Some vintage 1920's footage set to music...some portions are colorized towards the end. Nice little bit of nostalgia. Check out the folding car with the ladies...
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 3,681 viewsI Love The '20s
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The Roaring Twenties....the birth of Jazz, the Charleston,the great depression, discovery of King Tut's tomb, radio, "talkies".... You'll either see some of it here or you will eventually.
"At the Opera of Paris, a mysterious phantom threatens a famous lyric singer, Carlotta and thus forces her to give up her role (Marguerite Faust) for unknown Christine Daae. Christine meets this phantom... continue reading
posted by silvercord 1 decade 7 years ago • 1,974 viewsOriginally released in 1922 as "Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens," director F.W. Munarau's chilling and eerie adaption of Stoker's Dracula is a silent masterpiece of terror which some believe to this... continue reading
posted by firefly 1 decade 7 years 2 months ago • 1,593 viewsCreated from footage from 1920s silent film about astronomy and physics called "Heavenly Bodies". The music, from Otherwise Orange is gentle and spacy; a mind sparkling journey through the Great Cosmic Dream.
posted by silvercord 1 decade 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,307 viewsBefore cartoons had sound or colour, but they still did brilliant work-like this short! Felix the Cat is a cartoon character from the silent-film era. His black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled... continue reading
posted by michie 1 decade 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 2,323 views"Everything Turns, Everything Revolves" is an experimental film recording a day at a Berlin carnival.
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 7 years 2 months ago • 1,476 viewsAs the leader of a 1928 Arctic airship expedition watches a television program about the disastrous undertaking, the ghosts of those involved in the voyage and subsequent rescue attempts gather to determine... continue reading
posted by pyrex 1 decade 7 years 2 months ago • 1,861 viewsAn incredible collection of stunts & crazy people from long ago in the form of a documentary. Honestly, this is one video that desrves to be called 'Awesome'.
posted by deputydog 1 decade 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 2,773 viewsBosko is an early Warner Brothers cartoon character who was in some of the earliest Looney Tunes shorts. Bosko was featured in the first-ever animation with a synchronized soundtrack (1929). Music: ... continue reading
posted by plastiquemonkey 1 decade 7 years 1 month ago • 3,028 views"Head-on train smash staged at 'Monkeyville' to typify clash in U.S.A. between adherents of Bible and followers of Darwin. All America is watching the blaze of conflict between Science and the Scriptures..." ... continue reading
posted by Fjnbk 1 decade 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,724 viewsAn excerpt from the 1926 feature-length animated film by German animator Lotte Reiniger. It features a silhouette animation technique using manipulated cutouts which is similar to Wayang shadow puppets. ... continue reading
posted by yoghurt 1 decade 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,197 viewsClip of Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues" from Ken Burns' mega-documentary "Jazz." Wonderful song, and fabulous vintage footage of America in the 20s and 30s.
posted by Woland 1 decade 6 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 3,616 views"Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself." The film based on the classic of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The... continue reading
posted by silvercord 1 decade 6 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 6,053 views • 1:22:00From Wiki: Sherlock, Jr. is a 1924 comedy feature film which tells the story of a movie projectionist who is accused of stealing his girlfriend's father's watch. He falls asleep on the job and dreams... continue reading
posted by rickegee 1 decade 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 552 views