Copyright Comedies and More
2022 · 135 min
From the Library of Congress
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).
Marie DresslerArchive Footage, "Tillie’s Tomato Surprise"
Ruth RolandArchive Footage, "The Stolen Play"
Alice JoyceArchive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Vivian PrescottArchive Footage, "In Wrong"
Eddie LyonsArchive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
Paul PanzerArchive Footage, "And the Villain Still Pursued Her"
Lee MoranArchive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"
William ConklinArchive Footage, "The Stolen Play"
Jane WolfeArchive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"
Carlyle BlackwellArchive Footage, "The Mexican Joan of Arc"Harry L. RattenberryArchive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"Carmen de PhilippiArchive Footage, "Pruning the Movies"Charles DeForrestArchive Footage, "In Wrong"Bertie PotterArchive Footage, "The Doll's Revenge"Gertie PotterArchive Footage, "The Doll's Revenge"
