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Harold Lloyd working as a cab driver in Speedy (1928)

Harold Lloyd working as a cab driver in Speedy (1928)

Buster Keaton & Rosalind Byrne. They said everything without a word. Seven Chances 1925.

Buster Keaton & Rosalind Byrne. They said everything without a word. Seven Chances 1925.

Inspired by Auir2blaze's post. Chaplin (1992) desaturated and sped up to match some select clips.

Inspired by Auir2blaze's post. Chaplin (1992) desaturated and sped up to match some select clips.

No one in a silent comedy ever lights their cigarette in a normal way

No one in a silent comedy ever lights their cigarette in a normal way

Stan Laurel in The Pest (1922)

Stan Laurel in The Pest (1922)

Brigitte Helm was only 18 when she was cast in Metropolis (1927), her first film role

Brigitte Helm was only 18 when she was cast in Metropolis (1927), her first film role

This Day In Buster…March 11th 1922… ’Cops’ is released. Smoking is a terrible habit but this Buster Keaton short is still da bomb!

This Day In Buster…March 11th 1922… ’Cops’ is released. Smoking is a terrible habit but this Buster Keaton short is still da bomb!

Charlie Chaplin in The Adventurer (1917)

Charlie Chaplin in The Adventurer (1917)

Les Verres enchantés (Enchanted Glasses) (1907)

Les Verres enchantés (Enchanted Glasses) (1907)

Three American Beauties (1906)

Three American Beauties (1906)

Mary Duncan arrives home in City Girl (1930)

Mary Duncan arrives home in City Girl (1930)

Stan Laurel in The Egg (1922)

Stan Laurel in The Egg (1922)

A camel train at the pyramids of Giza, 1897.

A camel train at the pyramids of Giza, 1897.

Italian silent film star Francesca Bertini in Sangue blu (1914)

Italian silent film star Francesca Bertini in Sangue blu (1914)

The first film adaptation of Oliver Twist was made in 1909. Today only fragments of the film survive

The first film adaptation of Oliver Twist was made in 1909. Today only fragments of the film survive

A century of cinematic Sherlocks

A century of cinematic Sherlocks

Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer (1897)

Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer (1897)

Limite (1931), directed Mário Peixoto, is one of the most important silent films made in Brazil. In 2015, Brazilian film critics voted it the best Brazilian film of all time

Limite (1931), directed Mário Peixoto, is one of the most important silent films made in Brazil. In 2015, Brazilian film critics voted it the best Brazilian film of all time

People in silent movies watching movies

People in silent movies watching movies

Silent movies did some pretty wild things with cars

Silent movies did some pretty wild things with cars

Buster Keaton from The Cook (1918).

Buster Keaton from The Cook (1918).

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween

Director Abel Gance included a triptych sequence in Napoléon (1927) that needed three screens to be properly projected

Director Abel Gance included a triptych sequence in Napoléon (1927) that needed three screens to be properly projected

A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) is one of Yasujirō Ozu's best silent films. He remade it 25 years later as Floating Weeds, one of his best sound films

A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) is one of Yasujirō Ozu's best silent films. He remade it 25 years later as Floating Weeds, one of his best sound films

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