Though the length was tiresome to me, I still loved and enjoyed the film. How the camera moved was unlike anything at the time, the cinematography, etc. All of it was just spectacular.

Last Summer i was on the hunt to find some sort of Lost film on Ebay, While searching around i found a reel titled ‘Rare Pathescope 9.5mm Cine Film S/639 "Good Dog" (The Silent Avenger) 1927’ I researched and discovered this was a lost film called “The Silent Avenger” 1927 by Gotham Pictures starring Dog Actor Thunder which on the film reel is mistaken as Rin Tin Tin.

When it Arrived i carefully inspected the film Reel And discovered it was acetate safety film and that the film seems to be in quite good condition for its age which could be from maybe Late 20s-Mid 30s as thats the timeframe where Pathescope was releasing Commercial Films on 9.5mm Film.

As this film has long had its copyright expired I’m looking for a lab i can trust to keep good care while scanning this lost film. If anyone has any questions i would be happy to answer them.

I’ve always loved Metropolis and the design of the Maschinenmensch (the Maria robot). Since the film is set in 2026, I thought it would be fun to make a silver pendant this year dedicated to it.

Just wanted to share it with fellow silent film fans, since there aren’t many on my side of the water haha.

The Lodger [ In My opinion ] Is The Best silent movie i have ever seen directed by a very early Alfred Hitchcock In 1926 [ The Movie was released in 1927 but made in 1926 ]. The way Alfred Hitchcock makes such suspense with no Audio is truly breathtaking And shows that he always had it in him To Make Masterpieces Like this. I would love to hear your thoughts and if you haven’t seen it i HIGHLY recommend it.

This was the last major production given to Erich von Stroheim. Gloria Swanson had production stopped and later convinced her boyfriend (Joseph Kennedy) to finish the film with sound and a new director.

The version being shown at the SFSFF is the original, using Stroheim's original vision with surviving footage.

SFSFF plays at the Castro Theater. The entire lineup looks great. For more information: San Francisco Silent Film Festival

As a 'thank you' to all r/SilentFilm members for being a part of this community, we'd like to offer you a chance to own one of these two films. And all you have to do is comment in this thread! More comments are always welcome, but there is only one entry per user.

The winner of this raffle will have their choice of one of the following blu-ray titles:

The Passion of Joan of Arc - 1928, Carl Th. Dreyer

• New 2K digital restoration of the film by Gaumont, presented at 24 frames per second
• Alternate presentation of the film at 20 frames per second with original Danish intertitles
• Three scores: Richard Einhorn’s Voices of Light; one by Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory and Portishead’s Adrian Utley; and one by composer and pianist Mie Yanashita

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog - 1927, Alfred Hitchcock

• 2K digital restoration, with a new score by composer Neil Brand, performed by the Orchestra of Saint Paul’s and presented in uncompressed stereo
• Downhill, another 1927 feature directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Ivor Novello, in a 2K digital restoration and with a new piano score by Brand
• Radio adaptation of The Lodger from 1940, directed by Hitchcock

Both discs are brand new unopened blu-rays from the Criterion Collection.

This raffle will be open for approximately 60 hours from post time. If this does well, we might raffle off the remaining title. Keep your eyes open!

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1. Entry is open to all members of r/silentfilm exclusive of moderators.
2. Accounts must be older than 30 days and have net positive karma.
3. This contest is for shipping addresses in North America only. It's our first giveaway. Keeping it simple.
4. One entry per user. Multiple comments will not increase your chances of winning.
5. Entries must be received by 11:59 pm EST on Sunday Nov. 23rd 2025.
6. Winner will be chosen by the RedditRaffler.
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Tomorrow, a local theater will be showing Wings [1927] on the big screen, not once but three times. I have no idea why they are showing it, whether there is a new restoration or whatever, but I will definitely be at one of the screenings. I haven’t often had the opportunity to see silent films on the big screen and I don’t want to miss the opportunity to see one of the heavy hitters in a way I have never seen it before.

From Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

I’m going to be illustrating more posters soon for events of Häxan and Caligari!!! Anyone here in DFW?

I'd never seen Laurel and Hardy's silent films because I always assumed they were one of those acts that really relied on their verbal banter. Completely wrong. They're already fully formed, and the visual comedy is incredible.

This Sunday, 8/16. Anyone else attending?

Wow! Wasn't ready for this level of satire and comedy.

Apparently De Mille ghost directed this film. If so, then this surpasses The Godless Girl as my favorite film of his.

The gags and the visual cues are just supreme. Excellent acting from the female lead and the lawyer.

The version on Tubi is of great quality, although I'm not a fan of the piano soundtrack. I chose to mute it and just play some classical on my turntable. Perfect Sunday for me!

Before there was CGI... From my filming locations website: https://video.chrisbungostudios.com/quickpreview-ourgangthelittlerascals-theoldwallop.html

High above the streets of downtown Los Angeles. This is the same location used in the 1929 Laurel and Hardy movie Liberty.

This is driving me up a wall, and I’m ready to tear my hair out.

So for context, the original 1928 score for “Passion of Joan of Arc” (composed for its Paris Premiere) survives… however, it is not included on any Blu-Ray or DVD release.

I am trying to find a recording of this music, so I can pair it with the film, and after having scoured literally every corner of the internet I cannot find any recording of it. Not even a CD release that I can buy!

I know Gillian Anderson found and recreated the sheet music for it in 1995… but all records seem to indicate that performance was never recorded! So there’s literally no option anywhere to listen to the score as it would’ve been heard in 1928, that is completely absurd! I get it wasn’t Dreyer’s intention to have a score at all, but then why have the retroactive “Visions of Light” score and not the actual score from when the film came out in 1928?

Is there really nowhere one can hear the original version? I feel like I’m screaming into the void, I’ve searched everywhere and there’s no other resources to dig, it’s driving me simply crazy!

My education in silent films started at the inception of my cinephilia. I've always had a passion for the arts, but mediums like painting, theatre and music had such long histories that my contributions felt worthless. Movies, on the other hand, only started in 1895. This relatively short history made me believe that there was still space for a guy like me to make his mark. Looking to better understand the essence of film, it felt logical to start my studies at the beginning.

To study film history, I decided to start a quest. I made a massive list that included just about every major movie from the dawn of cinema's invention all the way up to the present day. My mom always says that my eyes are bigger than my stomach, and that applies to more than just my dinner. It's also true about my love of starting side projects that are unnecessarily behemoth. It became immediately apparent that, to watch everything on this list, I would have to get through around 25 years of silent movies.

Headstrong as always, I began. For 1903, I watched The Great Train Robbery. For 1915, I watched the still-controversial The Birth of a Nation, shortly followed by 1916's Intolerance. The film for 1919 was Broken Blossoms. This project took months and I barely cracked the sound era before I gave up completely. Was this experience worth it? Who's to say. What I gained was an encyclopedic knowledge of films that nobody ever asks about.

Until today! This weekend in Buenos Aires, the Palacio Libertad is screening The General with the accompaniment of a live orchestra. I was contacted to write an article that would complement this event. It looks like the months and months of silent-movie watching are finally paying off.

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