Scott Lord on Silent Film

Scott Lord on Silent Film
Gendered spectatorship notwithstanding, in a way, the girl coming down the stairs is symbolic of the lost film itself, the unattainable She, idealized beauty antiquated (albeit it being the beginning of Modernism), with the film detective catching a glimpse of the extratextural discourse of periodicals and publicity stills concerning Lost Films, Found Magazines

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Scott Lord Silent Film: Noah’s Ark (Vitagraph, 1911)


Anthony Slide, as part of his complete list of the films made by Vitagraph concluding his volume The Big V, A History of the Vitagraph Company, chronicles "The Deluge" with no director credited as having been released during February of 1911,

Most films made by the Vitagraph Company can be listed as Lost Silent Film.

Silent FIlm

Silent Film Adam and Eve (Vitagraph, 1911) The Deluge

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