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Helen Gibson makes makes a breathtaking stunt in "The Governor's Special" (1916).

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    Silent Hall of Fame invites all classic film lovers to see our award-winning documentary.
    The purpose of the film is to let the public know about Silent Hall of Fame and its efforts to restore the legacy and bring belated recognition to distinguished silent film personalities who have not been rewarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
    We envision this film as the initial step that will bring the mission of Silent Hall of Fame to a broader audience and gain more supporters. We intend to create a feature biographical documentary in the near future, as soon as the necessary funds become available.
    You can become a part of this effort by making a tax-deductible contribution to help your favorite silent star receive belated recognition and glory.

Our purpose is to preserve the names and legacy of all distinguished silent movie personalities, which have made a major contribution to the industry and the world, but do not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Silent Hall of Fame will have a great membership of such stars, suggested by our esteemed contributors. We will do everything possible to bring all these stars full public recognition. Below are just some of the things that we do to accomplish our goals:

• We educate the public of the great legacy of silent movie stars through this website.
• We talk to movie industry professionals about silent movie personalities and the importance of their legacy for the history of movie art and art in general.
• We research film memorabilia stores for silent films that are not available on DVD, for silent film stills and for star photos and portraits.
• We research domestic and international film archives for silent films that are not available on DVD.
• We locate silent films that are not available on DVD and make steps to acquire them and make them available to the broad public.
• If a certain film is located and there is a need to verify the copyright holder(s), we take steps to do that and pay the respective fees.
• We pay all the fees required by an archive in possession of the copy related to transferring it to a digital form and shipping it to us.
• We write to the Library of Congress urging them to help repatriate silent films that we have identified in foreign archives. Specifically, the British Film Institute holds the only known copy in the word of the film "Fools of Fashion" (1926), but has refused to make a copy available to Silent Hall of Fame.
• We write to Warner urging them to release on DVD the silent films that they keep in their vaults for years, without allowing silent movie fans to see them, and to make copies to Silent Hall of Fame. Specifically, Warner keeps copies of the wonderful and critically acclaimed comedy "Rookies" (1927), as well as "Detectives" (1928).
• We write to AMPAS urging them to help make a deal with Lobster Films and grant to Silent Hall of Fame a copy of the film The Wall Street Whiz (1925), which is now in their possession.
• We petition the UCLA, urging them to release the public domain silent films that they keep in their vaults for years to Silent Hall of Fame so we can show them to the public.
• In our search for silent films that are unavailable right now we search advertisements and post advertisements in specialized movie newspapers and magazines, such as "Classic images".
• We search and establish contact with distinguished silent movie writers and historians, who have contributed to preserving the names of silent movie stars in past decades. We talk to such writers and historians to gain a valuable insight about their interviews with illustrious silent stars, all of which have now passed away, so we are unable to speak with them. One such distinguished person is Richard Lamparski, a renowned writer and radio show host of the 60's and 70's.
• We search and establish contact with descendants and relatives of silent movie stars for additional insights and information that can help in the fight for their public recognition. Specifically, we have talked to relatives of Marceline Day, Alice Day, Joe Roberts and Helen Holmes.
• We search and establish contact with Hollywood movie industry insiders to gain knowledge about the inner workings of the various rewards processes.
• As we grow stronger thanks to your generous financial support, we will start nominating the most noble, illustrious and distinguished stars on our website, one by one, for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Here are two easy ways to help Silent Hall of Fame at no cost to you.

1/ If you buy stuff at Amazon you can help us at no cost to you. Amazon has set up a charitable foundation called AmazonSmile, which will donate to Silent Hall of Fame an amount equal to 0.5% of the purchase price that you pay. When you register please select Silent Hall of Fame as the charitable organization that you want to support.

2/ eBay has a program called Giving Works.  If you sell or buy stuff on eBay you can use it to raise funds for Silent Hall of Fame. Again, please select Silent Hall of Fame as the charitable organization that you want to support.



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