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Clip #: SF-1E
Length: 17:34
Year: 1912
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1910s
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Part Two of a silent Western film directed by D.W. Griffith. Mexican Jim, a good-for-nothing of the mining camp, spends most of his time in the tavern of the little town. On this particular day, having drunk up more than usual, he quarrels with Jack Hardy, a young prospector. Jack, under other...
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Clip #: SF-2F
Length: 13:18
Year: 1913
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1910s
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Joe Hardy, a young farmer of good standing, proposes to, and is accepted by Jessie Barnes, daughter of a neighboring farmer, When Joe brings the matter to the attention of Mr. Barnes, he receives a flat refusal. Joe, being a hot-tempered man, goes to the saloon, and in the presence of several...
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Clip #: SF-1B
Length: 21:32
Year: 1910
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1910s
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A young girl looking for work, is hired by a farmer's wife to work as a maid. A smooth talking peddler comes by the farm, and flirts with the young maid. He gives the naive girl an engagement ring and promises to marry her. When the peddler runs up some gambling debts, he visits the maid again...
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Clip #: MF-14A
Length: 12:44
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1920s
Description:
Part 4 of a Western Electric film about the positive benefits of electricity being brought to a farm in Pennsylvania.
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Clip #: TFA-344B
Length: 24:44
Year: 1959
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
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Last Clear Chance is a 1959 American short film produced and directed by Robert Carlisle. Sponsored by Union Pacific Railroad, Last Clear Chance is a safety film intended to warn young drivers to be careful at railroad crossings.On the day young Alan receives his driver's license, Officer Hal...
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Clip #: MF-24A
Length: 16:06
Year: 1927
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1920s
Description:
Silent drama about the writing of the song "The Star Spangled Banner."
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Clip #: SF-18
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Year: 1922
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1920s
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Reel two and three of a silent film starring Lon Chaney. Stooped over chinese man with bad posture, bowl haircut and chinese clothing standing on dock next to overweight boy in overalls and sailor hat. CU boy looking warily at piece of candy in his hand. CU chinese man smiling awkwardly, boy...
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Clip #: MF-2B
Length: 20:11
Year: 1951
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
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A short film from the early 1950s about the life and career of famed singer Marian Anderson, with concert footage and glimpses into her private life at Marianna Farm.
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Clip #: SF-8A
Length: 31:46
Year: 1913
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1910s
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Granddad is a 1913 American film directed by Thomas H. Ince.
Mildred lives with her grandfather, Civil War veteran Jabez Burr,who she loves deeply. One day she receives a letter from her father saying that he has remarried. Mildred's stepmother finds out that Jabez is a heavy drinker and...
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Clip #: SF-11A
Length: 12:31
Year: 1909
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1900s
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The Lonely Villa is a 1909 American short silent crime drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film stars David Miles, Marion Leonard and Mary Pickford in one of her first film roles. It is based on the 1901 French play Au Telephone (At the Telephone) by André de Lorde. A group of criminals...
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