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4.5
Painting remained popular after the invention of photography and live musical performances are tremendous money makers despite the invention of recorded music. Most unfortunately silent film comedy disappeared from the cultural consciousness after the invention of sound film. Silent film comedy stalwart, historian, and musical accompanist Ben Model, and his crew, and the Library of Congress, toiled to bring us these gems of silent comedy that were originally slated for oblivion after their initial runs. These films were shown at a film identification workshop hosted by the LOC. Most of these films are not intact and gives the viewer an indication how fragile these old films are. There is a well rounded selection of comedians and studios with a sprinkling of early talkie comedies and dramatic and test footage. Thanks Ben and the LOC for a fine disc of antique film to watch. May we have another?
