Silent film star Clara Bow, Hollywood’s first-ever ... He wanted just one reel, an old cartoon, but could only acquire it by bidding on the full package. Huggins placed a winning bid of ...

Anderson’s obsession with Westerns led him to Niles, where its hot, dusty weather and brown hills recalled an Old West town.

Moreover, Sanders, with Co-Distributor Sam Cummins, found that moviegoers seemed to prefer sure-fire old silent pictures to ... the picture was one of the first movies to drop subtitles, and ...

Niles preserves its silent film legacy at the Essanay Silent Film Museum, showcasing early cinema’s films, props and ...

One of its current projects is this: a Western over a century old starring and directed ... films and restore them to new film stock before it's too late. In silent films like this, they may ...