Video: 'Theda Bara as The Vampire in A FOOL THERE WAS (1915)'

(Tuesday, January 12, 1915) — The silent film drama A Fool There Was, which propelled Theda Bara to stardom with her portrayal of a predatory vamp, premiered today in New York.

Video: 'TCM Tribute to Kirk Douglas'

(Saturday, December 9, 1916) — Actor, author, producer and director Kirk Douglas, known for such movies as The Bad and the Beautiful, Lust for Life, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Spartacus, to name only a few, was born Issur Danielovitch today in Amsterdam, New York. Continue reading Actor Kirk Douglas born in Amsterdam, New York 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1916) →

Video: 'Intolerance' trailer

(Saturday, August 5, 1916) — Intolerance, an epic silent film featuring four stories from different eras intertwined to depict man’s inhumanity to man, was previewed today in Riverside, California. Continue reading ‘Intolerance’ premieres in Riverside, California 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1916) →

Video: 'W.C. Fields in POOL SHARKS (1915)'

(Sunday, September 19, 1915) — Pool Sharks, a one-reel silent comedy featuring the film (acting/writing) debut of vaudeville performer W. C. Fields, was released today (directed by Edwin Middleton).

Video: 'The Birth of a Nation (1915) [HD] - Lillian Gish'

(Monday, February 8, 1915) — The silent, groundbreaking and controversial epic film drama The Birth of a Nation, which chronicles the relationship of two families in the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, premiered today in Los Angeles.

Directed by D. W. Griffith, the film starred Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Ralph Lewis and George Siegmann.

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Video: 'Tillie's Punctured Romance Nov 14, 1914'

(Monday, December 21, 1914) — The first feature-length silent film comedy, Mack Sennett’s Tillie’s Punctured Romance, starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin, was released today in the U.S.

Video: 'THE PERILS OF PAULINE (1914) - ch.1 Pearl White'

(Friday, March 23, 1914) — The first installment of The Perils of Pauline, the legendary silent film serial starring Pearl White, premiered today at Loew’s Broadway Theatre in New York City.

Video: 'Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) - 1st Charlie Chaplin Movie Appearance as The Tramp - Henry Lehrman'

(Monday, February 2, 1914) — Kid Auto Races at Venice, a film starring Charles Chaplin in which his “Little Tramp” character makes his first appearance in a film exhibited before the public, premiered today in the U.S.

Directed by Henry Lehrman, the film also starred Lehrman, Frank D. Williams, Billy Jacobs, Charlotte Fitzpatrick, Thelma Salter and Gordon Griffith.

Video: 'Making a Living (1914) - 1st Charlie Chaplin Movie Appearance - Henry Lehrman'

(Monday, February 2, 1914) — Making a Living, a comedy short film about a lady-charming swindler who runs afoul of the Keystone Kops, premiered today in the U.S.

Directed by Henry Lehrman, the film starred Charles Chaplin (in his movie debut), Chester Conklin, Minta Durfee and Virginia Kirtley.

(Monday, December 29, 1913) — The first true “cliffhanger” movie serial, The Adventures of Kathlyn, premiered today.

Filmed in Chicago, its thirteen episodes were directed by Francis J. Grandon from a story by Harold MacGrath and Gilson Willets and starred Kathlyn Williams as the heroine.