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Annie Laurie (1927) mountaintop battle

Annie Laurie (1927) mountaintop battle

Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992) compared with the original

Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992) compared with the original

Rin Tin Tin is credited with saving the Warner Bros. studio in the 1920s due to the popularity of his films

Rin Tin Tin is credited with saving the Warner Bros. studio in the 1920s due to the popularity of his films

One of cinema's first depictions of the parting of the Red Sea. From The Life of Moses (1909)

One of cinema's first depictions of the parting of the Red Sea. From The Life of Moses (1909)

a good boy in A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)

a good boy in A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)

Train, Buster Keaton

Train, Buster Keaton

Mabel Normand in Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916)

Mabel Normand in Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916)

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) was released in both sound and silent versions

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) was released in both sound and silent versions

Harold Lloyd playing a reflection in The Marathon (1919)

Harold Lloyd playing a reflection in The Marathon (1919)

Buster Keaton gets rejected by a hatcheck girl without a word being spoken in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton gets rejected by a hatcheck girl without a word being spoken in Seven Chances (1925)

Buster Keaton eludes a tackle in Three Ages (1923)

Buster Keaton eludes a tackle in Three Ages (1923)

Cecil B. DeMille's original silent version of The Ten Commandments premiered 100 years ago today. It went on to be one of the biggest hits of the 1920s

Cecil B. DeMille's original silent version of The Ten Commandments premiered 100 years ago today. It went on to be one of the biggest hits of the 1920s

Buster Keaton running from a ghost in The Haunted House (1921)

Buster Keaton running from a ghost in The Haunted House (1921)

Buster Keaton and Tom Wilson in My Wife's Relations (1922)

Buster Keaton and Tom Wilson in My Wife's Relations (1922)

Clara Bow in "Get Your Man" (1927)

Au bonheur des dames (1930), the last silent film directed by Julien Duvivier

Au bonheur des dames (1930), the last silent film directed by Julien Duvivier

L’Inferno (1911) This Movie Scared Literally the Hell Out of Me.

L’Inferno (1911) This Movie Scared Literally the Hell Out of Me.

Before Chaplin, Normand or Arbuckle, France's Max Linder was one of the first silent comedy stars. (L'anglais tel que Max le parle 1914)

Before Chaplin, Normand or Arbuckle, France's Max Linder was one of the first silent comedy stars. (L'anglais tel que Max le parle 1914)

The genius of silent-era visual effects

The genius of silent-era visual effects

Buster Keaton's My Wife's Relations was released 100 years ago today, on May 18, 1922

Buster Keaton's My Wife's Relations was released 100 years ago today, on May 18, 1922

An important reveal in Hell Bent (1918)

An important reveal in Hell Bent (1918)

In 1927, Science and Invention magazine offered a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Metropolis

In 1927, Science and Invention magazine offered a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Metropolis

Here's Charlie Chaplin somehow carrying 11 chairs at once in 'Behind the Screen' (1916)

Here's Charlie Chaplin somehow carrying 11 chairs at once in 'Behind the Screen' (1916)

This Day in Buster… April 21, 1924 “Sherlock Jr” is released. Buster Keaton parodies the advertisements peddling book, disguise, and magnifying glass for just a dollar down payment, made popular by the love of fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes.

This Day in Buster… April 21, 1924 “Sherlock Jr” is released. Buster Keaton parodies the advertisements peddling book, disguise, and magnifying glass for just a dollar down payment, made popular by the love of fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes.

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