Thanhouser Company
Thanhouser Company Film Preservation, Inc.
705 NW Albemarle Terrace
Portland, OR 97210 USA
E-mail: tco@thanhouser.org
Internet: http://www.thanhouser.org
  Trademark     			          Press Contact: Ned Thanhouser (503) 677-7020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Historic Silent Films to be Featured at The Library of Congress
Grandson of early film pioneers to show Thanhouser films that chronicle development of early cinematic style
PORTLAND, OR – Edwin W. ("Ned") Thanhouser, grandson of silent motion picture pioneers Edwin and Getrude Thanhouser, will curate a program of historic silent films on June 25 and 29, 1999 at The Library of Congress.
Thanhouser Company, and its successor, Mutual’s Thanhouser Film Corporation, was one of the pioneering independent motion picture production companies. Thanhouser produced and released to worldwide distribution over 1,000 silent films.
The program will start at 6:30 pm in the Mary Pickford Theater on the third floor of the Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC. Reservations may be made one week in advance by calling (202) 707-5677.
Mr. Thanhouser will speak about the history of the Thanhouser film enterprise followed by the showing of four Thanhouser films that chronicle the evolution of early cinematic style. Ray Brubacher will provide live musical accompaniment.
•	Only in the Way (1911) – a sweet one-reel story in which a child effects grandmother's return to her parent's home after the young wife has caused the old lady's removal to the old folks home.
•	The Cry of the Children (1912) – a critically acclaimed two-reel tragedy that deals frankly with the issue of child labor abuse.
•	The Vagabonds (1915) – a one-reel drama about a tramp and his dog based upon the famous 1863 poem by J.T. Trowbridge.
•	The World and the Woman (1916) – a five-reel feature starring the legendary 20th-century American theater actress Jeanne Eagels in her Thanhouser screen debut as a prostitute turned faith healer.
The Library of Congress, The George Eastman House, and The Museum of Modern Art are making films available for the program. These films represent modern efforts by archives to preserve films originally released on highly volatile and unstable nitrate film stock. 
Of the over 1,000 films produced by Thanhouser, only 181 prints have been found and most have been preserved. New films are discovered each year and over a dozen Thanhouser nitrate films are currently awaiting preservation.
Thanhouser Company Film Preservation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established for the research, preservation and publication of educational materials related to early silent era, with a specific focus on Thanhouser. For additional information, e-mail tco@thanhouser.org, FAX (503) 223-3733, or on the Internet at www.thanhouser.org. 
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