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The classic Agatha Christie thriller, and a bizarre cartoon from the early days of Betty Boop. Continue reading Public Domain Theater: And Then There Were None (& “Mysterious Mose”)
A classic Marx Brothers comedy and an uproarious cartoon from Fleischer Studios! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Animal Crackers (& “Koko Needles the Boss”)
A Sonny Chiba martial arts flick, and a Chuck Jones cartoon made for the U.S. Army! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Return of the Street Fighter (& “Drafty, Isn’t It?”)
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Two hilarious, Silent Era slapstick farces from that master of the form, Buster Keaton! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Cameraman (& “The High Sign”)
A new year, and new films in the public domain! This time, a landmark anti-war picture, and the film debut of one Betty Boop! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: All Quiet on the Western Front (& “Dizzy Dishes”)
A classic romance starring Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr, and an uproarious cartoon starring Tweety Bird! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Algiers (& “A Tale of Two Kitties”)
Yep, two different takes on the Wizard of Oz story, both hailing from the Silent Era of Film! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Wizard of Oz (& “The Wizard of Oz”)
The classic Roger Corman horror/comedy (and basis for the Alan Menken horror/comedy/musical) plus a spooktacular cartoon from Disney’s Silly Symphonies. Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Little Shop of Horrors (& “Skeleton Dance”)
The first sound film of a Shakespeare play, and the first sound film from W.C. Fields. Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Taming of the Shrew (& “The Golf Specialist”)
A Sherlock Holmes mystery/thriller starring Basil Rathbone, and a Superman cartoon from Fleischer Studios! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Terror by Night (& “Billion Dollar Limited”)
The 1925 Soviet epic, plus a super-fun Popeye cartoon! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Battleship Potemkin (& “I Never Changes My Altitude”)
A comedy/adventure starring Humphrey Bogart, and a slapstick romp starring Mickey Mouse! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Beat the Devil (& “The Barnyard Battle”)
A pair of surreal, experimental silent films from Japan and France. Continue reading Public Domain Theater: A Page of Madness (& “Un Chien Andalou”)
Ed Wood’s masterpiece (the “Worst Movie Ever Made”), plus the film serial that inspired The Rocketeer. Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Plan 9 from Outer Space (& “Radar Men from the Moon”)
A silent comedy/thriller gem, and raucous Merrie Melodies cartoon! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Seven Footprints to Satan (& “A Corny Concerto”)
A kung fu flick from the 70’s and a Fleischer Studios cartoon from the 30’s! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Big Fight (& “The Hot Air Salesman”)
The first ever Marx Brothers movie, and a classic short from Disney’s Silly Symphony series. Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Cocoanuts (& “Hell’s Bells”)
Public Domain Theater is going to war! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Hell in Normandy (& “Rookie Revue”)
Two classics of Silent Era slapstick comedy, from those masters of the art form, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Circus (& “Number, Please”)
Kicking off Halloween season with a horror movie directed by Fracis Ford Coppola (yes, really) and a Popeye the Sailor cartoon involving bedsheet ghosts. Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Dementia 13 (& “Spooky Swabs”)
Two classic films about journeying to mysterious lands beneath the Earth – one of ’em starring Superman! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Unknown World (& “The Underground World”)
