Significant Fragments

A selection of silent gems with a queer sensibility.

The Old Actor

Directed by:
DW Griffith
Cast:
W. Chrystie Miller, Kate Bruce, Mary Pickford
Country:
USA
Year:
1912
Running time:
c17min

Behind the Screen

Directed by:
Charles Chaplin
Cast:
Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell
Country:
USA
Year:
1916
Running time:
c24min

The Way to Strength and Beauty

Directed by:
Wilhelm Prager
Country:
Germany
Year:
1923
Running time:
c5min. Extract contained in 1933 sound version of UK release.

The Soilers

Directed by:
Ralph Ceder
Cast:
Stan Laurel, uncredited George Rowe
Country:
USA
Year:
1923
Running time:
c20min

Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery

Directed by:
Adrian Brunel
Country:
UK
Year:
1926
Running time:
5min extract