Palace of Silents

Synopsis

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.

CAST

Iain Kennedy

Director

Laurence Austin

Self (archive footage)

Michael F. Blake

Self

Mike Hawks

Self

Charlie Lustman

Self

Douglas S. Matthews

Hitman

Robert Mitchell

Self

Dean Mora

Self

David Slaughter

Self

George Wagner

Self

Valerie Yaros

Self

John Hampton

Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Hampton

Self (archive footage)

Iain Kennedy

Director

Laurence Austin

Self (archive footage)

Michael F. Blake

Self

Mike Hawks

Self

Charlie Lustman

Self

Douglas S. Matthews

Hitman

Robert Mitchell

Self

Dean Mora

Self

David Slaughter

Self

George Wagner

Self

Valerie Yaros

Self

John Hampton

Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Hampton

Self (archive footage)

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