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Silent Clowns Film Series: The Vitagraph Film Co. Comedies, at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Register Brooklyn’s own Vitagraph Film Company was one of the most important early American film studios. Making all kinds of silent pictures—melodramas, historical epics, and even Shakespeare adaptations—in the teens…
Silent Clowns Film Series: The Gorilla, at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Register Thrills and chills mixed with comedy has been a cinematic staple since movies began – even before with optical toys and magic lantern shows. In the mid-1920’s Hollywood embraced…
Silent Clowns Film Series: Harold Lloyd and Speedy, at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Register Remembered as the “third genius” of silent comedy, Harold Lloyd was first at the box-office in the 1920s. Speedy (1928) is not as well known as Safety Last (1923)…
Silent Clowns Film Series: Harry Langdon is the Strong Man, at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Register After years in vaudeville, Harry Langdon made his movie debut in 1924, and his career blazed brightly until 1928. Forgotten for many years, today’s he’s considered one of the…