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Decades before the video revolution of the late 1970s/early 1980s, there was a small but devoted market for home films in the 16 mm, 9,5 mm, 8 mm, and Super 8 mm film market. Because most individuals in the United States owning projectors did not have one equipped with sound, vintage silent films were particularly well-suited for the market.
Many films of the silent era have been lost. [1] The Library of Congress estimates 75% of all silent films are lost forever. About 10,919 American silent films were produced, but only 2,749 of them still exist in some complete form, either as an original American 35mm version, a foreign release, or as a lower-quality copy.
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"Super 8" 8 mm films. 8 mm film is a motion picture film format in which the film strip is eight millimetres (0.31 in) wide. It exists in two main versions – the original standard 8 mm film, also known as regular 8 mm, and Super 8. Although both standard 8 mm and Super 8 are 8 mm wide, Super 8 has a larger image area because of its smaller ...
Standard 8 mm film, also known as Regular 8 mm, Double 8 mm, Double Regular 8 mm film, or simply as Standard 8 or Regular 8, is an 8 mm film format originally developed by the Eastman Kodak company and released onto the market in 1932. Super 8 (left) and Regular 8 mm (right) film formats. Magnetic sound stripes are shown in gray.
Silent films with original scores (3 P) Silent film studios (6 C, 44 P) T. Transitional sound films (3 C, 106 P)
American silent film directors (1 C, 145 P) Silent American drama films (6 C, 4,301 P) F. Silent American fantasy films (27 P) American silent feature films (6,781 P) H.
A four-minute segment was shown at the 2003 Pordenone Silent Film Festival. [185] Strong Boy: John Ford: Victor McLaglen, Leatrice Joy: The New Zealand Film Archive has a theatrical trailer, and there may be a print in Australia, according to silentera.com. [186] Thunder: William Nigh: Lon Chaney: Chaney's last silent film.