Trusted Site Seal

 

Dear Silent Hall of Fame Users:

    You have come to this website, because you like silent films and silent movie stars.  There are many places like this.  But unlike other sites, here at Silent Hall of Fame you can make a real difference.  You can help us show for the first time many films featuring your favorite silent stars that have not been seen in generations.  This will bring their names back into the public discourse.  But you can do much more than that: you can help your favorite silent stars receive belated recognition and glory.

    Until now there has never been an organization with the purpose to place a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for movie personalities from a century ago.  Silent Hall of Fame is this historic organization.  Silent Hall of Fame is the only organization of its kind.  We will make history and we invite you to become a part of history by sponsoring a silent movie star for the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  All contributions are tax deductible.

   Please use this button for a one-time donation. Use the button on the right-hand side for a recurring donation.

 

Rare Gems on DVD

Our users have spoken, and we have listened. You want to see rare and hard to find films, and we have created for you the Silent Gems Collection, available on eBay. This DVD collection includes rare and for the first time available films with our stars, as well as other silent masterpieces. These are high quality films that are hard to find anywhere else. Please click on this link to see the collection: Silent Gems Collection

Important Update:

You don't have to leave our website in order to obtain the films from our Silent Gems Collection. These gems are now available to our users as a reward for donation. For details click here.

 Out Yonder 1919The Woman God Forgot 1917That Model from Paris 1926For Better for Worse 1919Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall 1924

 

OUR DOCUMENTARY

    We are proud to present to all silent film lovers our multiple award-winning documentary! In March 2015 it won the distinction "Award of Merit" at the San Francisco Film Awards. In May it won the Silver Award at the 2015 International Independent Film Awards. In September 2015 it won the Award of Recognition at the Accolade Global Film Competition. Of equal merit is the inclusion of the documentary in the Official Selection of the San Jose International Short Film Festival in October 2015. In December the documentary won the extremely prestigious Diamond Award at the 2015 California Film Awards. The amazing run of recognition for our documentary continued in 2016. In February it was included in the Official Selection of the Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival.

 San Francisco Film Awards newInternational Independent Film Awards newAccolade Global Film Competition Award newSan Jose International Short Film Festival newCalifornia Film Awards small new

D.W. Griffith, Biograph Company, G.W. Bitzer, Robert Harron, silent film, silent movie stars, classic film, old movies, silent film streaming, silent Western, archive films, rare films, silent Indian drama

  • "A Temporary Truce" (1912) - hidden gem

    Robert Harron in A Temporary Truce 1912 director DW Griffith cinematographer Billy Bitzer 00 

       Robert Harron


    Directed by                       D.W. Griffith
    Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer, Arthur Marvin
    Starring                             Charles H. Mailes, Robert Harron, Charles Gorman, Claire McDowell, Blanche Sweet
    Distributed by                   Biograph Company
    Release date                      June 10, 1912
    Country                             United States
    Running time                    16 m.

     

    This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.


    "A Temporary Truce" is a short Western and an Indian drama directed by D.W. Griffith, featuring our stars Billy Bitzer and Robert Harron.


    A Mexican is thrown out of a bar by a young prospector and swears to get even.  Later he kidnaps the prospector's wife. In the meantime a group of drunkards shoot and kill an old Indian man. His son (Robert Harron) vows revenge and asks the tribal chief for help. The chief, however, knows better and tells him that revenge is useless. Robert Harron disobeys and mobilizes all young warriors for battle.

    The plot thickens. The prospector and the Mexican, who holds his wife captive, start shooting each other.  However, when the Indians attack, these two make a temporary truce and join forces against the common enemy.

    We trust that silent film lovers will not judge harshly the quality of the print.  Many early D.W. Griffith films are only available in a paper print format, and we are all very lucky that they have survived the trials of time for us to enjoy.

     

    Click to enlarge: {imageshow sl=250 sc=3 /}

    Robert Harron in A Temporary Truce 1912 director DW Griffith cinematographer Billy Bitzer 12 

       Robert Harron appeals for revenge

     

    Attention please.

    Registration and donation are required to watch the films part of the series 'Hidden Gems'. Please complete the steps in the article 'Gems for Donation' before proceeding.

    Registered users who made the required donation please click hereto watch this gem.

     

    Below is a short preview of the film. 

     

     

     

  • "The Long Road" (1911) - hidden gem

    Claire McDowell and Robert Harron in The Long Road 1911 00 

       Claire McDowell and Robert Harron


    Directed by                       D.W. Griffith
    Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer
    Starring                             Blanche Sweet, Charles West, Claire McDowell, Kate Bruce, Robert Harron
    Distributed by                   Biograph Company
    Release date                      October 26, 1911
    Country                             United States
    Running time                    13 m.

     

    This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.


    "The Long Road" is a short drama directed by D.W. Griffith, featuring our stars Billy Bitzer and Robert Harron.


    A woman becomes a nun after losing her fiance to another woman. Years later she meets him again in desperate circumstances.

     

    Blanche Sweet and Claire McDowell in The Long Road 1911 01 

       Blanche Sweet and Claire McDowell

     

    Attention please.

    Registration and donation are required to watch the films part of the series 'Hidden Gems'. Please complete the steps in the article 'Gems for Donation' before proceeding.

    Registered users who made the required donation please click here to watch this gem.

     

    Below is a short preview of the film. 

     

     

     

  • "The Yaqui Cur" (1913) - hidden gem

    Robert Harron in The Yaqui Cur 1913 director DW Griffith cinematographer Billy Bitzer 001 

       Robert Harron


    Directed by                       D.W. Griffith
    Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer
    Starring                             Robert Harron, Kate Bruce, Walter Miller, Lionel Barrymore
    Distributed by                   Biograph Company
    Release date                      May 17, 1913
    Country                             United States
    Running time                    17 m.

     

    This film is part of our Silent Gems Collection and the DVD is available on Ebay. This film is on DVD "Robert Harron Rare Shorts".

    Update:
    You don't have to leave our website in order to obtain the films from our Silent Gems Collection. These gems are now available to our users in exchange for donation. For details click here.

     

    This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.


    "The Yaqui Cur" is a short Indian drama directed by D.W. Griffith, featuring our stars Billy Bitzer and Robert Harron.


    A young Indian man learns from white prospectors that self-sacrifice is the biggest virtue. Later he gets kicked out of the tribe and pays a heavy price.


    Click to enlarge: {imageshow sl=281 sc=3 /}

     

    Robert Harron in The Yaqui Cur 1913 director DW Griffith cinematographer Billy Bitzer 009 

       Robert Harron talks to Kate Bruce

     

    Attention please.

    Registration and donation are required to watch the films part of the series 'Hidden Gems'. Please complete the steps in the article 'Gems for Donation' before proceeding.

    Registered users who made the required donation please click hereto watch this gem.

     

    Below is a short preview of the film. 

     

     

     

  • "Under Burning Skies" (1912) - hidden gem

    Robert Harron and Wilfred Lucas in Under Burning Skies 1912 02b 

       Wilfred Lucas and Robert Harron


    Directed by                       D.W. Griffith
    Cinematography by        Billy Bitzer
    Starring                             Wilfred Lucas, Blanche Sweet, Christy Cabanne, Robert Harron
    Distributed by                   Biograph Company
    Release date                      February 22, 1912
    Country                             United States
    Running time                    14 m.

     

    This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.


    "Under Burning Skies" is a short Western drama directed by D.W. Griffith, featuring our stars Billy Bitzer and Robert Harron.


    Two newlyweds are chased through the desert by a disgruntled former rival.

     

    Wilfred Lucas and Blanche Sweet in Under Burning Skies 1912 03 

       Wilfred Lucas and Blanche Sweet

     

    Attention please.

    Registration and donation are required to watch the films part of the series 'Hidden Gems'. Please complete the steps in the article 'Gems for Donation' before proceeding.

    Registered users who made the required donation please click here to watch this gem.

     

    Below is a short preview of the film.