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By the Sea is a 1915 American silent comedy film Charlie Chaplin made while waiting for a studio to work in Los Angeles. He had just left Niles Essanay Studio after doing five films at that location. By the Sea was filmed all on location in Santa Monica on the beach near Ocean Park Pier and on Crystal Pier in April 1915. The story centers on Charlie's Little Tramp character and how he gets into trouble trying to grab the attention of women on the beach. Edna Purviance plays one of the wives in whom he shows interest. It is said to be the first film to incorporate the classic gag of a man slipping on a banana skin.
Crainquebille is a 1922 French silent film directed by Jacques Feyder. The film was known as Bill in the US and as Old Bill of Paris and Coster Bill of Paris in the UK. The restored film is now known for its cinematic realism compared to many other films of the silent era. It is based on the 1901 novel L'Affaire Crainquebille by Anatole France, which was later adapted into a 1934 sound film Crainquebille.
George Gebhardt was an American silent film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1908 and 1922. He was born in Basel, Switzerland and died in Edendale, Los Angeles from tuberculosis.
Stanner E.V. Taylor was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He wrote for more than 100 films between 1908 and 1929.
The Burglar's Dilemma is a 1912 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives.
A Cry for Help is a 1912 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.
The Left-Handed Man is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.
The Miser's Heart is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. A print of the film survives.
A Woman Scorned is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
The Transformation of Mike is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
The Lesser Evil is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives.
A Thief Catcher is a one-reel 1914 American comedy film, produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone film company, directed by Ford Sterling, and starring Sterling, Mack Swain, Edgar Kennedy, and Charles Chaplin as a Keystone Cop.
The Ghost Breaker is a 1922 American silent horror comedy film about haunted houses and ghosts. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Alfred E. Green and starred Wallace Reid in one of his last screen roles. The story, based on the 1909 play The Ghost Breaker by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard, had been released on film in 1914, directed by Cecil B. DeMille and Oscar Apfel.
The Fatal Hour is a 1908 American silent short crime film directed by D. W. Griffith.
An Awful Moment is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the "one-reeler" is preserved in the film archive of the Library of Congress.
The Cord of Life is a 1909 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress.
The Girls and Daddy is a 1909 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith with Griffith appearing in a small blackface role. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress.
A Burglar's Mistake is a 1909 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was released on March 25, 1909 by Biograph Company and was met with liked viewers. The film is presumed lost.
The Tender Hearted Boy is a 1913 American silent black and white drama film directed by D.W. Griffith, written by Lionel Barrymore and starring Robert Harron, Kate Bruce and Mae Marsh.
The Frozen Policeman is a 1908 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. No Star Film Company catalogue number is known for it.
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- ↑ "Where the Breakers Roar". Silent Era. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
