E.O. Hoppe, Rene Adoree, 1925.

E.O. Hoppe, Rene Adoree, 1925.

Russian silent film actor Ossip Runitch, 1910s.

Russian silent film actor Ossip Runitch, 1910s.

Lilya Brik in “Chained by the Film” (1918).

Lilya Brik in “Chained by the Film” (1918).

Vera Karalli (center) and Vitold Polonsky, ca. 1910s.

Vera Karalli (center) and Vitold Polonsky, ca. 1910s.

Comedian Fatty Arbuckle riding “The Whip” in Coney Island (1917).

Comedian Fatty Arbuckle riding “The Whip” in Coney Island (1917).

Rene Adoree and Lew Cody in “Man and Maid” (1925).

Rene Adoree and Lew Cody in “Man and Maid” (1925).

F.W. Murnau shooting a film, 1920.

F.W. Murnau shooting a film, 1920.

Publicity photo of Joan Crawford and John Gilbert, 1928.

Publicity photo of Joan Crawford and John Gilbert, 1928.

 Mae Murray and Monte Blue in Robert Z. Leonard’s silent film Broadway Rose (1922).

Mae Murray and Monte Blue in Robert Z. Leonard’s silent film Broadway Rose (1922).

A scene from “The Great Train Robbery” (1903).
Source: The Kobal Collection

A scene from “The Great Train Robbery” (1903).

Source: The Kobal Collection