Palace of Silents (2010)
2010 · 1h 17m · Documentary, History
Genres: Documentary, History
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.
Director: Iain Kennedy
Music by: Benedikt Brydern
Cinematography: Marty Mullin
Cast
Laurence Austin as Self (archive footage)Michael F. Blake as SelfMike Hawks as SelfCharlie Lustman as SelfDouglas S. Matthews as HitmanRobert Mitchell as SelfDean Mora as SelfDavid Slaughter as SelfGeorge Wagner as SelfValerie Yaros as SelfJohn Hampton as Self (archive footage)Dorothy Hampton as Self (archive footage)More like this
Inside Deep Throat (2005)Spielberg (2017)Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)I Am Heath Ledger (2017)QT8: The First Eight (2019)John Candy: I Like Me (2025)