Jane Shore 1915

Jane shore

Jane Shore is a 1915 British silent historical film directed by Bert Haldane and F. Martin Thornton and starring Blanche Forsythe, Roy Travers and Robert Purdie. Wikipedia. It is an adaptation of the 1714 play The Tragedy of Jane Shore by Nicholas Rowe and is based on the life of Jane Shore, the mistress of Edward IV

Initial release: March 1915
Director: Bert Haldane
Screenplay: Rowland Talbot
Producer: Will Barker
Language: English language
Cast: Blanche Forsythe, Roy Travers, Thomas H. MacDonald,

The Red Spectre 1908

 

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A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.

Directors: Segundo de Chomón, Ferdinand Zecca
Screenplay: Segundo de Chomón
Production company: Pathé

This film was tinted by hand, frame for frame

Laughing Gas 1907

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A woman goes to the dentist for a toothache and is given gas. On her way home on the subway she can’t stop laughing, and every other passenger catches the laughter from her.

Director: Edwin S. Porter
Cinematography: Edwin S. Porter

Production Co: Edison Manufacturing Company
Cast: Mr. La Montte, Edward Boulden, Bertha Regustus, Mr. Sullivan