock, Lucille Pictures Hutton, Eva Thatcher Cornfed 1924 Christie Gilbert Pratt Bobby Vernon Comedies Cotton Pickin Time (silent) [….] Couldn't Live without you [1935] William Pizor Edgar Guest, Al Shayne (Poetic Gems) Crossed Swords 1954 United Artists Milton Krims Errol Flynn Cupid vs Cigarettes 1918 Paul Killiams Anna Lehr, Jack Brammel, releases Virginia Westbrook DANCING LADY 1933 MGM Robert Z. Leonard Joan Crawford, Clark Gable Daring Deeds 1927 Rayart Duke Worne Billy Sullivan (William Pictures Gordon, Jr.) Daughter of the 1913 Walter Hiers Walter Hiers Wilderness Comedies David Shepard Home 1942- David Shepard Movies / [On Riverside 1943 Drive, 1943] Detectin' [1927] Carlton King Martin Justice Carlton King Prod. Devil's Island 1926 Chadwick Frank O'connor Pauline Frederick Pictures (Jeannette Picto) Diamond Cutters of 1928 Burton Burton Holmes Amsterdam Holmes Dixie 1935 Ardelle Bobby Davis Paradise Studios Double Whoopee 1929 Hal Roach Lewis Foster Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy Dress Parade 1927 DeMille Donald Crisp William Boyd, Bessie Love Dynamite Dan 1924 Aywon Bruce Mitchell Kenneth Mcdonald Early Hollywood [1923] Production Footage Early in the Morning [1935] William Pizor Edgar Guest, Al Shayne (Poetic Gems) East Side--West Side 1923 Principal Irving Cummings Eileen Percy, Kenneth Pictures Harlan Electric Starter 1924 e al f e e f , e e f Th go o th Silent Film Project at th Library o Congress is to borrow catalog, digitally preserve, and ensur th availability o silent (and selected sound era) films for public viewing and research. e t Elephant and the donkey, [1968]Th Silen Film Project The(Wallace for President) Epic of Everest 1924 J.B.L. Noel Andrew Irvine Eyes Right 1926 Goodwill Louis Chaudet Francis X. Bushman, Jr. False Road, The 1920 Artcraft Fred Niblo Enid Bennett, Edith Yorke Family Album 1930s BS Prod. Paul Barralet Famous People at Play 30s Western James Wellington, Electric narrator; Will Rogers Farmer's Fatal Folly 1933 Fox Film Harry J. Edwards Moran & Mack Fast Black 1924 Hal Roach Billy Engle Fatal Mistake, The 1924 Columbia Scott Dunlap William Fairbanks Feast of Ishtar, The 1926 Paramount Raoul Walsh Greta Nissen (Tisha) (fragment of the Wanderer) Fighting American, The 1924 Universal Tom Forman Pat O'malley FIGHTING EAGLE, THE 1927 DeMille Donald Crisp Rod La Rocque Fighting Westerner, The 1935 Paramount Charles Barton Charles Chic Sale (aka Rocky Mountain Mystery) Film Inspection by 1950s Harwald Machine AKA: The Inspect- company o-film Editor Flying High (the 1929 Universal Ben Holmes George Lewis Collegians) Forbidden Woman, The 1927 DeMille Paul L. Stein Jetta Goudal Fourth Commandment, 1927 Universal Emory Johnson Henry Victor (Gordon The Graham) Four Feathers, The 1929 Paramount Merian C. Cooper Richard Arlen (Harry Feversham) Four Times Foiled 1919 C. L. Chester [William S. Snooky the Humanzee Productions Campbell] Chimp Fort Rupert 1951 Kwakiyutal Indians Freckles 1935 RKO Radio Edward Killy Tom Brown (Freckles) Pictures, Inc. Friend In Need, A (excerpt 1925 Hal Roach Richard E. Wallace Clyde Cook of Starvation Blues). Studios, Inc. Frogland 1923 Kodak Wladyslaw Cinegraph Starewicz Frontier Trail, The 1926 Pathe Scott R. Dunlap Harry Carey (Jim Cardigan) (fragment). e al f e e f , e e f Th go o th Silent Film Project at th Library o Congress is to borrow catalog, digitally preserve, and ensur th availability o silent (and selected sound era) films for public viewing and research. e t Gateway to the West, The 1924Th YaleSilen FilmWebsterProject Campbell Arthur Vinton, Charles University Graham Getting Gertie's Goat 1924 Sydney Scott Dorothy Devore Giants Vs. Yanks (Our 1923 Hal Roach Robert F. Mickey Daniels Gang) Studios McGowan God's Heaven 1943 Soundies / Geoge Washington Brown RCM Prod. Golden Trails (AKA the 1927 William Mix W.M. Bertram Dick Carter Golden Trail) Productions Good Bad Boy 1924 Principal Eddie Cline Joe Butterworth (Billy Pictures Benson) Good Morning, Judge 1922 Hal Roach Hal Roach Eddie Boland Studios Green as Grass 1923 Christie Film Scott Sidney Jimmie Adams Growth of the Cities and 1920 Society for their problems Visual Edu. Guardians Of The Wild 1928 Universal Henry Macrae Rex (Himself, A Horse) Gymnasium Jim 1922 Mack Sennett Roy Del Ruth Billy Bevan Half a Hero 1925 Fred Hibbard Billy Barty Half a Man AKA No sleep 1925 Mermaid Stan Laurel in the Deep Comedies Hazel form Hollywood 1923 Christie Film Dorothy Devore Hearst-Pathe News [….] Hearst-Pathe Alfredo Palacios, King [unknown issue] George V Helter Skelter 1929 Educational Charles Lamont Malcolm "Big Boy" Film Exchange Sebastian Here He Comes 1926 Sierra Pictures Travers Corby Earl Douglas Hero On Horseback, A 1927 Universal Del Andrews Hoot Gibson Hi Diddle Diddle 1943 United Artists Andrew Stone Dennis O’Keefe, Martha Scott, Billie Burke His Darker Self 1924 Hodkinson Jack Noble Albert L. Grey, Lloyd Corp Hamilton Hold Your Breath 1924 Christie Film Scott Sidney Dorothy Devore (The Girl) Hollywood Today AKA 1920s [Glen Photo] Lon Chaney, Sally O’Neill Hollywood: The Studios and The Stars e al f e e f , e e f Th go o th Silent Film Project at th Library o Congress is to borrow catalog, digitally preserve, and ensur th availability o silent (and selected sound era) films for public viewing and research. e t Hoofbeats Of Vengeance 1929Th UniversalSilen FilmHenryProject Macrae Rex (Himself, A Horse) Hoosier Schoolmaster, The 1924 Whitman Oliver L. Sellers Henry Hull Bennett Prod. Hoosier Schoolmaster, The 1935 Monogram Lewis D. Collins Norman Foster Pictures Corp. Hoosier Schoolmaster, The 1914 Alliance Films Max Figman Max Figman Hoot Gibson Rodeo 1935 Peerless Prod. Bob Newman Hoot Gibson Hot Frogs 1936 Hugh Harman How To Handle Women 1928 Universal William J. Craft Glenn Tryon (fragment) Hunchback Of Notre 1923 Universal Wallace Worsley Lon Chaney (Quasimodo) Dame, The Hurricane Hal 1925 Ermine Prod. Paul Hurst Jack Meehan Hushed Hour, The 1919 Harry Garson Edmund Mortimer Ice Flood, The 1926 Universal George B. Seitz Kenneth Harlan Iced Bullet, The 1917 Triangle Reginald Barker William Desmond If I had a Hammer [1964] Scopitone Debbie Reynolds In and Around New York [1925] Kodak Gardiner Wells City Cinegraph In the Air with the R.A.F. Hollywood Film R.A.F.
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