Copyright Comedies and More
Comedy · Documentary · History
Overview
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).
Top Cast


Marie Dressler
Marie Dressler
Archive Footage, "Tillie’s Tomato Surprise"
Marie Dressler
Archive Footage, "Tillie’s Tomato Surprise"


Ruth Roland
Ruth Roland
Archive Footage, "The Stolen Play"
Ruth Roland
Archive Footage, "The Stolen Play"


Alice Joyce
Alice Joyce
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Alice Joyce
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"


Vivian Prescott
Vivian Prescott
Archive Footage, "In Wrong"
Vivian Prescott
Archive Footage, "In Wrong"


Eddie Lyons
Eddie Lyons
Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
Eddie Lyons
Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"


Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer
Archive Footage, "And the Villain Still Pursued Her"
Paul Panzer
Archive Footage, "And the Villain Still Pursued Her"


Lee Moran
Lee Moran
Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
Lee Moran
Archive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"


William Conklin
William Conklin
Archive Footage, "The Stolen Play"
William Conklin
Archive Footage, "The Stolen Play"


Jane Wolfe
Jane Wolfe
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Jane Wolfe
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"


Carlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Carlyle Blackwell
Archive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
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