classic fantasy films

"The Portrait of Lady Anne" is a nice short fantasy film, featuring Florence La Badie, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. 

Florence La Badie plays the role of a beautiful, but very capricious young woman in two different time periods.  The film is notable for its very rich costumes and beautiful sets.  Florence La Badie was the leading actress of Thanhouser from 1911 until her untimely death in 1917 at the age of 29.

You can see a slideshow of stills from this film and other interesting stuff on our website silent-hall-of-fame.org.

"Cinderella" is a fantasy film, based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault.

Directed by      James Kirkwood
Produced by        Famous Players Film Company
Based on      Cinderella by Charles Perrault
Starring     Mary Pickford
Distributed by     Paramount Pictures
Release date      December 28, 1914
Running time      52 minutes
Country     United States
Language     Silent, English intertitles

You can see some interesting stuff on our website silent-hall-of-fame.org.

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