Accidentally Preserved, Vol. 1

Rare silent film finds
"Accidentally Preserved" is for a specialized taste; but if, like me, you enjoy rummaging through used book stores for the unusual and you enjoy old silent comedies, this is for you. To really appreciate the disk, you should look at the Kickstarter page (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/silentfilm/accidentally-preserved-rare-and-lost-silent-films), which tells the story behind the disc.

The quality of the movies is generally good; this isn't always a given with old silents, and I wondered how they'd be given that the material in this case came through irregular sources, but I was pleased. All but one of the selections are comedies. The personality most likely to be familiar is Koko the Clown, who was in a number of Betty Boop cartoons; here he's in an early Fleischer cartoon from the "Out of the Inkwell" series, appearing in some scenes superimposed on live action. If you've seen _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_, you might be inclined to cry out, "It's DIIIIIIIIIIP!!!" at one...

Hopefully Many More Volumes Will Follow...
To paraphrase the liner notes, all of the films in this set would never have survived to the current age had it not been for the 'accidental' preservation of them by the marketers of silent movies destined for the home movie market. These entrepreneurs copied their films from the fragile, nitrate celluloid stock, to the relatively new 'safety' film stock, which proved much more stable through the years. This is the only reason we are afforded an opportunity to watch them today. Most of their direct ancestors have been lost to the ravages of time, never to return.

You won't find the 'big-names'; Keaton, Chaplin, etc. in this set - but that's okay, as their films, fortunately, remain more or less complete to the present day. This DVD pays righteous tribute to the clowns wrongfully relegated to almost near obscurity by the general public, which is a shame, because their talents don't deserve to be forgotten.

I'm talking about Wallace Lupino, who along with his...

Neat, Fun, Rare
A lot of fun here, films you'll rarely see any other place - or NEVER see any other place. Thanks Ben!!

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