103 years ago:
Down on the Farm (US)
The day starts off as any normal day on Roach's farm, where Teddy, the farmhouse dog, is doing more productive work than everyone else combined. But the day changes when Roach's farmhand sees an opportunity to be the knight in shining armor to Louise, Roach's daughter, who he wants to marry.
1920-04-17
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/287330
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100 years ago:
The Shriek of Araby (US)
An employee in a theater showing Valentino's "The Shiek" daydreams about himself playing Valentino's role.
1923-03-04
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/175887
#TheShriekofAraby #BenTurpin #PreCode #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

This week 1923, the Fountain Cinema opened on James's Street, Dublin. Its first programme included Jim the Penman (US: Whitman Bennett, 1921), with Lionel Barrymore, and Married Life (US: Sennett, 1920), with Ben Turpin. Images: Evening Herald and IMDb. #EarlyIrishCinema1923 #LionelBarrymore #BenTurpin #CinemaHistory #SilentFilm