same for dracula's death. according to the wikipedia page critic troy howarth states in his reference book "tome of terror" that a print exists in a hungarian archive.
Haha not sure if I'd go that far because he doesn't seem to know a great deal about movies but I 200% agree about being a guest on TCM!! I'd be so excited to see him in the intro to something like Living Dead or Dracula (31) or one of his other favorites. Furthermore, if they ever play the Mario movie he MUST do the intro.
Morgil a friend of mine made a fan made "collector's set" of early horror films and he used Monster Madness as "a special introduction by James Rolfe" and it really worked.
I dunno, from what I've seen, Jame's knowledge of film history seems to come from books, articles, personal experience and the internet, not independent research.
My dad claims to have seen London After Midnight in the early 70's. He says one of his friends dad was a film collector who would screen movies for them. All my dad knows is that after the collector passed away, his kids sold off the collection. So if my dad is correct, there's still a copy of London After Midnight out there. Let's hope it'll resurface someday.
You should see if you can get more information about this. If you can, even if it's the slightest detail, inform one of the organisations or people searching for lost films and they might be able to track it down.
@@fernandobanda5734 Besides Vampire 1913 being found, a Betty Boop episode was found recently in 2019... In Russia. It was "Buzzy Boop at the Concert." All after it hadn't been seen for about 81 years. Buzzy is Betty's cousin who only showed up in 2 episodes. It's not one of my favorite Betty Boop episodes, but it's nice to see it.
One thing people often forget is that silent films weren't silent. They had full musical scores, performed by in-house musicians. Just watch Metropolis; we have the score for that one, and the most recent version released includes the original score performed by an orchestra.
JAMES!!! You missed a BIG one, one that is particularly pertinent to you! In 1920, before Nosferatu, F.W. Murnau did an unauthorized adaptation of JEKYLL AND HYDE. It's called "Der Januskopf" (The Head of Janus). The screenwriter, cinematographer, producer and star are the same people who did Caligari the same year. And apparently BELA LUGOSI had a role in this over a decade before he was Dracula. If I could resurrect any lost horror movie it would be this one. Hope you read this and maybe mention it in a different video. Love your work and can't wait for the next AVGN Halloween episode =)
THANK YOU soooo much for the likes guys =D I'm not some internet troll begging for likes, I actually want James and/or Mike to see this so they can talk about one of the most sought-after lost films. EVER! Let's bring this to their attention. And by the way...April of next year is the 30th anniversary of the Jekyll and Hyde game. James...it's time to face your past...
On an interesting technical note: This might've been an early movie with a moving camera shot. The script at one point calls for the camera to move up a flight of stairs. Reviews of the time also mentioned and lauded the "openly done" transformation sequence, which was supposed to have worked continously and almost unnoticeable on the screen. One wonders how it was achieved. Just clever cuts, an effect similiar to the 1931 version or a different transition method?
This is why I love Martin Scorsese so much as he is HUGELY passionate about film preservation. I love his films, but I love his dedication to preserving film history even more.
It's a shame that so many of these films have been lost. Classic horror movies, including the silent films are are ground breaking for the genre. They have what I call the "dark creepy look" that many horror movies lack today.
Oh shit you're right!! That's awesome, looked rather familiar =D Being an illustrated character they really got to stylize the Babadook and add all those Expressionist flairs. Aside from Max Schreck, Lon Chaney Sr. has to be the best horror actor ever.
I wonder why nobody's ever thought of creating a new golem film. Golems are still widely known in the fantasy genre (novels, board games and video games), so it's not like the creature itself has fallen into obscurity. Hell, you've got plenty of movies like Dead Snow with Nazi zombies, imagine how cool it would be to see a film about a rabbi creating a golem to fend of Nazis.
@@SonofSethoitae i meant that studios like loosecanon have done reconstructions with the surviving images from the lost episodes. Also all of the audio for each epsidoe still survives
@@cpkudrongaming6100 Yeah, I know, but they've still only done a couple of the stories. No where near close to all of them, which is what you initially said.
Golly! I remember watching "Creature Features" on Saturday nights as a kid, with a big bowl of popcorn and 7up. Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Bella Lugosi. Gotta say, "Frankenstein" with Boris was my favorite!
What about the destruction of Louvain in 1914 by the Kaiser's army? A lot of valuable books were destroyed because the German's were afraid of Franc Tieuer's (snipers)
James will have an tough time as a film school teacher as he will need to face bright students that fully understand the brilliance of Citizen Kane or the Matrix rather than like James describing it with no logic saying I didn't get it and I didn't like it lol. And with the fact and status of James being sent to a Special Education class as a kid is a huge disadvantage for him.
Great presentation James! Although many of these films are long gone it's nice to know that some recognition exists for these films having been made. Keep up the good work.
With the Golem films and many of the lost films from Europe you can probably blame World War I, the Revolutions of 1918, the rise of the Nazis and the Soviets, and World War II for why so many were lost
@@jerryweber1768 lmao poor Wehraboo. I bet it crushes you that the poor defenseless Nazis got bombed to shit by superior firepower. Dresdan had military value to the Germans and had to be flattened.
It truly is amazing that there are people out there who do have an interest in these types of films. I keep hearing that without the blood and guts the movies are merely mislabeled as horror. Even though I'm a form believer that blood and gore has its place in horror there is so much more to it, which a lot of people today don't give proper credit to. Just acknowledging that horror is older than most people think is quite refreshing to hear.
They need to make a horror movie about a team of people trying to find a fictional lost horror film that has some sort of legend surrounding it. Maybe the movie is cursed and makes people go insane, or it was made by a director during a mental breakdown.
You can hear how much of a fan he is of movies in how he describes everything. Love hearing people talk about their passions. Keep up the good work dude!
The image of Lon Chaney’s London After Midnight character is so iconic (it’s seems like I even remember seeing it as an action figure once?), I never realized the film itself is lost. That’s crazy and such a shame!
I theorize that the confusing shot of Japanese Kong next to the guy is actually of the movies resolution. It's Mega Samurai giving his final attempt to talk the monster down before he runs him through with his Megatana!
Lost movies are found all the time. Highly sought after lost films have shown up in places as random as mental hospitals, archives around the world and some Argentinian guys personal collection. Never give up, always keep searching and never stop wondering and dreaming. Isn't that what movies are all about?
Wow,those films from the 1910s wouldn't last a decade since film preservation weren't practiced in that era. But,should there be indeed a copy of these films from a private collector,these could be priceless,indeed.
kirby march Barcena it's not impossible, seeing as the 1910 Edison Frankenstein film was found. It's unlikely, but possible that someone somewhere has them
It is believed that one director named Georges Melies from that era,used to make 500 films a year.Very few of them survived even to the 1920s.However,every once in a while new ones keep showing up in some part of Europe or US.Apart from being a director,Melies was a magician/illusionist as well.The movies he made in 1900s show up even after a century..people say it's his greatest trick. :)
In any story, the villain is the catalyst. The hero's not a person who will bend the rules or show the cracks in his armor. He's one-dimensional intentionally, but the villain is the person who owns up to what he is and stands by it.
The one hurts the most is London After Midnight I once met Ron Chaney the great grandson of Lon Chaney and the grandson of Lon Chaney jr and he told me that its doubtful but he hasn't given up hope that he can find it
OMG that was a really good little doco to watch, I kinda wanna know and watch more. It's amazing when you learn so much about the history of something such as films etc
A remake starring jack nicklaus would probably be under par although there d be some great shots. It wood suit me to a tee especially the woods shots of the golden bear
No, the 2010s are still worse. Keep in mind that the film industry in the 1910s basically didn't exist; movies were essentially just plays recorded on tape, and you don't have a play perform once, even if it's the same one.
Technically not “horror” but I wish we could find the deleted scenes from the Wizard of Oz. Apparently most of the Wicked Witch’s lines were so scary for test audiences they had to cut them back. Like the “Surrender Dorothy” scene was meant to say “Surrender Dorothy or DIE.”
The Cat and the Canary entry reminded me of one movie I saw on late night TV many years ago called Cat People. Not a lost film, but it made me excited to be reminded of that film, so thanks for that!
When he was talking about The Cat Creeps and The Cat and the Canary, he forgot to mention the 1939 sound film with Bob Hope. That's my favorite version of that movie.
Nice list! I've been working on a full soundtrack for the cabinet of Dr caligari for months. It's been a wild Labour of love, but incredibly tripped out and I still love the film after watching every frame and it still has chills almost a century after release!
I'm a big horror movie fan and I think that it's a shame that ALL these films are gone. I love Nosferatu, the silent version of Phantom of the Opera as well as the Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. As a matter of fact, the video for the Rainbow song "I Can't Let You Go" is based on the last film. Many of the children's shows that I watched growing up likewise are lost because nobody thought about preserving them so they were taped over. I get SAD when I think about it.
I would love to see all these films one day. Watching old movies brings me enjoyment because of how different they look and feel. I'm also basically seeing a part of history through film. There's something nice about that
Good presentation James .Its too bad that those old films from the 1920s are lost to all movie lovers everywhere. We must preserve and cherish the classics that are still around.
'Drakula's Death' is based on a c19 novella of the same name that has been translated into English by the British Library for their 'Gothic Horror' exhibit a few years ago (they published a lot of translations) the twist is that Drakula here is both Vlad the Impaler and Count Drakula.
Fun fact about #2 "London After Midnight" - the character Lon Chaney played was the inspiration for the design of the Babadook from the 2014 film of the same name.
From my understanding, the Hungarian Dracula movie you mentioned was turned into a novel around the same time. I don't know how easy that is to find, but I doubt it's impossible to like it is with the books as book collecting was taken way more seriously.
I love these vids. My mind is blown by the Golem since I play Dragon Age and that's where it came from... well the folklore but the clips shown make sense. Crazy.
It's sad, how many movies are missing. Especially the early ones. Good or bad, they're history. Even more, good or bad, they could be a learning device for novices, looking for a "fresh" take on videos.
Sadly for film stock this old, chances are if they haven't been found and preserved by now they're never going to be, and even if they are they're not going to be in a salvageable state. The only chance might be if a collector somewhere secretly has a copy they've been preserving or made backup copies of, but that's also very unlikely.
As Argentine I'm very proud to say that the longest version (maybe uncut) of Metropolis was found in Buenos Aires, in the early 2000's, which had been stored since it was last seen in theatres in the 1920's.
If I had a time machine I would go back in time and tell people who handled these films to guard it with their life and find a way to share it with the public 100 years later
lon chaney as the phantom was real creepy when i was a kid. it was also immortalised in "the witches handbook" and reeeeally fed the imagination when i was a kid
It's sad that stuff like this gets lost. I heard that back in the day, the BBC would air some of their shows as one-offs, then scrap the tapes because they lacked the storage space. If a re-run was needex, they'd get the cast together and re-shoot the show. Imagine that!
Really nice information. It's interesting to think about what could have been. I watch old silent horror movies every Halloween. None of my friends or family get it.
You mention the movie Vampire about a snake woman, just to let you know, Bram Stoker the Author of Dracula also wrote a book called The Lair of The White Worm which has a snake woman. Maybe they where connected.
Good news, The Vampire from 1913 was found and it is preserved in the George Eastman film archive!
I shall worship who ever found it.
What?! You’re kidding! Seriously?! 😮
Gage Crawley yeah they found a print of it
I hope it's in good shape. I'd be unfortenate if it had burn marks or parts missing.
same for dracula's death. according to the wikipedia page critic troy howarth states in his reference book "tome of terror" that a print exists in a hungarian archive.
James should be a film historian. They should invite him on Turner Classic Movies.
Haha not sure if I'd go that far because he doesn't seem to know a great deal about movies but I 200% agree about being a guest on TCM!! I'd be so excited to see him in the intro to something like Living Dead or Dracula (31) or one of his other favorites. Furthermore, if they ever play the Mario movie he MUST do the intro.
Morgil a friend of mine made a fan made "collector's set" of early horror films and he used Monster Madness as "a special introduction by James Rolfe" and it really worked.
I dunno, from what I've seen, Jame's knowledge of film history seems to come from books, articles, personal experience and the internet, not independent research.
Imagine Turner Classic Movies discussing the AVGN Movie
Independent research.. lmao.. On my way to Transylvania to find private film collectors now. What fucking retardation.
My dad claims to have seen London After Midnight in the early 70's. He says one of his friends dad was a film collector who would screen movies for them. All my dad knows is that after the collector passed away, his kids sold off the collection. So if my dad is correct, there's still a copy of London After Midnight out there. Let's hope it'll resurface someday.
Hope this is true, but maybe whoever may own it doesn't realize what they have
Let's hope that copy is still around then....
You should see if you can get more information about this. If you can, even if it's the slightest detail, inform one of the organisations or people searching for lost films and they might be able to track it down.
Yeah seriously, someone in film preservation needs to hear about this... EDIT: If you're not pulling our legs and that's all.
u r same
It's actually kind of depressing that probably none of these movies will ever be seen again in their entirety.
in heaven, everything is fine.
Vampire 1913 was found :)
Quite the opposite. Lost films continue to be found.
King Loser uh... thanks for that relevant comment?
@@fernandobanda5734 Besides Vampire 1913 being found, a Betty Boop episode was found recently in 2019... In Russia. It was "Buzzy Boop at the Concert." All after it hadn't been seen for about 81 years.
Buzzy is Betty's cousin who only showed up in 2 episodes. It's not one of my favorite Betty Boop episodes, but it's nice to see it.
people who know who Nosferatu is:
- horror fans
- people who saw that one spongebob episode
I'm (C, all the above.
Who was flickering the lights?
Coda Symphony All of the above for me.
like me.........
- Probably also those who watched "Batman returns", since there's the character called Max Schreck, just like the actor playing Orlok. :)
One thing people often forget is that silent films weren't silent. They had full musical scores, performed by in-house musicians. Just watch Metropolis; we have the score for that one, and the most recent version released includes the original score performed by an orchestra.
Perhaps they should've been called "speechless" films or no-talkies
They are called silent to differentiate from talkies, where the actors speak. Some scores from certain silent movies are unknown.
JAMES!!! You missed a BIG one, one that is particularly pertinent to you! In 1920, before Nosferatu, F.W. Murnau did an unauthorized adaptation of JEKYLL AND HYDE. It's called "Der Januskopf" (The Head of Janus). The screenwriter, cinematographer, producer and star are the same people who did Caligari the same year. And apparently BELA LUGOSI had a role in this over a decade before he was Dracula. If I could resurrect any lost horror movie it would be this one. Hope you read this and maybe mention it in a different video. Love your work and can't wait for the next AVGN Halloween episode =)
THANK YOU soooo much for the likes guys =D I'm not some internet troll begging for likes, I actually want James and/or Mike to see this so they can talk about one of the most sought-after lost films. EVER! Let's bring this to their attention. And by the way...April of next year is the 30th anniversary of the Jekyll and Hyde game. James...it's time to face your past...
Nice info man!
On an interesting technical note: This might've been an early movie with a moving camera shot. The script at one point calls for the camera to move up a flight of stairs.
Reviews of the time also mentioned and lauded the "openly done" transformation sequence, which was supposed to have worked continously and almost unnoticeable on the screen. One wonders how it was achieved.
Just clever cuts, an effect similiar to the 1931 version or a different transition method?
Great addition to the list...Besides Lugosi, Conrad Veidt ( Caligari's sonambulast slave) is in Der Januskopf as well...
This is such a fascinating tidbit of information, thank you, kind sir!
With every video Cinemassacre releases I feel a little bit less like an uncultured swine.
With every Cinemassacre release video I watch, I feel less of an uncultured swine.
I feel like an uncultured swine no matter what I do
Engel too bad you'll always be a hockey puck.
I still feel like a swine after watching it, less uncultured, but a swine nonetheless... And I ravel in it!
Bold statement sir ♥️
The 1910s werewolf movie sounds like it could have been based on the skinwalker mythology.
Interesting.
That was my thought too! They may have just used a wolf or dog and not a werewolf costume
Gonna have to leave Area 51 with the complete print of London after midnight
Pick me up copy of pico school two while you at it
It's sad some of these films are lost and forgotten . I for one would love to see them all remastered and seen on the big screen.
TERROR vision the native american werewolf film sounds badass
As for now, the 1910 Frankestein has been rediscovered and restored on 2016.
Agreed.
@@claudiobizama5603 same goes to 1913 vampire
Maybe it's just me but the Golem looks a little like Dave Bautista.
Damned if he doesn't!
Let's petition a remake or sequel with Dave as the Golem.
Silvio Berlusconi takes gold.
Jokerz 79 I have been searching through the comments just to see if anyone else thought that. 😁
Jokerz 79 Why is Golem 😂
This is why I love Martin Scorsese so much as he is HUGELY passionate about film preservation. I love his films, but I love his dedication to preserving film history even more.
It's a shame that so many of these films have been lost. Classic horror movies, including the silent films are are ground breaking for the genre. They have what I call the "dark creepy look" that many horror movies lack today.
Reminds me of how we lost all silent films of the mexican cinema history because no one really took care of them.
I believe the oldest surviving Mexican film is Tepeyac (1917)
That sure sounds like the Mexican way to me!
Lon Chaney's character from London after midnight inspired the babadook
I knew that looked familiar!
Came here to make that observation too! That’s pretty neat
Oh shit you're right!! That's awesome, looked rather familiar =D Being an illustrated character they really got to stylize the Babadook and add all those Expressionist flairs. Aside from Max Schreck, Lon Chaney Sr. has to be the best horror actor ever.
Funny I just noticed that as well
is it me or does he look like Doc from Back to the Future... ?
I want to see “London After Midnight” and the two lost “King Kong” films really bad.
I know I’m replying a year after this comment but, why do I see you everywhere?
@@Flesh_licking_spider_monkeys I watch lots of stuff and we watch similar stuff I guess.
@@littlebigcomradehopefully they’ll get found
Silence + The Uncanny Valley = Nightmare Fuel
imagine if there was a movie that was so lost that we didn't even know it existed... *mind blown *
HolographicSweater
There's bound to be lots
HolographicSweater There is, I don't know what it was called, who was in it, what it was about, or when it was made, but I know nobody remembers it.
Well you got Dracula (1920) so there's that
The HolographicSweater :0
Most movies from the silent era are unknown anyway (I mean movies so lost even the titles are missing)
I wonder why nobody's ever thought of creating a new golem film. Golems are still widely known in the fantasy genre (novels, board games and video games), so it's not like the creature itself has fallen into obscurity. Hell, you've got plenty of movies like Dead Snow with Nazi zombies, imagine how cool it would be to see a film about a rabbi creating a golem to fend of Nazis.
Nowdays they are considered more like "low level mooks"
I absolutely love the story and folklore behind the Golem and have often thought someone should revive it.
There is an episode of Supernatural (season 8 episode 13) in which a rabbi has a golem to fend off Nazis.
Jack Frost and an X-Files episode where they use the romantic version and an anti-semetic angle. Its really good.
Michael Ross What the fuck?
Sin (1915), Cleopatra (1917), and F. W. Murnau's Der Januskopf (1920) are just a few films I wish were found.
I just seen a bit of Cleopatra there. A scene that was found about a year ago
James should make an updated version of this since some of the movies featured, like The Vampire and Dracula’s Death, have been found
Dracula's death hasn't been found, as far as I'm concerned.
@@goblinuldrogatinsmoalawhat do you mean by that
@@zachmetry6124 I think somebody said that the film was eventually found
@@goblinuldrogatinsmoala oh, then I hope it’s getting preserved
As a Doctor Who fan, I know what it's like to have missing films you wish you could see.
Yeah, but atleast the BBC has made recreations for almost if not all of the missing Hartnell and Troughton Episodes.
@@cpkudrongaming6100 Not really. I don't think they've done more than 10 stories at most, and most of Troughton's era is still lost.
@@SonofSethoitae i meant that studios like loosecanon have done reconstructions with the surviving images from the lost episodes. Also all of the audio for each epsidoe still survives
@@cpkudrongaming6100 Yeah, I know, but they've still only done a couple of the stories. No where near close to all of them, which is what you initially said.
Cpkudron gaming loosecanon is not official the bbc allows them because there is no way they can release them
Golly! I remember watching "Creature Features" on Saturday nights as a kid, with a big bowl of popcorn and 7up. Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Bella Lugosi. Gotta say, "Frankenstein" with Boris was my favorite!
This and the burning of the library of Alexandria piss me off
What about the destruction of Louvain in 1914 by the Kaiser's army? A lot of valuable books were destroyed because the German's were afraid of Franc Tieuer's (snipers)
Hi Marik that never happened look it up
@@shawnmalone9711 pls
Such a waste.
You really should consider becoming a teacher for film school.
kristof gergely At least he was a film school student, I heard from his reviews.
James will have an tough time as a film school teacher as he will need to face bright students that fully understand the brilliance of Citizen Kane or the Matrix rather than like James describing it with no logic saying I didn't get it and I didn't like it lol. And with the fact and status of James being sent to a Special Education class as a kid is a huge disadvantage for him.
Yes it is; The Matrix is the most brilliant film ever made.
Link to him admitting he went to SPED class?
dark city is the original matrix and much much better especially the directors cut.
Didn't a print of the 1913 The Vampire turn up in the George Eastman Film Museum's archives?
is there any way it can be watched?
6:02-6:05 "Hopefully someone can dig up these lost mummies." Great writing. Nice puns.
Great presentation James! Although many of these films are long gone it's nice to know that some recognition exists for these films having been made. Keep up the good work.
With the Golem films and many of the lost films from Europe you can probably blame World War I, the Revolutions of 1918, the rise of the Nazis and the Soviets, and World War II for why so many were lost
And the fact that the film they used was flammable.
Another reason is because silver was used in the film and during ww1 they melted prints for silver
So called hero "Bomber Harris" leveled Dresden. Killing several hundred thousand and destroying who knows what.
@@jerryweber1768 lmao poor Wehraboo. I bet it crushes you that the poor defenseless Nazis got bombed to shit by superior firepower. Dresdan had military value to the Germans and had to be flattened.
It is bittersweet to know such films existed...
It truly is amazing that there are people out there who do have an interest in these types of films. I keep hearing that without the blood and guts the movies are merely mislabeled as horror. Even though I'm a form believer that blood and gore has its place in horror there is so much more to it, which a lot of people today don't give proper credit to. Just acknowledging that horror is older than most people think is quite refreshing to hear.
The man who laughs is one of my favorites!!!
They need to make a horror movie about a team of people trying to find a fictional lost horror film that has some sort of legend surrounding it. Maybe the movie is cursed and makes people go insane, or it was made by a director during a mental breakdown.
Kind of like the hills run red?
"Cigarette Burns" by John Carpenter has that exact premise.
la rage du demon?
Hey thanks for the movie idea that i could make!!!!!
Maybe call it...Oh, I don't know..."Cinemassacre," maybe...?
The Vampire (1913) was found and screened, but I wish someone like TCM would release it
You can hear how much of a fan he is of movies in how he describes everything. Love hearing people talk about their passions. Keep up the good work dude!
The image of Lon Chaney’s London After Midnight character is so iconic (it’s seems like I even remember seeing it as an action figure once?), I never realized the film itself is lost. That’s crazy and such a shame!
I theorize that the confusing shot of Japanese Kong next to the guy is actually of the movies resolution. It's Mega Samurai giving his final attempt to talk the monster down before he runs him through with his Megatana!
That Which Smashes I always thought that the lost Japanese version of King Kong was actually called King Wong but I could be wrong.
I love silent horror movies! You are my idol James! I have loved your content for 5 years!!! I really would like to see you someday.
Silent horror movies rock !
Sad that classic movies like these are lost.
Man, I hope they find London Afer Midnight.
@Tiny- Tyger1922 Exactly ! I am also trying to find the name of this film.
I really want to see those movies now, oh well, they'll hopefully be found one day.
Lost movies are found all the time. Highly sought after lost films have shown up in places as random as mental hospitals, archives around the world and some Argentinian guys personal collection. Never give up, always keep searching and never stop wondering and dreaming. Isn't that what movies are all about?
Wow,those films from the 1910s wouldn't last a decade since film preservation weren't practiced in that era. But,should there be indeed a copy of these films from a private collector,these could be priceless,indeed.
kirby march Barcena it's not impossible, seeing as the 1910 Edison Frankenstein film was found. It's unlikely, but possible that someone somewhere has them
It is believed that one director named Georges Melies from that era,used to make 500 films a year.Very few of them survived even to the 1920s.However,every once in a while new ones keep showing up in some part of Europe or US.Apart from being a director,Melies was a magician/illusionist as well.The movies he made in 1900s show up even after a century..people say it's his greatest trick. :)
Yes, from the earth to the moon.
In any story, the villain is the catalyst. The hero's not a person who will bend the rules or show the cracks in his armor. He's one-dimensional intentionally, but the villain is the person who owns up to what he is and stands by it.
crapvile They might not know it. Like with The Golem, they may just think it's the surviving one.
It's would be amazing if these are rediscovered somebody day, breaks my heart they are lost.
When the lights flicker on and off, remember about Nosferatu. For he's there, flicking the light switch on and off at 3am in the morning.
The one hurts the most is London After Midnight I once met Ron Chaney the great grandson of Lon Chaney and the grandson of Lon Chaney jr and he told me that its doubtful but he hasn't given up hope that he can find it
The amount of information you provide, we all appreciate it. That is A LOT of research and double research
OMG that was a really good little doco to watch, I kinda wanna know and watch more. It's amazing when you learn so much about the history of something such as films etc
The 1920 Golem is a great movie. Saw that on an event evening in Cinema once.
How
@@recommendedforyou2936 I suspect Lehnard is a vampire, a Karnstein maybe
@@goblinuldrogatinsmoala it's a lost movie that's why I asked
@@recommendedforyou2936 I know, it was a joke
@@goblinuldrogatinsmoala o Haha karnsteins are sexy
I could listen to James talk about movies forever
Love this video. I hope some of these one day show up!!
A "London after midnight" remake starring Jack Nicholoson - that would be awesome
Jack Nicholson is a hack.
A remake starring jack nicklaus would probably be under par although there d be some great shots. It wood suit me to a tee especially the woods shots of the golden bear
Danny DeVito could also be a good decision if you look at his role as the penguin in Batman Returns
October is a great month.
The 1910s were ass! Too many reboots, remakes, and sequels.
Yeah you think the 2010s were bad with reboots? How about 20 Dracula reboots in one year!
And until I was this I though Vampire movies were over used in the late 2000's.
No, the 2010s are still worse.
Keep in mind that the film industry in the 1910s basically didn't exist; movies were essentially just plays recorded on tape, and you don't have a play perform once, even if it's the same one.
100 years and what have we learned? *N O T H I N G !*
One3673241 tis a joke
You inspired us to delve into classic and silent films!! We rewatch them every year! Classic Horror is the greatest genre of film.
Thank you for sharing this video. Very informative on these lost classic horror movies.
This remains to this day one of my favourite Cinemassacre videos. So fascinating.
Technically not “horror” but I wish we could find the deleted scenes from the Wizard of Oz. Apparently most of the Wicked Witch’s lines were so scary for test audiences they had to cut them back. Like the “Surrender Dorothy” scene was meant to say “Surrender Dorothy or DIE.”
The Babadook was obviously inspired charcter look wise by London After Midnight
I love the 1920 Golem movie! I had no idea there were others. Great video.
It's so depressing to know we will likely never see these movies... :(.
This is really cool. James should teach film history :>
I've been a monster movie fan all my life, and I just wanted to say I found this video fascinating. Thank you
The Cat and the Canary entry reminded me of one movie I saw on late night TV many years ago called Cat People. Not a lost film, but it made me excited to be reminded of that film, so thanks for that!
When he was talking about The Cat Creeps and The Cat and the Canary, he forgot to mention the 1939 sound film with Bob Hope. That's my favorite version of that movie.
Lon Chaney in #2 kinda reminds me of how OZZY looked/dressed in I think Bark At The Moon an maybe some of his other videos in the 1980s
Excellent video, James. Thank you, sir!
Nice list! I've been working on a full soundtrack for the cabinet of Dr caligari for months. It's been a wild Labour of love, but incredibly tripped out and I still love the film after watching every frame and it still has chills almost a century after release!
I'm a big horror movie fan and I think that it's a shame that ALL these films are gone. I love Nosferatu, the silent version of Phantom of the Opera as well as the Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. As a matter of fact, the video for the Rainbow song "I Can't Let You Go" is based on the last film. Many of the children's shows that I watched growing up likewise are lost because nobody thought about preserving them so they were taped over. I get SAD when I think about it.
I would love to see all these films one day. Watching old movies brings me enjoyment because of how different they look and feel. I'm also basically seeing a part of history through film. There's something nice about that
Good presentation James .Its too bad that those old films from the 1920s are lost to all movie lovers everywhere. We must preserve and cherish the classics that are still around.
There is a replica of Lon Chaney's famous makeup case on sale now on eBay.
I was actually wondering just yesterday if we have any updates on any of these lost films.
Nothing in the description, guess not...
Kevin Striker nope. All still lost.
Apparently 1913 vampire was found
Häxan, Frankenstein, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Nosferatu...
They exist.
I have the DVDs
Nicley done and very revealing..I had no idea about a majority of these lost flicks!
Wow I never knew there were so many silent films with the same topic and title! Awesome video.
I really want to see Lon Chaney's lost film! He was amazing in London!
'Drakula's Death' is based on a c19 novella of the same name that has been translated into English by the British Library for their 'Gothic Horror' exhibit a few years ago (they published a lot of translations) the twist is that Drakula here is both Vlad the Impaler and Count Drakula.
Good video with many facts revealed!? I truly enjoyed it from start to finish!
Fun fact about #2 "London After Midnight" - the character Lon Chaney played was the inspiration for the design of the Babadook from the 2014 film of the same name.
From my understanding, the Hungarian Dracula movie you mentioned was turned into a novel around the same time. I don't know how easy that is to find, but I doubt it's impossible to like it is with the books as book collecting was taken way more seriously.
The Spirit of Forrest J Ackerman lives
Great video James, informative and entertaining.
I love these vids. My mind is blown by the Golem since I play Dragon Age and that's where it came from... well the folklore but the clips shown make sense. Crazy.
It's sad, how many movies are missing. Especially the early ones. Good or bad, they're history. Even more, good or bad, they could be a learning device for novices, looking for a "fresh" take on videos.
Sadly for film stock this old, chances are if they haven't been found and preserved by now they're never going to be, and even if they are they're not going to be in a salvageable state. The only chance might be if a collector somewhere secretly has a copy they've been preserving or made backup copies of, but that's also very unlikely.
London After Midnight, Dracula’s Death, Life Without a Soul and 1916’s Phantom of the Opera are the lost films that I really want to see.
As Argentine I'm very proud to say that the longest version (maybe uncut) of Metropolis was found in Buenos Aires, in the early 2000's, which had been stored since it was last seen in theatres in the 1920's.
Mental isn’t it? As well as being a great film, it’s rediscovery is also a good story
If I had a time machine I would go back in time and tell people who handled these films to guard it with their life and find a way to share it with the public 100 years later
Tell doc and marty I'm from the future
lon chaney as the phantom was real creepy when i was a kid. it was also immortalised in "the witches handbook" and reeeeally fed the imagination when i was a kid
I saw a still from it when I was a kid, too. It gave me nightmares! That and seeing Nosferatu on late-night TV when I was maybe 10.
It's sad that stuff like this gets lost. I heard that back in the day, the BBC would air some of their shows as one-offs, then scrap the tapes because they lacked the storage space. If a re-run was needex, they'd get the cast together and re-shoot the show. Imagine that!
one of my favorite classic cinemassacre reviews!
Nosferatu
Phantom of the Opera
The Vampyre
Are my favorite silent films.
THE BATMAN Vampyr.
3:35 that looks like the mom from Richie Rich
I honestly think this is the best video James has ever produced.
Really nice information. It's interesting to think about what could have been. I watch old silent horror movies every Halloween. None of my friends or family get it.
Wow all these years looking at London After Dark and I jusy now am realizing it stars Ozzy Osbourne!
10:56 on this picture he looks very nice
Hey that’s a great video. Really enjoyed that.
You mention the movie Vampire about a snake woman, just to let you know, Bram Stoker the Author of Dracula also wrote a book called The Lair of The White Worm which has a snake woman. Maybe they where connected.