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Copyright Comedies and More 2022

135 min📅 2022-06-06

"From the Library of Congress"

Overview

A compilation of thirteen rare silent films digitized by the Library of Congress, selected for the 2022 Domitor conference theme “Copy/Rights and Early Cinema.” 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 W

Cast

Marie Dressler
Marie Dressler
Archive Footage, "Tillie’s Tomato Surprise"
Ruth Roland
Ruth Roland
Archive Footage, "The Stolen Play"
Alice Joyce
Alice Joyce
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Vivian Prescott
Vivian Prescott
Archive Footage, "In Wrong"
Eddie Lyons
Eddie Lyons
Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer
Archive Footage, "And the Villain Still Pursued Her"
Lee Moran
Lee Moran
Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
William Conklin
William Conklin
Archive Footage, "The Stolen Play"
Jane Wolfe
Jane Wolfe
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Carlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"