THE FILM EXAMINER

THE MEDIA ENCYCLOPEDIA

Curated cinema history, character actor dossiers, and restored Public Domain masterpieces curated by Mike Jones.

Hollywood Faces — Curated Dossiers

Hollywood Faces

Dabbs Greer

The everyman authority figure: kindly small-town preachers, beleaguered shopkeepers, nervous town marshals, folksy judges, and grounded heartland souls. • 1949 – 2003 (Over 50 years, 300+ film and television credits)
Hollywood Stars

Lon Chaney ("The Man of a Thousand Faces")

The tragic monster, the deformed outcast, the mutilated criminal mastermind, the tortured grotesque with an unbreakable romantic soul. • 1913 – 1930 (Silent Era Titan, 150+ films)

The Video Boneyard — Restored Public Domain Cinema

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

Tarzan The Tiger (1927)

268 mins • 2600:2043

Published in 1927 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

Tarzan The Tiger (1927)

268 mins • 2600:2043

Published in 1927 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

Son Of Tarzan (1920)

249 mins • 2752:2097

Published in 1920 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

The Unholy Three (1925)

192 mins • 4:3

Published in 1925 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

The King of Kings (1927)

158 mins • 320:213

Published in 1927 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

The Mark of Zorro (1920)

156 mins • 700:531

Published in 1920 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term....

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

148 mins • 13:10

Published in 1924 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

Charlie Chaplin Four Films The Rink (1916)

138 mins • 472:357

Published in 1916 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

RobinHood (1922)

133 mins • 2824:2133

Published in 1922 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

The Ten Commandments (1923)

131 mins • 4:3

Published in 1923 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

The Three Musketeers (1921)

119 mins • 113:87

Published in 1921 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...

Statutory Pre-1929 PD

Metropolis (1926)

118 mins • 2824:2151

Published in 1926 (prior to 1929 statutory cutoff). Conclusively US Public Domain under 95-year term. ⚠️ AUDIO WARNING: Silent film video is...