A Polish inventor, Prószyński built his first film camera, the Pleograph, in 1894. It was patented before the Lumiere brothers' invention. Prószyński used his invention to film what is considered to ...

A movie theater lobby card promotes the 1924 silent film “Three Weeks.” Many silent films from the early 1900s no longer exist ... poses for a portrait with his first lobby card he collected for the ...

Niles preserves its silent film legacy at the Essanay Silent Film Museum, showcasing early cinema’s films, props and ...