News & press
Announcements from Thanhouser Company Film Preservation since 1989, and what others have written and broadcast about the films.
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Latest
October 6, 2026Lost and Found: 1913 Silent Film A Victim of CircumstancesThe recently recovered 113-year-old film makes its modern premiere at the 45th Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone, Italy this October.KATU · AM NorthwestFebruary 15, 202546 more Thanhouser films now streaming online for freeAn additional 46 productions from 1910 to 1917 are now online at no charge, bringing the total available to 122.Announcement · PDFApril 5, 2022Lost 1916 feature The Net discovered in Norwegian archiveWith the National Library of Norway, a rare surviving five-reel feature, now on DVD and streaming.Announcement · PDF
For journalists and programmers
Press kit
High-resolution images, the studio’s trademark, and a one-page fact sheet. Free to use with credit to Thanhouser Company Film Preservation, Inc.
- Press contact
- Ned Thanhouser · feedback@thanhouser.org
- Fact sheet
- [Thanhouser at a glance, PDF, 1 page]
- Credit line
- Courtesy of Thanhouser Company Film Preservation, Inc.
Press releases
Announcements
24 releases, 1989 to today
2020s
- Oct 6, 2026Lost and Found: 1913 Silent Film A Victim of CircumstancesWeb
- Feb 15, 2025Thanhouser Company Publishes 46 Films Now Streaming Online for FreePDF
- Apr 5, 2022Thanhouser’s 1916 five-reel feature The Net on DVD and StreamingPDF
- Oct 3, 2020New Release of Silent Era Films Now on DVD and Streaming OnlinePDF
2010s
- May 9, 2017Thanhouser Treasures from the Library of Congress Released on DVDPDF
- Dec 15, 2014Thanhouser Studio Documentary Released on DVD and OnlinePDF
- Dec 15, 2014Ten Thanhouser Films from EYE Filmmuseum Released on DVDPDF
- Oct 5, 2014Thanhouser Studio Documentary Set for Worldwide AvailabilityPDF
- Mar 4, 2013Silent Film History Now Available Online: Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and HistoryPDF
- Aug 24, 2012Thanhouser Releases Historic 1911 Film David Copperfield on DVDPDF · Press kit
- Dec 28, 2011Thanhouser’s 1912 The Cry of the Children Added to National Film RegistryLibrary of Congress
- Mar 22, 2011Fifty-six Thanhouser Silent Films Now Available OnlinePDF
2000s
- Sep 8, 2009Pioneering Silent Movie Studio Celebrates 100 YearsPDF
- Sep 4, 2007Thanhouser Releases 12 Films on DVDPDF
- Oct 4, 2004Thanhouser Releases 26 Silent Films on Six DVDsPDF
- Mar 2001Three New Thanhouser Posters DiscoveredWeb
- Oct 29, 2000Historic Wilma Theatre in Missoula, Montana to Screen Rare Thanhouser FilmsRTF
- Oct 1, 2000Northwest Film Center to Screen Rare Thanhouser FilmsRTF
- Jul 8, 2000Silent Movie Theatre to Screen Rare Thanhouser FilmsRTF
- Apr 1, 2000Thanhouser Releases Three New Silent VideosRTF
- Jan 28, 2000Thanhouser Films Featured at The Museum of Modern ArtRTF
1980s–90s
- Jun 25, 1999Historic Silent Films Featured at the Library of CongressRTF
- Oct 11, 1997Silent Film History Available on CD-ROMRTF
- Oct 17, 1989Gift to Library of Congress to Preserve Silent FilmsRTF
Reviews, articles and broadcasts
Coverage
Dead links point to an archived copy
- National Public RadioFrom the Vaults, a Look at Early Indie-Movie History
- WNYC · The Leonard Lopate ShowThe Thanhouser Company at 100
- Star Exponent, Culpeper, VARare Thanhouser Films Screen Sunday on Mount Pony
- Classic ImagesPioneering Silent Movie Studio Celebrates 100 Years
- PopMattersWhen Rules Were Meant to Be (Silently) Broken
- Times Herald-RecordBirth of Cinema Has Local Link
- Westchester Times TribuneSilents, Please: Queen City Was Once Hollywood East
- The Big ReelThanhouser Classics DVD, Volume 1
- Cinefest 2001, SyracuseTribute to Thanhouser Studios
- Classic ImagesThe Latest Thanhouser Releases
- Los Angeles TimesOld Studio’s Silents Survive
- Missoulian‘Wings’ and ‘Evidence’ Take Flight
- Intel Corporation employee newsletterThanhouser Preserves Family History
- Journal for MultiMedia HistoryThanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History CD-ROM
- Bright Lights Film JournalThanhouser Classics
- The OregonianFilm Center Offers Rare Glimpse of Three Early Silent Films
- Classic ImagesThanhouser Classics, Volumes 1, 2 & 3
- Silents MajorityThanhouser Classics, Volumes I, II & III
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