Pretty cool. Brought out my inner Eastern Block gangster! Felt like putting on a jogging suit and selling contraband. LOL

The thing about Silent Movie's is ( the stories, I think don't stand up) but, the practical stunt's & athleticsim of the Silent Actor's were beyond Amazing.

I love this!!

The Photoplayer is an almost lost treasure of the Silent Film era

FINALLY I find this on KZfaq. I recorded this off AMC when it first aired. I was almost 15 years old. That tape broke and I could never find this documentary again, until now. Thank you!!! I distinctly remember the woman yelling “Fatty Arbuckle!” at 1:42, and the man saying “It was traumatic in the extreme” at 34:50. These people had such a different and distinct way of speaking, I was fascinated as a young man, and it was this film that sparked my interest in silent pictures. This brings tears to my eyes almost 30 years later 🥹😊

FINALLY I find this on KZfaq. I recorded this off AMC In 1996 I think, and that tape broke and I could never find it again, until now. Thank you!!! This brings tears to my eyes 🥹😊

Amazing how Castle Films could cut these films up to almost nothing and the public bought them because there was no home video in those days.

I watched this when it first came out. I have wanted to see it again all of these years.

These wonderful people have been gone for decades. God bless them.

To nitpick a bit about the filming of this: I can only assume a proper camera crew would've been too disruptive in nursing homes, where most of these interviews were filmed? That said, not ALL the interviews are in nursing homes, and yet the camera still hides behind other objects or opaque glass or something. We're PEEKING at these folks, and I started finding it distracting about halfway through. I would like to be able to see, and HEAR, the subjects more clearly. Subtitles should also have been deployed. Anyway. These folks were the group before the "Silent Generation". I guess they're known as the World War I Generation? But that seems insufficient, at least for Americans. (Not our war really, despite the exhortations of Mr. Wilson and Ms. Pickford.) The "Lost Generation" seems to refer more to writers and other arty types, mostly in Europe. Also, all the dead young men in Europe, literally "lost" to the meat-grinder of War. I think the most accurate term for Americans of this time is "The Movie Generation", because these folks grew up with nickelodeons and finally movie palaces that featured lavish silent screen entertainment. Recently I heard someone opine that the movies changed humans at an evolutionary level, and I think that might just be true. One woman here says the time of her youth, the first 2 decades of the 20th century, might as well have been a million years ago. There's something true about that. We can talk about cars and their immediate impact on infrastructure, but the movies changed the way people understood the world outside their communities, as the woman from Billings, Montana suggests. They also got us accustomed to passively accept entertainment, no matter the message (hello there, "Birth of a Nation", we meet again, as we always do when it comes to surveys of the Silent Era), leading the way for the talkies, TV, the Internet, and lord knows what else coming down the pike - AI entertainment? (Shudder.)

Like most fungi, mildew thrives in a dark, moist environment, making places like drawers, closets, under the sink, and around pipes all fair game. When we open a neglected closet or a storage bin in an attic, that musty smell is often due to mildew, and it can get particularly nasty in the hot, humid months

Beautiful tribute ❤well done

The ferry at 0:14 is the City of Petoskey The freighter at 0:19 is the CH McCullough jr The CSL freighter at 1:22 is the Donnacona

Thanks for uploading this! As a silent film fan, this is such a treat.

This is fabulous.. I don’t know why but it makes me cry. I wish everyone who still has their elderly relatives available to speak with would record their descriptions of memories and thoughts. They’re treasures we don’t realize fully until the people have passed. Thank you for sharing this.

Thank you. Great video.

Thank you.

Spotted this yesterday. Looks a most interesting and valuable slice of oral history... 🎞🎞🎞 Was there a book tie-in as well?

THIS is absolutely adorable. God bless those sweet people❤❤❤❤

Eskimo from Buffalo!❤❤❤❤❤❤ it!

Hope to see you all across the river, I won't forget you.

The World War 1 generation, things like this is what's truly great about You Tube !

Thanks for posting, this is marvelous ❤

I stumbled across this and it is absolutely wonderful. We are so fortunate that these people were able to record their memories for future generations. Their humour still shines through. Its like looking through a window into a different world. Thank you for uploading this.

According to the Google machine, the 3 Rivers Festival is still a thing. Looks like a blast.

Didn't know their were Dubridges in Arkansas. LOL

Simply wonderful!!

Love the video, so much fun! Love the older folks singing, and their wonderful reminiscing of the past.

Interesting to see what it used to look like. Do you by chance have any pictures of a map of the property.

This is such a cute documentary, thank you

Thank you for sharing. I've just started collecting 8mm castle films movies mostly because I'm a massive universal classic monsters fan. How did you capture this video so cleanly? thanks

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Patrick!

Love their mellow, mesmerizing style. They're very soothing singers. Additionally, your eyes can never regret seeing them. Thanks for posting this.

Don't forget to eat your Malto Meal. Video killed the radio star.

That's a real Rat Race!

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