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Release date: 10/03/2010
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Original language: EN
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Palace of Silents
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Overview
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.
Alternative titles
Palace of Silents: The Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles
We're in the Movies: Palace of Silents & Itinerant Filmmaking