Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Silent Films: Second Life
Online exhibition showcases the digitalization and restoration of pre-war Polish films so that they can be viewed today.
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Film
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of video adaptations of Shakespeare plays from silent films to modern movies and teaching packs from the BFI and Into Film to give teachers ideas as to how to use them in teaching...
Library of Congress
Loc: Origins of American Animation
An amazing collection of 21 animated films which spans the years 1900 to 1921. The films include clay, puppet, cut-out animation, as well as pen drawings, and early silent films.
American Movie Classics Company
The Greatest Films: Greatest Silent Films
Discusses the early silent film industry. Also, includes links to related information.
University of California
Ucla Library: Film and Television Archive: Preserved Silent Animation
View a selection of animated films from the early 1900s, each with corresponding notes and commentaries from the archive's historian and preservationist.
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The British Film Institute: Charlie Chaplin
A wonderful celebration of the life and work of film great Charlie Chaplin. Fantastic resources including a biography as well as current global projects to restore his films.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Movies
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Other
Silent Era : People : Actresses
A list of many actresses who were stars in the Silent Era of film. Clicking on a name opens a brief biography with photo of that star.
Other
Image Entertainment: Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy
This site from Image Entertainment talks about many of Laurel and Hardy's silent comedies.
Other
Silent Ladies and Gents: Rudolph Valentino
A gallery of film covers and photos of Rudolph Valentino.
Other
Silents Are Golden
Photos of silent-movie stars, vintage reviews, articles and essays on films of the era, recommended reading, and more.
Other
Silent Era: Actors
A list of actors in the Silent Film era. Click on a name to find a brief biography and additional resources.
Other
Silent Era: Buster Keaton
A brief biography of Buster Keaton, star of the Silent Film era. Links to additional resources
American Movie Classics Company
The Film Site: The History of Film: The 1920's
This resource provides information about the history of film.
The Guardian
Guardian: d.w. Griffith: Birth of a Nation
An interesting article that presents the different viewpoints regarding the classic silent film, "Birth of a Nation." Discusses the director, D.W. Griffith.
Other
Charlie Chaplin Official Website
This is the official website for the legendary comedian, director and silent film star who was born in England in 1889. Features biographical information in addition to stills from some of his more famous movies such as "The Gold Rush,"...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Eleventh Hour by Ethel M. Dell
This is the full text of the British novel The Eleventh Hour by Ethel M. Dell; it was adapted into The Eleventh Hour, a 1922 British silent film. The film revolves around Doris Elliott, who marries farmer Jeff Ironside, but quickly tires...
A&E Television
History.com: Fatty Arbuckle and the Birth of the Celebrity Scandal
This New Yorker article discusses Fatty Arbuckle, a silent-film era performer at the height of his fame, is arrested in San Francisco for the rape and murder of aspiring actress Virginia Rappe. Arbuckle was later acquitted by a jury, but...
Senses Of Cinema
Senses of Cinema: Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton is a famous director and actor who insisted that his interest and intention in filmmaking was to get a laugh from his audiences. This is a wonderful article outlining his life career and some of his more famous films.
American Movie Classics Company
The Film Site: Film History Before 1920
A storehouse of information about early film history, which discusses the development of the science and art behind motion picture technologies. Also looks at the how films were exhibited, the first feature-length films, early stars, fan...
IMDb
Internet Movie Database: The Birth of a Nation
The IMDB's extensive site on the groundbreaking and blatantly racist film, "Birth of a Nation."
Other
Something About Mary Pickford
This article is about the life and career of Mary Pickford, a Canadian-born actress who gained fame as a silent film star in Hollywood.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Laurel and Hardy
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1991 to commemorate Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. With a short passage on their contributions to both silent films and comedies.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Chaplin as Count
Poster of Charlie Chaplin used for advertising his films. Read the text about Chaplin's influence on film and entertainment.
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