Copyright Comedies and More

Copyright Comedies and More

2022
2h 15m
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Comedy Documentary History

"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 Wrong (Crystal, 1914, dir. Phillips Smalley); Tillie’s 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 Doll’s 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).

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Library of Congress
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

compilation

Quick Facts

Release Date June 6, 2022
Status Released
Language EN

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"

Harry L. Rattenberry
Harry L. Rattenberry

Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"

Carmen de Philippi
Carmen de Philippi

Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"

Key Crew