TAGGED: silent films
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Annette Kellerman speaks about her fearlessness when it comes to heights and her skill at performing high dive stunts in her movies.

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The NFSA has digitised to 4K the groundbreaking 1924 Russian science-fiction feature film 'Aelita: Queen of Mars'.

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The NFSA recently acquired two signed photographs of silent film star Louise Lovely and a letter of hers responding to a fan in 1916.

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Louise Lovely (r) disguised as a man, sits by a stream with a pan in a scene from Jewelled Nights.

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The NFSA has restored three silent films starring Snowy Baker - Australian Olympian, filmmaker and trainer of Hollywood stars.

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From its opening of three sisters spinning the threads of life's fate, "The Cheaters" develops a plot of vengeance, mystery and romance with well drawn characters.

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Dr Plonk (Nigel Lunghi) is wanted for terrorism in 2007. Spotted by two police officers (Jo-Ann Lancaster, Simon Yates), he leads them on a chase through the city.

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Dr Plonk (Nigel Lunghi) is accidentally transported 10,000 years into the past and captured by spear-wielding natives.

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Dr Plonk (Nigel Lunghi) and his mute assistant, Paulus (Paul Blackwell), are working in Plonk’s laboratory. Mrs Plonk (Magda Szubanski) slips on a banana skin discarded by Paulus.