The Golden Silent Films - A Silent Movie Podcast

Entertainer and Chaplin historian, Dan Kamin, was kind enough to join us at the home office of the Golden Silent Films Podcast to discuss the 1925 Chaplin classic, "The Gold Rush."

This episode is a rare event for us. We don't do in-person interviews often, but this one was defiantly worth stepping out of our comfort zone for. Dan Kamin had so many great insights and stories from the making of "The Gold Rush" and our chat is a great compliment to our full episode breaking down the film. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it!

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A discussion about and look into the stories, the history and personalities that came together to make the legendary film, "The Gold Rush" in 1925. Directed by Charles Chaplin and starring Chaplin, Mack Swain and Georgia Hale.

This episode celebrates the 100th anniversary of the release of "The Gold Rush" and looks at the film's new 4K restoration and it's subsequent Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival premier.

This is the first episode of a two-part season finale event at The Golden Silent Films Podcast. This look back at the film's production and history will be followed up by an interview with entertainer and Chaplin historian Dan Kamin.

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The first Edwin S. Porter in 2024 was so nice, we had to attend it twice. The Golden Silent Films Podcast returns to the great town of Connellsville for a night of film, music and history.

We take another look at the life of Edwin S. Porter with a special emphasis on his work history as a projectionist which works great considering what films we watched. This fantastic event took place on September 13, 2025.In this episode, we'll also take a look at the stories, the history and the personalities that came together to make a few fun films!

We discuss "The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog", "The Life of an American Fireman", "The Rink" and "Sherlock Jr."

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“Boooo! Prepare to be burdened with the haunting memory of the Hash-Slinging Slasher because we’re heading down to Bikini Bottom tonight for a little haunting spree and a Golden Silent Films Podcast Halloween Spectacular!”

A discussion about and look into the stories, the history and personalities that came together to make the "SpongeBob Squarepants" episode "Graveyard Shift" in 2002. Created by Stephen Hillenburg and starring Tom Kenny and Roger Bumpass.

Witha special cameo from the seafood loving podcat, Sodapop. This episode is also a continuation of our ongoing "Nosferatu" series.

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This episode is the next in a series highlighting the short form content originally aired as a timed exclusive on our Golden Silent Films Podcast YouTube Channel.

In this episode you'll get a battle of book versus film, as we look at "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" and its fascinating author. Next, we dive into the surprising origins of the false eyelash and its connection to silent film. Lastly, we talk to a special guest about ScreenShot: Asia, an incredible film fest bringing more than just silent movies to the city of Pittsburgh!

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A discussion about and look into the stories, the history and personalities that came together to make the silent short, "The Haunted House" in 1921. Directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline. This short stars Buster Keaton and was photographed by Elgin Lessley.

This episode celebrates Silent Movie Day, International Podcast Day and an early Halloween. In addition to the film discussion, we also dive a little into the lore of how the Golden Silent Films Podcast came into existence.

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The Golden Silent Films Podcast is honored to welcome renowned silent film accompanist and historian Ben Model to the show. Model recently added author to his incredibly long and illustrious resume. He joins us to talk about his brand-new book, "The Silent Film Universe", as well as some fun detours through the film world.

If you want to learn more about Ben Model and his book, check out silentfilmmusic.com and undercrankproductions.com for tons of great content and info.

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In this episode, the Golden Silent Films Podcast looks back at the life and career of Signe Auen, whom you may or may not recognize as Seena Owen. In a wildly varied career, Owen's career took her from the stage to the screen to the script, all while working with the biggest names in film.

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This episode is the first in a series highlighting the short form content aired as a timed exclusive on our Golden Silent Films Podcast YouTube channel.

In this episode you will learn about Oakland, California's forgotten amusement park, Idora Park and its connections to silent film. After that, we update you on our adventures at the 2025 Columbus Moving Picture Show convention. Lastly, we resurrect a lost episode and enjoy our first Russian silent film.

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This episode is a special Pittsburgh-based double feature. Starting in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood, we'll be watching 1927's "Cave of the Silken Web" and learning about ScreenShot: Asia.

We'll follow that screening up by going to downtown Pittsburgh and the famous Harris Theater where we'll be checking out the 1928 gusty classic, "The Wind". This segment also features a chat with the talented silent film accompanist, Tyler Stoner.

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