It has often been reported here that Mrs. Goldwyn played some sort of
role in junking the independently-produced Goldwyn silents (i.e.,
those released through First National and UA). The really ironic thing
about this is that all of Frances Howard's own silents survive. The
Swan has circulated on video and The Shock Punch and Too Many Kisses
have been screened at the various film conventions over the years.
(The IMDB also reports a small appearance in 1935's Mary Burns,
Fugitive, which has never appeared on the lists of lost sound films
posted here).
There must be very few other silent-era performers who enjoy a 100%
survival rate. Laurette Taylor might be able to join the club,
assuming that One Night in Rome really is at the Moscow archive.
Chaplin and Keaton surely come pretty close. So does Carol Dempster,
save for The Hope Chest, That Royle Girl, and a bit as a dancer in The
Greatest Thing in Life. Are there others?
-Harold (hopefully less of a newbie than when he started!)
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