Copyright Comedies and More
# From the Library of Congress
π Overview:
A compilation of thirteen rare silent films digitized by the Library of Congress, selected for the 2022 Domitor conference theme βCopy/Rights and Early Cinema.β Drawn from nitrate and safety film, the program spans comedies, trick films, and dramas exploring censorship, invention, adaptation, and social rights. Titles include: Pruning the Movies (Nestor, 1914); Imperial Japanese Dance (Edison, 1894); Early Edison Camera Tests (Edison, c.1890s); Censorship and its Absurdities (Edison, 1915); In Wrong (Crystal, 1914, dir. Phillips Smalley); Tillieβs Tomato Surprise (Lubin, 1915, dir. Howell Hansell); Indian Land Grab (Champion, 1910); The Stolen Play (Falcon Features, 1917, dir. Harry Harvey); And the Villain Still Pursued Her (Vitagraph, 1906, dir. J. Stuart Blackton); The Dollβs Revenge (Hepworth, 1907, dir. Lewin Fitzhamon); The Disintegrated Convict (Vitagraph, 1907); The Mexican Joan of Arc (Kalem, 1911, dir. Kenean Buel); and Fads and Fashions of 1900 (U.S., 1940s).
π Languages Available:
No Language
π Date Released:
2022-06-06
β Running Time:
135 mins
β Vote Average:
0.0
Beloved Cast
Archive Footage, "Tillieβs Tomato Surprise"
Marie Dressler
Archive Footage, "The Stolen Play"
Ruth Roland
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Alice Joyce
Archive Footage, "In Wrong"
Vivian Prescott
Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
Eddie Lyons
Archive Footage, "And the Villain Still Pursued Her"
Paul Panzer
Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
Lee Moran
Archive Footage, "The Stolen Play"
William Conklin
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Jane Wolfe
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Carlyle Blackwell
Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
Harry L. Rattenberry
Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
Carmen de Philippi
Archive Footage, "In Wrong"
Charles DeForrest
Archive Footage, "The Doll's Revenge"
Bertie Potter
Archive Footage, "The Doll's Revenge"
Gertie Potter
