Copyright Comedies and More

Name: Copyright Comedies and More
Genre: Comedy, Documentary, History
Released: 2022-06-06
Duration: 135 min

2h 15m·Comedy, Documentary, History

2022

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A compilation of thirteen rare silent films digitized by the Library of Congress, selected for the 2022 Domitor conference theme “Copy/Rights and Early Cinema.” Drawn from nitrate and safety film, the program spans comedies, trick films, and dramas exploring censorship, invention, adaptation, and social rights. Titles include: Pruning the Movies (Nestor, 1914); Imperial Japanese Dance (Edison, 1894); Early Edison Camera Tests (Edison, c.1890s); Censorship and its Absurdities (Edison, 1915); In Wrong (Crystal, 1914, dir. Phillips Smalley); Tillie’s Tomato Surprise (Lubin, 1915, dir. Howell Hansell); Indian Land Grab (Champion, 1910); The Stolen Play (Falcon Features, 1917, dir. Harry Harvey); And the Villain Still Pursued Her (Vitagraph, 1906, dir. J. Stuart Blackton); The Doll’s Revenge (Hepworth, 1907, dir. Lewin Fitzhamon); The Disintegrated Convict (Vitagraph, 1907); The Mexican Joan of Arc (Kalem, 1911, dir. Kenean Buel); and Fads and Fashions of 1900 (U.S., 1940s).

StudioLibrary of Congress

Actor	Role
Marie DresslerArchive Footage, "Tillie’s Tomato Surprise"	Archive Footage, "Tillie’s Tomato Surprise"
Ruth RolandArchive Footage, "The Stolen Play"	Archive Footage, "The Stolen Play"
Alice JoyceArchive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"	Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Vivian PrescottArchive Footage, "In Wrong"	Archive Footage, "In Wrong"
Eddie LyonsArchive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"	Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
Paul PanzerArchive Footage, "And the Villain Still Pursued Her"	Archive Footage, "And the Villain Still Pursued Her"
Lee MoranArchive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"	Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
William ConklinArchive Footage, "The Stolen Play"	Archive Footage, "The Stolen Play"
Jane WolfeArchive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"	Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Carlyle BlackwellArchive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"	Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
HHarry L. RattenberryArchive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"	Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
CCarmen de PhilippiArchive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"	Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
CCharles DeForrestArchive Footage, "In Wrong"	Archive Footage, "In Wrong"
BBertie PotterArchive Footage, "The Doll's Revenge"	Archive Footage, "The Doll's Revenge"
GGertie PotterArchive Footage, "The Doll's Revenge"	Archive Footage, "The Doll's Revenge"