11 Feb 2017
Terry Pratchett: Back in Black
A poignant and humorous film telling the life story of the hugely popular author of the discworld series of books, in his own words.
Days of Thrills and Laughter
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
Top Billed Cast
Douglas Fairbanks Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin Self (archive footage)
Stan Laurel Self (archive footage)
Oliver Hardy Self (archive footage)
Pearl White Self (archive footage)
Mabel Normand Self (archive footage)
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Self (archive footage)
Ruth Roland Self (archive footage)
Harry Langdon Self (archive footage)
Ben Turpin Self (archive footage)
Harry Houdini Self (archive footage)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard Self (archive footage)
Ford Sterling Self (archive footage)
Boris Karloff Self (archive footage)
Warner Oland Self (archive footage)
Al St. John Self (archive footage)
Charley Chase Self (archive footage)
Jay Jackson Narrator (voice)
Edna Purviance Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vernon Dent Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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