Bret Wood Movies

Documentary about the development of Buster Keaton's The Haunted House (1921).

In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, provides a tour of where...

Documentary on the making of The Dark Power.

A discussion on restoring title cards to English from foreign source prints.

The special effects in The Play House (1921) are discussed.

The actors in My Wife's Relations (1922) are discussed in this documentary.

Documentary on Day Dreams (1922), a Buster Keaton silent comedy.

Two women initiate their friend into the joys of evangelicalism.

An erotic thriller from the director of Psychopathia Sexualis, The Little Death offers a peek into the seedy boudoirs of a Victorian-era brothel,...

A documentary on the life and career of actor Lon Chaney, with clips from his films and interviews with people who knew him.

David Kalat discusses the works of Buster Keaton.

Documentary about Buster Keaton's The 'High Sign' (1921) and Keaton's developing style.

Short documentary about Buster Keaton's first venture into features.

"About the Restoration" provides an overview of the recovery effort, hosted by Bret Wood. Also of interest are examples of movie making mistakes that...

The evolution of The Scarecrow (1920) is discussed in this documentary.

A short documentary on the works of Buster Keaton.

Bruce Lawton discusses Buster Keaton's The Blacksmith (1922), a film that Keaton had dismissed as a "lesser" work.

Documentary about the Buster Keaton short Hard Luck (1921).