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Copyright Comedies and More

Jun 6, 2022

2h 15m

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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).

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Comedy

Documentary

History

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Library of Congress

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Cast

Archive Footage, "Tillie’s 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"

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