Silent Movie

Lon Chaney as the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera (1925), promoting the La Mirada Symphony's live silent film performance

July 27, 2026

Before Hollywood Had Sound, Musicians Were the Special Effects

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton in a scene from the 1918 silent comedy The Bell Boy.

July 20, 2026

Silent Movies Were Never Silent: How Live Orchestras Gave Early Cinema Its Voice

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