- Directed by
- Turell, Saul J., American, 1921 - 1986
- Written by
- Turell, Saul J., American, 1921 - 1986
- Produced by
- Paul Killiam, American, 1916 - 1998
- Subject of
- Chaney, Lon, American, 1883 - 1930
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1961
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 25 Minutes
- Length (Film): 900 Feet
- Caption
- This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
- Description
- An episode titled "The Hunchback of Notre Dame” from the documentary series Silents Please. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white acetate film with optical sound.
- The episode features actor Lon Chaney in the silent film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Footage from the film accompanies the narration. Additionally, the narrator describes elements of the film's production including makeup and prosthetics used to create the character Quasimodo (played by Lon Chaney).
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Silents Please
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Type
- documentaries
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- short subjects
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Actors
- Documentary films
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Television
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.66.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




