Storyline
Built in 1942 by a maverick film preservationist, this small Los Angeles theater championed silent film at the very moment when the Hollywood studios across town were busily destroying their nitrate inventories. With hard chairs, phonograph-record accompaniments, and mostly original vintage prints, the dingy mom-and-pop operation was nonetheless a palace to the fanatical few who became its loyal audience.
Cast & Crew
LA
Laurence Austin
Self (archive footage)
LeadMF
Michael F. Blake
Self
MH
Mike Hawks
Self
CL
Charlie Lustman
Self
DS
Douglas S. Matthews
Hitman
RM
Robert Mitchell
Self
DM
Dean Mora
Self
DS
David Slaughter
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Iain Kennedy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Palace of Silents is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
