Butter Fingers (1925) Directed by Del Lord. Cast: Billy Bevan, Madeline Hurlock, Ruth Taylor, Andy Clyde, Kewpie Morgan, Barney Hellum,...

Eddie Lyons was part of a comedy team with Lee Moran during the 1910s. Their many short subjects and handful of feature films for...

David Wark Griffith helped give cinema its syntax. His importance to the medium's basics is beyond measure. Griffith’s gradual discovery...

“But I guess it’s about even when you boil it down. Even them people in feather beds ain’t satisfied – we’re all beggars of life.” --...

At long last, a documentary exploring the work of comedian John Bunny, and containing restored footage from several of his existing...

Gloria Swanson is one of the truly legendary stars of the silent screen whose work transitioned to sound films effectively. She worked...

It is difficult to completely embrace the level of stardom that Rudolph Valentino achieved in his too-short life of only 31 years. His...

A new 270 minute restored blu ray of Fritz Lang's 1922 epic film “Dr. Mabuse The Gambler,” offers the sort of sharp pictorial clarity...

Often those who have only a rudimentary understanding of silent screen comedy will believe that it is, for the most part, a lot of...

The survival rate of silent film is sometimes promising but mostly frustrating. This is especially maddening in the area of silent...