At first simply advocating for better working conditions on behalf of the miners inside his parish, a wealthy minister becomes much more deeply involved when his daughter gets trapped inside the mine--along with the mine's owner--after a deadly explosion. A notable early success for the Warner Brothers studio, this silent melodrama stars Alec B. Francis, Claire Windsor, and Kenneth Harlan. 67 min. Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.

Shot-in-Oregon six-shooter saga in which a group of settlers are helped by lovable cowboys when an unscrupulous rancher holds them at bay. Funny thing is, a similar situation occurred years before. Art Mix, Delores Booth and Art Seales star. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.

A country boy named Eddie leaves the farm for the big city, where he meets a fast-paced flapper who turns him on to "happy dust." They both get addicted to the stuff and get into heavier drugs in this rarely-seen silent cautionary film. Owen Gorin, Thelma Daniels star. Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.

The cinematic spectacles of renowned French filmmaker Georges Melies are showcased in this stunning new compilation of 26 short films. Polished with new music and sound, this collection includes "The Haunted Castle" (1897), "An Hallucinated Alchemist" (1897), "The Last Cartridges" (1897), "Sea Fighting in Greece" (1897), "The Cook's Secret" (1903), "The Wandering Jew" 1904), "The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship" (1906), and more. 114 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.

Cinemagician Georges Melies pioneered a wide variety of special effects wizardry during his career directing films for the silent cinema. This collection of Melies shorts features 15 such mesmerizing treats, including "The Untamable Whiskers" (1904), "The Mermaid" (1904), "The Black Imp" (1905), "The Mysterious Retort" (1906), "Good Glue Sticks" (1907), and others, as well as the documentary "George Melies: Cinema Magician" (1978), which chronicles his fascinating life and works of silver screen illusion. 123 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

The most dazzling, innovative films of French "cinemagician" Georges Melies are featured in this collection. Beginning with his very first work, "Playing Cards" (1896), the set includes such astonishing, effects-filled shorts as the famous "A Trip to the Moon" (1902), "The Merry Frolics of Satan" (1906), "The Conquest of the Pole" (1912), and 169 others. The five-disc set also includes the tribute biodrama "Le Grand Melies" (1952), starring Andre Melies as his famous father. 13 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.

While the cinema was still in its infancy, France's Georges Melies was wowing audiences with fantastic images and flights of fancy. Along with Jacques Meny's 1997 documentary "The Magic of Melies," this collection includes the silent shorts "The Four Troublesome Heads" (1898), "The One-Man Band" (1900), "A Trip to the Moon" (1902), "The Living Playing Cards" (1904), "The Devilish Tenant" (1909), and many more. 185 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: French and English.

Eight rarely seen works by French cinema pioneer Georges Melies are offered on this collection. Included are such silent shorts as "Rip's Dream" (1905), which is hand-colored; "Le Magicien" (1898); "The Palace of the Arabian Nights" (1906); "The Ballet Master's Dream" (1903); and "The Merry Frolics of Satan" (1906); plus three more. 58 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.

Silent fans everywhere will recognize his hat, stick, and 'stache...and those who don't will love the comedy of Max Linder all the same! This compilation includes 12 hilarious Linder shorts, including "Max Learns to Skate" (1905), "The Legend of Ponchinella" (1907), "Max Fears the Dogs" (1909), "Max and the Quinquina" (1911), "Max Juggles for Love" (1912), "Max Plays at Drama" (1913), and six more. 115 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.

French film comedy legend Max Linder brought his innovative stylings to America for the hilarious silent romp "Seven Years Bad Luck" (1921), in which he is beset with an avalanche of calamities after breaking a mirror. Features Linder's famed "mirror routine" that inspired the Marx Brothers in "Duck Soup." Also includes the early shorts "Troubles of a Grasswidower" (1908), "Love's Surprises," "Max Takes a Picture" (1913), and "Max Sets the Style," as well as a clip from "Be My Wife." 117 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Dolby Digital stereo music score; behind-the-scenes footage; more. Silent with music score.

Responsible for such early classics as the thrilling serial "Judex," as well as the Alfred Hitchcock thrillers "The 39 Steps" and "The Lady Vanishes," the French film production studio Gaumont was instrumental in the development of the cinematic art form. This three-disc set features over 60 short films made by Gaumont luminaries Alice Guy-Blache, Louis Feuillade, and Leonce Perret, including "The Fisherman at the Stream" (1897), "The Birth, The Life, And the Death of Christ" (1906), "The Roman Orgy" (1911), "The Heart and the Money" (1912), the feature "The Child of Paris" (1913), and many more. 3 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score; featurettes. Silent with music score.