Rare Silent Films #5 - Mystery of Dead Man's Isle, Dear Old Pal, Beaucitron at

Description: Note to Ebay These films are in the Public Domain It’s been estimated that over 90% of all silent films made no longer exist. Of the ones that do still exist there are many that are preserved in only in private collections or various archives such as the Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, UCLA , etc. Most of these are not accessible to the general public. I have just had some more films from my private collection transferred from film and I am releasing them on DVD-R. While all are in the “Public Domain” chances are you have never seen most of them. This set has a drama and two Snub Pollard comedies. Collection #5 has 3 films Mystery of Dead Man's Isle (1915) starring Clyde Benson and Edith Johnson. It was directed by Giles Warren. It's a drama with a sad ending. Clyde Benson sees a girl wandering on what is supposed to be a deserted island in the bay and rows out to see her. Edith Johnson had been shipwrecked on the island and taken in by a group of counterfieters who use her to pass countfiet money. The secret service raids the island and the girl is killed as her rescuer is rowing her to safety. Dear Old Pal (1923) Snub Pollard and Paul (James) Parrott are best friends to fight about anything and then make up. They fight about horseshoes and the girl they both love Marie Mosquini. Beaucitron At Home (1922) This is another Snub Pollard short. Snub was known as Beaucitron in France and this film has french title cards but did not have the opening title. I gave it the name Beaucitron at Home but it's french title may have been "L' Heritage di Beaucitron". In it Snub and extended members of his family go in together to buy a piece of property to build homes on. But the propety is so small that they can't all build so they solve the problem by building homes that float from hot air baloons. One day Snub's grandfather arrives carrying a satchel loaded with money to give Snub his inheritance. Snub's toddler is making so much noise he is put out on the front porch where he accidently unties the rope holding the house to the ground and they float away. You've got to see the ending for yourself. I have since found out that this was originally titled L’ Heritage de Beaucitron which translates to The Legacy of Beaucitron!

Price: 5 USD

Location: Stayton, Oregon

End Time: 2024-10-19T02:31:22.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD