Category Archives: Silent Film

22nd San Francisco Silent Film Festival

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Movieking

The 22nd San Francisco Silent Film Festival runs from Thursday, June 1, 2017 through to Sunday, June 4, 2017. The festival features a recently found Cecil B. DeMille production from 1926 called “Silence.” A fragment from a 1927 Louise Brooks film called “Now … Continue reading →

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A Day of Silents

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Movieking

On Saturday, December 3, 2016, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival will present “A Day of Silents,” with a showing of 6 silent films with live music at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. The schedule includes the following films, … Continue reading →

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A Night of Silents

Posted on December 3, 2015 by John Grant

Here is the schedule and the musical guests for “A Day of Silents” at the Castro Theater in San Francisco, CA, USA. Saturday, December 4, 2015 11 AM (84 minutes) THE BLACK PIRATE (with  Douglas Fairbanks) Live musical accompaniment by … Continue reading →

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Silent Film Wrapup

Posted on June 1, 2015 by John Grant

The 2015 San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s (SFSFF) wrapped up this year with an unprecedented 6 days of wonderful silent films, beginning with “All Quiet on the Western Front 1930” and ending with “Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes Silent Film Discovered

Posted on October 21, 2014 by John Grant

A note from the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (SFSFF) tells of the wonderful discovery of “Sherlock Holmes,” a film shot at Essanay Studios and released in 1916. The film, directed by Arthur Berthelet, stars William Gillette as the master … Continue reading →

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Seventh Heaven

Posted on October 6, 2014 by John Grant

Many years ago, I remember seeing “Seventh Heaven” on TV, a 1937 James Stewart movie about a sewer worker in Paris who helps out a down-on-her-luck French waif played by Simone Simon. I found the film quite watchable, especially because … Continue reading →

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Silent Autumn

Posted on September 13, 2014 by John Grant

It’s only a week away from “Silent Autumn,” the San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s (SFSFF) event to be held at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. On Saturday, September 20, 2014, the SFSFF will present an all-day program of silent features … Continue reading →

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Miss Lulu Bett

Posted on September 7, 2014 by John Grant

The 1921 silent film “Miss Lulu Bett” tells a familiar story about about a downtrodden women cast into a life of drudgery while her supposedly better-looking sister wins a husband. However, often the actress playing the poor sister, or (in … Continue reading →

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Piccadilly

Posted on August 25, 2014 by John Grant

It should be easier to see every Anna May Wong film, but since I mostly rely on Netflix and film festivals to unearth rarities, most of Wong’s work remains unseen. She made over 50 movies in America and Europe and always … Continue reading →

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Silent Autumn Schedule

Posted on July 28, 2014 by John Grant

The 2014 Silent Autumn Festival, presented by the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (SFSFF), takes place at the Castro Theater in San Francisco on Saturday, September 20, 2014. The schedule includes the following features: “Another Fine Mess: Silent Laurel and … Continue reading →

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