Paul Merton's Birth Of Hollywood episode 1

[@AdeleCeleste]

LOVE these documentaries on the glory days of Hollywood! Thank you for posting!!! :-)

[@blue2134]

It’s sooo good

[@carolynkingsley4421]

An excellent doc. I love films about the Genesis of old Hollywood. I wish we could live those days again.

[@Jabberstax]

Agreed. 👏

[@bovinestool1681]

If you haven't seen it yet then you should watch the documentary series "Hollywood: A Celebration Of The American Silent Film". It's a 13 episode documentary released in 1980 by Thames Television. It has interviews with many actors, directors, cameramen and others who worked in Hollywood during the silent era. You can watch it on KZbin. It's on the " "Joao Antonio Franz" channel.

[@hpoonis2010]

Wouldn't everyone? Hollywood disappeared up its own arse years ago and now believes itself to be the most important thing on planet earth.

[@lessemo]

Hey dude thank you for uploading this

[@WD40W]

Fun Fact...There is a stage play called Merton & The Movies...This...Isn't it...Most of this footage is lifted in generous chunks from a 1980 BBC 13 part Doc called "Hollywood"...I do appreciate Mr. Merton's taking us to original locals in the modern day...FYI Merton &/Of The Movies was a play Buster Keaton toured with his wife...Anything about Buster you ever wished to know...A PBS American Master's Buster Keaton: A Hard Act To Follow...It's out there and it's stellar...Thanks for this upload...Well worth the view...

[@chriswright4677]

Gotta love that KZbin algorithm!x

[@amandi6425]

rest in peace sunshine cinema 💔 NYC misses you

[@philiphaigh5434]

Thank you very much 👌

[@jilltagmorris]

Rewatching July 2024

[@noshowjackie]

Excellent work. I've read and watched so much on the subject, and travelled the town thoroughly. Live there 20 years. I Love Hollywood ❤️

[@January.]

*Lived

[@mynameisjefferson3771]

16:33 this dude’s acting here is killing me 😂 I love it (edit: BOTH dudes’ acting 😂)

[@ArianiMauve999]

Hollywoodrama!Eternal Silver Screen Glory in Californialand.😍

[@spookerredmenace3950]

Mary Pickford was Canadian who was from Toronto Ontario Canada and Marie Dressler , who was born in Cobourg Ontario Canada , very early Hollywood stars

[@lindadeal3344]

Loved Marie Dressler! She was quite the lady!

[@spookerredmenace3950]

@@lindadeal3344 true she was, the cobourg public library has a big pic of her on the 2nd floor wall by the elevator

[@3506Dodge]

so what?

[@spookerredmenace3950]

@@3506Dodge giving information to people

[@garyfrancis6193]

America’s Sweetheart.

[@BadMouse101]

"Was made before the invention of Women"

[@jiggle24]

hmmm, so you watch more than right-wing youtube loons...

[@judpowell1756]

@@jiggle24 really dude......that' ll you got when you're not playing with yourself

[@NK-4628]

I'm glad someone else pointed this out. We couldn't hear it, and when we did, it made zero sense.

[@cjpenning]

Is this a history of Hollywood, or a modern man's critique of historic film?

[@slingblade6858]

DW Griffith boldly claimed in the future people would pay as much as $5 to see a movie.

[@jimrick6632]

SO WHAT HAPPENED TO EPISODE 2?????????

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

That muscle man is Eugene Sandow .

[@steveweinstein3222]

We need more films where a dog rescues a girl tied to train tracks.

[@suebeawho6537]

Except in this one the girl gets mushed by the train😢

[@caliente6319]

i wish i could see everything going on within hollywood on september 8th, 1989, the greatest day in history.

[@LathropLdST]

1989... Tsk.

[@the_patriot7]

what are you talking about ???

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Carla Laemle was in Dracula .... " Among the many jagged peaks ..."

[@adamwhite4246]

fascinating

[@clownbaby5862]

That Wagner theory was such a stretch. Birth of a nation is techinally impressive and a masterpiece of its era but obviously racist and flawed, end of story. So annoying that they spent so much time cherry-picking his films/ bad scenes.

[@firehorse2008]

No, Edison was the tireless stealer of ideas.😤

[@azgrapefruit]

I think I now know where Coppola got the idea of using Wagner’s Valkyries music for his famous helicopter attack scene…

[@plasticnoband]

Where are the other episodes

[@classiclife7204]

This isn't bad as far as it goes; I like the on-location shooting, and the host is ok. However, it borrows MASSIVELY from the already-existing, and COMPLETE, history of silent film called "Hollywood: A Celebration of Silent Film" by the great Kevin Brownlow. In fact, the Allan Dwan interview is taken right from THAT documentary. Could've at least credited it.

[@timelesstimbers]

Edison claimed the credit? really... you surprise me!

[@tyffehhh]

Any more episodes?

[@ppineault]

In terms of filmmaking, "Birth of a Nation" is such a masterpiece for it's time; so unfortunate that D.W. Griffith chose to make such a deceitful and poisonous film. I guess he joins Leni Riefenstahl in infamy.

[@petesmitt]

Despite its controversial story, the film has been praised by film critics, with Ebert mentioning its use as a historical tool: "The Birth of a Nation is not a bad film because it argues for evil. Like Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will, it is a great film that argues for evil. To understand how it does so is to learn a great deal about film, and even something about evil.

[@January.]

*its time *So unfortunate that

[@azgrapefruit]

Not to justify the racist treatment of former slaves, DW was the son of a Confederate Colonel which may explain his film’s portrayal.

[@yolandagaines1760]

@ppineault, I think it should be noted that D.W. Griffith later apologized for the film and even if he didn't I'd still love him as a filmmaker. His' Orphans of the Storm' captivated me at the tender age of 11 yrs. Griffith will always be my favorite director alongside Ford, Wyler and Lean. He'll never be infamous to me. I am a person of 'color'.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Laemmle was a genius

[@gregorywellssr7857]

Junior even more so.

[@jayjames7055]

Paul Merton looks like Thomas Edison 4.48 lol

[@sbkkr]

Too many f*cking ads by half goddamnit

[@martinjones5965]

2:14 "Free Dee" is this some kind of subliminal human rights message?

[@jamesmalone1680]

Epic

[@lenoregabrielse3266]

I tuned into this for some history and perspective on the film and television industries. I was exhausted before the end of episode one because for each and every little factoid given the viewer is subjected to a video clip. That got to be so distracting that I wasn't picking up on what he saying. Pity.

[@kleepklopp5084]

@wonderfulnmarvelous @lenore and Hollywood : A Celebration of Silent film narrated by James Mason

[@theholtmasons5926]

❤️❤️❤️

[@MrEntertainer89]

12 fucking Ads in 1 h Video. 🤨

[@doctornova3015]

ok, that's enough bluegrass.

[@Adino1]

52:06 and today girls just have to look on TikTok and Instagram. Not sure if I call that prediction, weak plotting.

[@gracesutherland3767]

your dislike for women is funny lol... imagine getting triggered over a youtube video

[@Adino1]

@@gracesutherland3767 I love women. That is why I don't want to see them ruined before they even come of age.

[@gracesutherland3767]

@@Adino1 if you're bothered by women doing what they want then you don't love women.

[@Resurgam1901]

another distracting soundtrack.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Griffith's " masterpiece " should be known as " Lies Losers Tell "

[@jonlewis6700]

Why

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

@@jonlewis6700 Because Birth of a Nation was revisionist history from the losing side .

[@jonlewis6700]

@@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 why

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

@@jonlewis6700 Everbody gets one

[@dayvel]

Shallow take riddled with factual errors.

[@roddyteague6246]

Who on earth told Paul Merton to present this? Absolutely dreadful. BBC looks after their own.

[@shubhammittal3561]

Movies, songs some videos have some fake unvalid unreal unapplicable concepts contents and characters... Don't be hypnotised and addicted to... Keep mind on track.. Be real.. Be practical.. Sports games fun enjoyment love sex lust etc are must always.... Self work self interests self style are must always...

[@thunderousapplause]

oh shut. up.

[@jimthompson939]

46:06 - Watch that and understand way statues are falling down.

[@marabethf7263]

Do you mean 47:12? And do you really mean to say "falling down", instead of being taken down?