Reel Old Movies

Someone with a spare $26,000 bought a piece of pivotal movie history, after an original copy of the 1927's "The Jazz Singer" script sold at auction this weekend. 

On this date in Hollywood history -- April edition: Charlie Chaplin was born, Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last!" premieres, a bevy of classic movie stars' birthdays including Doris Day, Bette Davis, Gregory Peck, Spencer Tracy and more! ...

Watching old movies is a bit like archaeology: you can study human history via the artifacts, language and sets used at the time. 1923’s “The Ten Commandments” offers a few things to unearth, both on the screen and beneath the sands of a small town in California. 

Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last!" premiered April 1, 1923, and is still entertaining comedy and movie fans 100 years later.  To mark the centennial, watch the 70-minute full "Safety Last!" movie , especially the iconic clock tower climbing scene at the end. Those scenes and images are some of the most well-known of early cinema and silent movie history.  And check out even more full movies from Harold Lloyd on YouTube