Help the French Film Archive to identify these 7 silents

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Help the French Film Archive to identify these 7 silents

PostFri Jul 06, 2012 4:54 pm

What the title said! The link below will show you frames from 7 silents that are hard to identify.

http://www.cnc-aff.fr/internet_cnc/Inte ... connu.aspx
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PostFri Jul 06, 2012 5:22 pm

Al St. John film !!!!
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PostFri Jul 06, 2012 5:45 pm

Think the Al film can be Ship Ahoy from 1920.
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Help the French Film Archive to identify these 7 silents

PostFri Jul 06, 2012 6:02 pm

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Re: Help the French Film Archive to identify these 7 silents

PostFri Jul 06, 2012 6:08 pm

Just by the few images the Al St John comedy looks funny.
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Re: Help the French Film Archive to identify these 7 silents

PostFri Jul 06, 2012 6:13 pm

The film can not be from 1918.
And the actress is Betty Brown, not Josephine Stevens,Betty is in Ship Ahoy.

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I have sent all the info I've got to the archive, hopefull they can tell if it is Ship Ahoy or not :D
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Re: Help the French Film Archive to identify these 7 silents

PostFri Jul 06, 2012 8:37 pm

I'll be getting the first reel of the this film shortly, and will upload it to Al's youtube in as high quality as possible :D
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Help the French Film Archive to identify these 7 silents

PostFri Jul 06, 2012 8:58 pm

Picratt wrote:The film can not be from 1918.
And the actress is Betty Brown, not Josephine Stevens,Betty is in Ship Ahoy.



I have sent all the info I've got to the archive, hopefull they can tell if it is Ship Ahoy or not :D


Thanks for posting the great info and images (above)
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Re: Help the French Film Archive to identify these 7 silents

PostSat Jul 07, 2012 12:29 am

Happy to help !
If anyone desperately want Al or Keystone gear, the Al St. John shop is up:
http://www.zazzle.com/alstjohn/
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Re: Help the French Film Archive to identify these 7 silents

PostSat Jul 07, 2012 3:05 am

Great work! I knew there were people here who'd be able to figure a few of them out!
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