If you walked past Joe Rinaudo’s house in La Crescenta-Montrose, you probably wouldn’t think anything extraordinary of it. You wouldn’t expect, for example, that it contains a 20-seat silent movie ...

The 1910s marked the birth of movie stardom, with women playing a central role in shaping this new form of entertainment. In the silent film era, actresses relied entirely on physical expression, ...

Joe Rinaudo, the foremost expert on photoplayers, sits next to his photoplayer in his living room. If you walked past Joe Rinaudo’s house in La Crescenta-Montrose, you probably wouldn’t think anything ...

A study from the Library of Congress reveals for the first time how many feature films produced by U.S. studios during the silent film era still exist, what condition they’re in and where they are ...

Despite being referred to as “The Silent Film Era,” 1920s Hollywood was filled with several highly talked about scandals, love affairs and dramas. One of the most notable was William Haines, a silent ...

On Nov. 13, the Orinda Theatre hosted the annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival — a festival exploring the archives from the silent movie era of the 1920s that have since awaited their time to ...

John Stewart was a San Diego native who helped shape the image of the Western hero in early Hollywood and appeared in 130 films between 1915 and 1933.

Mary Pickford, star of the silent film era and wife of Buddy Rogers, is shown speaking in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., as she starts a new U.S. Defense Bond drive, along the lines of one ...

Baby Peggy — born Peggy-Jean Montgomery— was among the first to captivate moviegoers with her expressive performances. (Photo via Wikipedia Public Domain) With her captivating smile and charm beyond ...

Local historian and author Betsy J. Green will give a talk titled “Silents on the Islands,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 as part of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s (SBMM) Distinguished Speaker Series ...