LANDMARKS OF EARLY FILM is a good compilation, culled from THE MOVIES
BEGIN.  It includes early Dickinson, Lumiere, Griffith, Winsor McKay,
etc., hand-colored GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, a Max Linder short, and others.
Volume II is all-Melies.

There's a pretty good guide at:
http://www.silentera.com/DVD/index.html


Don Larsson



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Donald F. Larsson
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Minnesota State U, Mankato (56001)
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-----Original Message-----
From: James Monaco [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:50 AM
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Subject: Silent classic dvd query

Hi,

I'm looking for a dvd of silent classics that includes The Great
Train Robbery, Chaplin, Keaton, Lumiere, Melies.

Can anyone recommend one?

Thanks!

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