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5 days ago · Vote up your favorite silent films that were released in the 1920s. If not for the greatest silent movies of the '20s, we wouldn't have the same cinematic knowledge and techniques that we do today. The 1920s saw an explosion of film making, with feature-length films taking precedence over short films, or “two-reelers.”.
2 days ago · Who are the top silent film actresses in the world? This includes the most prominent silent film actresses, living and dead, both in America and abroad. Silent film buffs will also enjoy the best silent films available for online streaming and the best horror films from the 1920s silent era.
4 days ago · History of film - Silent Era, Movies, Directors: Multiple-reel films had appeared in the United States as early as 1907, when Adolph Zukor distributed Pathé’s three-reel Passion Play, but when Vitagraph produced the five-reel The Life of Moses in 1909, the MPPC forced it to be released in serial fashion at the rate of one reel a week.
5 days ago · They played characters that resonated on a universal scale, setting standard for future generations. In the grand tableau of silent era actresses, certain names shimmer most brightly. These stars of silent storytelling paved the way for a burgeoning film industry while transcending societal and cultural norms.
3 days ago · A guide to the films and Special Collections held at the Library for the Performing Arts that document the Silent Film era. A chronological index to the silent films holdings at LPA
5 days ago · These items include scores written for specific films, cue sheets that compile melodies for use at certain moments in specific films, and stock music composed or arranged for general use in silent film.
3 days ago · Silent movie intertitles, or more commonly title cards, were used primarily for plot development, dialogue and character introduction. Can you determine which from which movies are these title cards?
