Cover of The Thanhouser Collection, Volumes 13, 14 and 15

Set · The Thanhouser Collection on DVD

The Thanhouser Collection, Volumes 13, 14 and 15

Unseen for a Century

Nineteen Thanhouser films the public had not seen in more than a hundred years, gathered from seven archives and collectors on three continents: the Library of Congress, the George Eastman Museum, the British Film Institute, the Academy Film Archive, UCLA, Getty Images and Hiroshi Komatsu in Tokyo. Announced at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in October 2020, with new music by Ben Model, Stephen Horne and Nathan Avakian.

19 films · 3 discs · 4 hr 33 min · 1911 to 1916 · Released 2020

Every film on this set is free to watch here. Download the film notes (PDF)

Volume 13 · 1911 to 1912

Volume 13

7 films · 1 hr 36 min

Volume 14 · 1912 to 1914

Volume 14

6 films · 1 hr 37 min

Volume 15 · 1913 to 1916

Volume 15

6 films · 1 hr 20 min

About this set

Music
Ben Model, Stephen Horne, Nathan Avakian and Melvin Marks
Extras
The Pillars of Society and A Doll's House are also on the disc with commentary by Eirik Frisvold Hanssen of the National Library of Norway, and Cupid the Conqueror with two scores, by Andy Benz and by William TN Hall.
Film notes
Booklet (PDF)
Released
2020, by Thanhouser Company Film Preservation, Inc.
Press release
PDF
Discs
3 discs, Region 0, play in any country

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