Palace of Silents

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.

Genre:

Documentary, History

Duration:

77 min

Cast:

Laurence Austin, Michael F. Blake, Mike Hawks

Quality:

HD

Director:

Iain Kennedy

Release:

2010

Country:

United States

Rating:

6.4