Silent Cinema Salon

Your portal to the silent film era.

Link to the Film This film may be viewed for free on YouTube, thanks to the generosity of the Library

March 19, 2023

This extraordinary 1918 fiction film is based on the unrest then current in Rhodesia and centers on an African chief

February 2, 2023

To view the film you may purchase a ticket ($5) or subscribe ($10) for extra information and content. The Book

January 19, 2023

The Girl Without a Soul Viola Dana plays a dual role as two sisters in a rural village, under the

January 1, 2023

Cecil B. DeMille was known more for his epic films (The Ten Commandments) and gripping dramas (The Whispering Chorus) than

November 12, 2022

For Halloween 2022, we bring you two early scary films: Frankenstein (1910) and the Magic Skin (1915).

October 8, 2022

A Girl’s Folly, our third livestream presentation, is also our third film that is not attached to a book (that

September 5, 2022

The Book Actually, J.M. Barrie published three things about Peter Pan. The first was six chapters in the middle of

August 27, 2022

Before Douglas Fairbanks starred in derring-do films like Robin Hood, The Mark of Zorro and The Thief of Baghdad, he

August 17, 2022

Our first livestream! And now you can view the film with improvised piano accompaniment, Dr. Carli’s introduction, and a few

July 22, 2022

In 1994 the Library of Congress collaborated with Smithsonian Folkways on the production and release of The Library of Congress

May 28, 2022

Here you will find films Dr. Carli has scored, or been otherwise involved with, or simply thinks you would enjoy.

September 10, 2020