The best Edna Purviance’s documentary movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Edna Purviance’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Edna Purviance.
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
6.3/10
Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.
Birth of the Tramp
7/10
A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.
Days of Thrills and Laughter
7.1/10
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
Chaplin's Goliath
6.9/10
A film about the tall actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character.
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
7.7/10
A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), from rags to riches, from the slums of London to glory.
Chaplin Today: The Kid
6.5/10
This documentary is featured on the 2-Disc Chaplin Collection DVD for The Kid (1921), released in 2004.
