Silent Photoplay: A Place for Stories of All Types

Category: Silent Film

  • Kickstarter for 5 Silent Films

    This is a super exciting Kickstarter for 5 silent films. These films are literally 100 years old, made in 1917 and were sold as a package to theaters. If they reach their goal, they are going to transfer all of these to one dvd, making it possible to see the feature, two shorts, and two…

  • Florence LaBadie

    Florence LaBadie, lovingly nicknamed Fearless Flo, was born on April 27, 1888 to Marie Russ in New York. When she was three, her father died, and her mother was unable to take care of her, either because of mental instability or money, or both. No matter the reason, in 1891, Florence was adopted by the…

  • Roswell Buster Johnson

      Sometimes the most interesting stars of the silent era are the ones who are the most elusive—the ones who seemed to just fall off the planet at some point, with not much information to be had on them. One such actor was a child actor named Roswell Buster Johnson. He was extremely popular for…

  • Silent Photoplay Poetry Challenge

    I’m going to challenge this forum, my blog readers, and anyone else reading this to write a little something about their favorite parts of silent film. This can be in any form. Poetry, essay, prose… Anything you’re comfortable with. This can be about a specific player, director, or even about the photoplay in general. I…

  • The Photoplay

    Here is a little poem I wrote! Moving images on the screen Glowing people playing their part Angel-like far off creatures they seem. No voices, yet they talk Never may we converse They say everything with their eyes Gone, though alive again today Each time we see them In a silent photoplay! Please visit our…