Silents Please

A tribute to the funny people who made us laugh, including Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chase, Billy West, Larry Semon and Ben Turpin.

From the 1920 silent film, John Barrymore stars in this early version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror story.

Scenes from famous silent serials, including The Perils of Pauline. Featured actors include Pearl White, Ruth Roland, William Desmond and Boris Karloff.

Silent film from 1919 with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in an early spoof on psychiatry.

From 1922, Rudolph Valentino plays an ill-fated matador.

From 1926, with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in one of his defining roles, as the swashbuckler out to avenge the death of his father.

An abridged version of the 1924 silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr.

From 1922 and originally titled Nosferatu, F.W. Murnau directed this early version of the classic horror story, featuring Max Schreck as the blood sucking vampire.

An examination of early silent films revealing the first use of experimentation in camera angles, special effects photography, and animated cartooning. Plus, the first Tarzan movie from 1918 is showcased.

An examination of early silent films revealing the first use of experimentation in camera angles, special effects photography, and animated cartooning. Plus, the first Tarzan movie from 1918 is showcased.

A condensing of the Babylonian sequence taken from D.W. Griffith's 1916 silent film Intolerance.

Louise, an abandoned child, is raised as sister to Henriette, only after Louise loses her sight, Henriette takes her to a Paris doctor to see if there is anything that can be done to regain what was lost, all amidst the French Revolution.

Louise, an abandoned child, is raised as sister to Henriette, only after Louise loses her sight, Henriette takes her to a Paris doctor to see if there is anything that can be done to regain what was lost, all amidst the French Revolution.

Ahmed, the son of Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with the dancing girl Yasmin. Her betrothed, Ghobah, abducts Ahmed, first torturing him and then holding him for ransom.