Titles tagged with ‘silent cinema’

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Lifesavers: Cryst-O-Mint Flavour (1925)

This cinema advertisement tells the story of Betty, a woman torn between a villain who tries to steal her father’s formula for Life Savers sweets, and Cudgy, the ...

Magnavox Wireless: Why Jones Chose a Magnavox (1925)

After buying an expensive do-it-yourself wireless that doesn’t work, Mr Jones is convinced to buy a Magnavox Wireless by a friend.

The Picture Show Man (1977)

In the last days of silent movies, tight-fisted showman Maurice Pym (John Meillon), brings cinema to NSW country towns with his horse-drawn travelling picture show. His son Larry ...

The Sentimental Bloke (1919)

Bill, AKA ‘The Kid’ (Arthur Tauchert), a larrikin from the Sydney dockside suburb of Woolloomooloo, gets a six-month sentence when he’s caught in a two-up game. After he’s ...

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