August 6, 2021 · Leave a Comment · A press release from Tacoma Historical Society. The 1927 silent film Eyes of the Totem is now available for viewing online. It can be rented or purchased from Tacoma Historical Society’s page on Vimeo.com, for $5.95 (24-hour rental period), or film fans may purchase the film for $19.95 through Video On Demand on Vimeo. Go to www.vimeo.com/tacomahistory or www.vimeo.com/ondemand/eyesofthetotem. The purchased video is viewable anytime on your PC, tablet, smartphone or smart TV. Eyes of The Totem is a 1927 silent film directed by W.S. Van Dyke. It was one of three films produced by H.C. Weaver Studios in Tacoma, Washington between 1924-1928. Long considered lost, Eyes of the Totem is the only known surviving film of the three. It was rediscovered in a New York City film vault in 2014. The film re-premiered with a new original score at the Rialto Theatre in Tacoma in September 2015 (the same theater where the producers of the film first watched it in late 1926). The restored version of the film was produced by Tacoma Historical Society with the help of a Kickstarter project. It includes a new film score that was commissioned for…
Read More
1927 Silent Film Eyes of the Totem Now Available for Streaming
