Decades before the video revolution of the late 1970s/early 1980s, there was a small but devoted market for home films in the 16 mm, 9,5 mm, 8 mm, and Super 8 mm film market. Because most individuals in the United States owning projectors did not have one equipped with sound, vintage silent films were particularly well-suited for the market. A number of feature films were released in full-length versions from the 1960s until the market essentially evaporated in the early 1980s with the advent of home video, which made collecting "films" considerably cheaper. The silent feature films were released on multi film reels, each holding approximately 20 minutes of film, and were often expensive for the era, a feature-length Super 8 mm silent film might cost over $100 in 1970s dollars.
Among the titles that were released on Super 8 mm/8 mm format were:
America starring Neil Hamilton
Blood and Sand starring Rudolph Valentino
Broken Blossoms starring Lillian Gish
Civilization by Thomas Ince
College starring Buster Keaton
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Don Q Son of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks
Down to the Sea in Ships starring Clara Bow
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde starring John Barrymore
Foolish Wives starring Erich von Stroheim
Girl Shy starring Harold Lloyd
Grandma's Boy starring Harold Lloyd
Intolerance directed by D.W Griffith
It starring Clara Bow
Little Annie Rooney starring Mary Pickford
Nosferatu starring Max Schreck
Orphans of the Storm starring Lillian Gish
Peck's Bad Boy starring Jackie Coogan
Safety Last starring Harold Lloyd
She starring Betty Blythe
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried directed by Fritz Lang
Son of the Sheik starring Rudolph Valentino
Sparrows starring Mary Pickford
Speedy starring Harold Lloyd
Steamboat Bill Jr. starring Buster Keaton
The Adventures of Tarzan starring Elmo Lincoln
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari starring Conrad Veidt
The Birth of a Nation starring Lillian Gish
The Black Pirate starring Douglas Fairbanks
The Hunchback of Notre Dame starring Lon Chaney
The Mark of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks
The Gold Rush starring Charlie Chaplin
The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney
The Slums of Berlin directed by Gerhard Lamprecht
"Thundering Hoofs" Fred Thomson
Tillie's Punctured Romance starring Charlie Chaplin
Tol'able David starring Richard Barthelmess
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Matt Moore
Way Down East starring Lillian Gish
Way Out West starring Laurel and Hardy
Zapruder Film directed by Abraham Zapruder
