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Palace of Silents

6.4/10 2010 4K 77 min
Documentary • History

Built in 1942 by a maverick film preservationist, this small Los Angeles theater championed silent film at the very moment when the Hollywood studios across town were busily destroying their nitrate inventories. With hard chairs, phonograph-record accompaniments, and mostly original vintage prints, the dingy mom-and-pop operation was nonetheless a palace to the fanatical few who became its loyal audience.

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Palace of Silents
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Laurence Austin
Laurence Austin
Self (archive footage)
Michael F. Blake
Michael F. Blake
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Mike Hawks
Mike Hawks
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Charlie Lustman
Charlie Lustman
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Douglas S. Matthews
Douglas S. Matthews
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Robert Mitchell
Robert Mitchell
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Dean Mora
Dean Mora
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David Slaughter
David Slaughter
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George Wagner
George Wagner
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Valerie Yaros
Valerie Yaros
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