“If you’re at all interested in cinema, then you’re interested in silent cinema, because that’s where the art form originates. That’s where the language of cinema came into being.”
– Martin Scorsese
“Silent pictures were the purest form of cinema.”
– Alfred Hitchcock
Silent Movie Day is an annual celebration of silent movies, a vastly misunderstood and neglected cinematic art form. We believe that silent motion pictures are a vital, beautiful, and often powerful part of film history, and we are united with others in the goal to advocate for their presentation and preservation.
We at Harold Lloyd Entertainment are absolutely delighted to help announce Silent Movie Day. Archives and theatres from around the world have championed preserving and screening important films, and in doing so, have kept the vibrant and remarkable silent film tradition alive. [Silent Movie Day] is a wonderful event that Harold would be so proud and honored to be a part of, and I am very happy to be able to represent Harold on Silent Movie Day.
— Suzanne Lloyd (Granddaughter of Harold Lloyd)
Mary Pickford on Beach with Camera, circa 1916
Silent film stars Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis; Image courtesy of Harold Lloyd Entertainment.
Gertie Brown and Saint Suttle embracing in Something Good – Negro Kiss (1898) by William Selig; Still courtesy of USC, School of Cinematic Arts, Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive.
