This scene from the 1928 silent film The Circus finds Charlie Chaplin locked inside of a lion’s cage. He had sought refuge in the cage after fleeing a donkey. The lion scenes took around 200 takes with a real lion and the faces of fear displayed by Chaplin were...
The Great Gabbo is a 1929 film starring Erich von Stroheim, Donald Douglas, and Marjorie Kane. It tells the story of a ventriloquist that increasingly uses his dummy “Otto” as his only means of self-expression. This scene features the song “Every Now...
In this vintage video clip, various scenes of the Foxettes are shown rehearsing their dance routine on top of the Arlington Hotel in Washington D.C. This was filmed on September 12, 1929....
This fascinating video clip highlights a look at ideas and concepts that many thought would be new and exciting in the future. It looks at several different things including fashions, architecture, technology and transportation. Many of these predictions, although...
Beautiful color fashion clip dating from around 1928 featuring fashion designs popular in the 1920s. Several top actresses of the day are featured including Corliss Palmer, Raquel Torres, Laura la Plante and Ruth Elder. My favorite is the two-piece felt hat and bag...
