"Accidentally Preserved: Rare and Lost Silent Films from Vintage 16mm Prints"13 June 2013103 mins
Accidentally Preserved: Rare and Lost Silent Films from Vintage 16mm Prints is a collection of nine short films made from 1920-1928, presented in new HD transfers with new musical scores on piano or theatre organ by Ben Model. The films are all new to DVD, and three of them have not been seen by anyone in several decades. The films of Accidentally Preserved: volume 1:
Wallace Lupino in THE LOST LAUGH (1928) – 9 minutes Jack Duffy in LOOSE CHANGE (1928) – 11 minutes Monte Collins in WEDDING SLIPS (1928) – 9 minutes Paul Parrott in SHOOT STRAIGHT (1923) – 10 minutes Elgin Watch Company - THE HOUSE OF WONDERS (ca. 1931) – 23 minutes Clyde Cook in THE MISFIT (1924) – 12 minutes Cliff Bowes in CHEER UP (1924) – 10 minutes Koko the Clown in MECHANICAL DOLL (1922) – 7 minutes Billy Franey in THE WATER PLUG (1920) – 12 minutes
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Have you watched Accidentally Preserved - Vol 1 yet? What did you think about it?
