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The Silent Film Project Films that have completed scanning – Significant titles in bold: May 1, 2018 TITLE YEAR STUDIO DIRECTOR STAR 1. [1934 Walt Disney Promo] 1934 Disney 2. 13 Washington Square 1928 Universal Melville W. Brown Alice Joyce 3. Adventures of Bill and [1921] Pathegram Robert N. Bradbury Bob Steele Bob, The (Skunk, The) 4. African Dreams [1922] 5. After the Storm (Poetic [1935] William Pizor Edgar Guest, Gems) Al Shayne 6. Agent (AKA The Yellow 1922 Vitagraph Larry Semon Larry Semon Fear), The 7. Aladdin And The 1917 Fox Film C. M. Franklin Francis Wonderful Lamp Carpenter 8. Alexandria 1921 Burton Holmes Burton Holmes 9. An Evening With Edgar A. [1938] Jam Handy Louis Marlowe Edgar A. Guest Guest 10. Animals of the Cat Tribe 1932 Eastman Teaching 11. Arizona Cyclone, The 1934 Imperial Prod. Robert E. Tansey Wally Wales 12. Aryan, The 1916 Triangle William S. Hart William S. Hart 13. At First Sight 1924 Hal Roach J A. Howe Charley Chase 14. Auntie's Portrait 1914 Vitagraph George D. Baker Ethel Lee 15. Autumn (nature film) 1922 16. Babies Prohibited 1913 Thanhouser Lila Chester 17. Barbed Wire 1927 Paramount Rowland V. Lee Pola Negri 18. Barnyard Cavalier 1922 Christie Bobby Vernon 19. Barnyard Wedding [1920] Hal Roach 20. Battle of the Century 1927 Hal Roach Clyde Bruckman Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel 21. A Beast at Bay 1912 Biograph D.W. Griffith Mary Pickford 22. Bebe Daniels & Ben Lyon 1931- Bebe Daniels, home movies 1935 Ben Lyon 23. Bell Boy 13 1923 Thomas Ince William Seiter Douglas Maclean 24. Below The Deadline 1929 Chesterfield J. P. McGowan Frank Leigh The goal of the Silent Film Project at the Library of Congress is to borrow, catalog, digitally preserve, and ensure the availability of silent (and selected sound era) films for public viewing and research. The Silent Film Project 25. Big Pal 1925 William Russell John G. Adolfi William Russell 26. Blackhawk Silent Tailers / 1920- Blackhawk [Our Next Attraction] 1927 27. Black Sambo's Escape [1925] Keystone 28. Bob Wills Snader 1951 Snader Bob Wills Telescriptions (x 6) Telescriptions 29. Bobby Jones, The 1920s Kodak Cinegraph Bobby Jones National Golf Champion 30. Border River 1919 Arrow Edgar Jones Edgar Jones 31. Border Vengeance 1925 Aywon Harry Webb Jack Perrin 32. Born to the Saddle Trailer 1929 Universal Joseph Levigard Ted Wells 33. Boyhood (Poetic Gems) [1935] William Pizor Edgar Guest 34. Braveheart 1925 DeMille Alan Hale Rod La Rocque 35. Brother for Sale 1930 Universal Baby Snookums 36. Brothers 1929 Rayart Scott Pembroke Cornelius Keefe 37. Brute Island AKA 1914 Alliance Harry Carey McVeagh of the South Seas 38. By the Sun’s Rays 1914 Nestor Film Co. Charles Giblyn Lon Chaney 39. Calgary Stampede, The 1925 Universal Herbert Blache Hoot Gibson 40. [Carbon Arc Demo] Orlux 41. Carrying the Mail 1934 Imperial Robert E. Tansey Wally Wales 42. Celebrities at Sports [….] Bob Hope, Events Gene Kelly. 43. Charlatan, The 1929 Universal George Melford Holmes Herbert 44. Charley on the Farm 1919 Universal Pat Sullivan 45. Cheer Up 1924 Educational Stephen Roberts Cliff Bowes, 46. Chesterfield Story, The 1940 Jam Handy 47. Cheyenne (Trailer) 1929 First National Albert Rogell Ken Maynard 48. Childhood of Jack 1910 Thanhouser Harkway, The 49. Circus Today 1926 Mack Sennett Del Lord 50. Clear The Decks 1929 Universal Joseph E. Reginald Henabery Denny The goal of the Silent Film Project at the Library of Congress is to borrow, catalog, digitally preserve, and ensure the availability of silent (and selected sound era) films for public viewing and research. The Silent Film Project 51. Collection of Burton 1919- Burton Holmes Burton Holmes Holmes travelogues, A 1921 52. Combat. (Fragment - 1927 Burton King Prod. Albert Hiatt George AKA Fighting Men). Walsh 53. Coming Of Amos, The 1925 DeMille Paul Sloane Rod La Rocque 54. Coney Island: New York's 1920s Empire Safety Playground Company 55. Cook, Papa, Cook 1928 Educational Pic. Wallace McDonald Henry Murdock 56. Cornfed 1924 Christie Comedies Gilbert Pratt Bobby Vernon 57. Cotton Pickin Time 58. Couldn't Live without you [1935] William Pizor Edgar Guest, (Poetic Gems) Al Shayne 59. Crossed Swords 1954 United Artists Milton Krims Errol Flynn 60. Cupid vs Cigarettes 1918 Paul Killiam Anna Lehr 61. DANCING LADY 1933 MGM Robert Z. Leonard Clark Gable 62. Daring Deeds 1927 Rayart Pictures Duke Worne Billy Sullivan 63. Daughter of the 1913 Walter Hiers Walter Hiers Wilderness Comedies 64. David Shepard Home 1942- David Movies / [On Riverside 1943 Shepard Drive, 1943] 65. Detectin' [1927] Carlton King Prod. Martin Justice Carlton King 66. Devil's Island 1926 Chadwick Pictures Frank O'connor Pauline Frederick 67. Diamond Cutters of 1928 Burton Holmes Burton Holmes Amsterdam 68. Dixie 1935 Ardelle Studios Bobby Davis Paradise 69. Double Whoopee 1929 Hal Roach Lewis Foster Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy 70. Dress Parade 1927 DeMille Donald Crisp William Boyd Bessie Love 71. Dynamite Dan 1924 Aywon Bruce Mitchell Kenneth Mcdonald 72. Early Hollywood [1923] Production Footage 73. Early in the Morning [1935] William Pizor Edgar Guest, (Poetic Gems) Al Shayne The goal of the Silent Film Project at the Library of Congress is to borrow, catalog, digitally preserve, and ensure the availability of silent (and selected sound era) films for public viewing and research. The Silent Film Project 74. East Side--West Side 1923 Principal Pictures Irving Cummings Eileen Percy 75. Electric Starter 1924 76. Elephant and the donkey, [1968] Wallace for The President 77. Epic of Everest 1924 J.B.L. Noel Andrew Irvine 78. Eyes Right 1926 Goodwill Louis Chaudet Francis X. Bushman, Jr. 79. False Road, The 1920 Artcraft Fred Niblo Enid Bennett 80. Family Album 1930s BS Prod. Paul Barralet 81. Famous People at Play 30s Western Electric Will Rogers 82. Farmer's Fatal Folly 1933 Fox Film Harry J. Edwards Moran & Mack 83. Fast Black 1924 Hal Roach Billy Engle 84. Fatal Mistake, The 1924 Columbia Scott Dunlap William Fairbanks 85. Feast of Ishtar, The 1926 Paramount Raoul Walsh Greta Nissen (fragment of the Wanderer) 86. Fighting American, The 1924 Universal Tom Forman Pat O'malley 87. FIGHTING EAGLE, THE 1927 DeMille Donald Crisp Rod La Rocque 88. Fighting Westerner, The 1935 Paramount Charles Barton Charles Chic (aka Rocky Mountain Sale Mystery) 89. Film Inspection by 1950s Harwald company Machine AKA: The Inspect-o-film Editor 90. Flying High (the 1929 Universal Ben Holmes George Lewis Collegians) 91. Forbidden Woman, The 1927 DeMille Paul L. Stein Jetta Goudal 92. Four Feathers, The 1929 Paramount Merian C. Cooper Richard Arlen 93. Fourth Commandment, 1927 Universal Emory Johnson Henry Victor The 94. Four Times Foiled 1919 C. L. Chester [William S. Snooky the Productions Campbell] Chimp 95. Fort Rupert 1951 Kwakiyutal Indians 96. Freckles 1935 RKO Edward Killy Tom Brown 97. Friend In Need, A (AKA 1925 Hal Roach Studios, Richard E. Wallace Clyde Cook Starvation Blues; excerpt) Inc. The goal of the Silent Film Project at the Library of Congress is to borrow, catalog, digitally preserve, and ensure the availability of silent (and selected sound era) films for public viewing and research. The Silent Film Project 98. Frogland 1923 Kodak Cinegraph Wladyslaw Starewicz 99. Frontier Trail, The 1926 Pathe Scott R. Dunlap Harry Carey (fragment). 100. Gateway to the West, 1924 Yale University Webster Campbell Arthur The Vinton 101. Getting Gertie's Goat 1924 Sydney Scott Dorothy Devore 102. Giants Vs. Yanks (Our 1923 Hal Roach Studios Robert F. Mickey Gang) McGowan Daniels 103. God's Heaven 1943 Soundies / RCM Geoge Prod. Washington Brown 104. Golden Trails (AKA the 1927 William Mix W.M. Bertram Dick Carter Golden Trail) Productions 105. Good Bad Boy 1924 Principal Pictures Eddie Cline Joe Butterworth 106. Good Morning, Judge 1922 Hal Roach Studios Hal Roach Eddie Boland 107. Green as Grass 1923 Christie Film Scott Sidney Jimmie Adams 108. Growth of the Cities and 1920 Society for Visual their problems Education 109. Guardians Of The Wild 1928 Universal Henry Macrae Rex 110. Gymnasium Jim 1922 Mack Sennett Roy Del Ruth Billy Bevan 111. Half a Hero 1925 Fred Hibbard Billy Barty 112. Half a Man AKA No sleep 1925 Mermaid Stan Laurel in the Deep Comedies 113. Hazel form Hollywood 1923 Christie Film Dorothy Devore 114. Hearst -Pathe News [….] Hearst-Pathe Alfredo [unknown issue] Palacios 115. Helter Skelter 1929 Educational Film Charles Lamont Malcolm "Big Exchange Boy" 116. Here He Comes 1926 Sierra Pictures Travers Corby Earl Douglas 117. Hero On Horseback, A 1927 Universal Del Andrews Hoot Gibson 118. Hi Diddle Diddle 1943 United Artists Andrew Stone Martha Scott 119. His Darker Self 1924 Hodkinson Corp Jack Noble Albert L. Grey 120. Hold Your Breath 1924 Christie Film Scott Sidney Dorothy Devore The goal of the Silent Film Project at the Library of Congress is to borrow, catalog, digitally preserve, and ensure the availability of silent (and selected sound era) films for public viewing and research. The Silent Film Project 121. Hollywood Today AKA 1920s [Glen Photo] Lon Chaney, Hollywood: The Studios Sally O’Neill and The Stars 122. Hoofbeats Of Vengeance 1929 Universal Henry Macrae Rex 123. Hoosier Schoolmaster, 1924 Whitman Bennett Oliver L. Sellers Henry Hull The Prod. 124. Hoosier Schoolmaster, 1935 Monogram Lewis D. Collins Norman The Pictures Corp. Foster 125. Hoosier Schoolmaster, 1914 Alliance Films Max Figman Max Figman The 126. Hoot Gibson Rodeo 1935 Peerless Prod. Bob Newman Hoot Gibson 127. Hot Frogs 1936 Hugh Harman 128. How To Handle Women 1928 Universal William J. Craft Glenn Tryon (fragment) 129. Hunchback Of Notre 1923 Universal Wallace Worsley Lon Chaney Dame, The 130. Hurricane Hal 1925 Ermine Prod. Paul Hurst Jack Meehan 131. Hushed Hour, The 1919 Harry Garson Edmund Mortimer 132.
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