| Author | Richard Dyer MacCann |
| Publisher | The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Image & Idea, Inc. |
| Publisher Series | American Movies: The First Thirty Years |
| Copyright Holder | Richard Dyer MacCann |
| About/Subject | Silent Films, D. W. Griffith, Thomas Ince*, William S. Hart, Erich von Stroheim, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino, Mack Sennett, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon (Comedian), Harold Lloyd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Lanham, Maryland & London; Iowa City, Iowa |
| Copyright | 1997 |
| Pages / Font | 248 pages |
| ISBN 10 | 0-8108-3392-1 |
| Chapters | Preface
I Business First
II D. W. Griffith's American Dream
III Ince and Hart
IV Stroheim
V Acting Out the American Dream
VI Mary and Doug
VII Gloria and Rudy
VIII Some Sad and Happy Endings
IX Sidelights on the System
X Is Comedy Inferior
XI Sennett
XII Chaplin
XIII Keaton
XIV Lloyd and Langdon
XV The Culmination of Silent Cinema
APPENDICES
A. Author's Note on History
B. Selected Companies of the Silent Period: A Chronological List
C. Brief Biographies of Early Film Executives
D. Twenty Notable Directors
E. Early Luminaries
F. Chronology of Film Careers
G. Some Possible Mechanisms and Motivations for Film Comedy
H. Silent Feature Films by Four Comedians
I. Cross Section of Studio Activity, 1925
J. Titles and Directors of Films
Reviewed in Volumes 1 to 5
K. Bibliography Preface
I Business First
II D. W. Griffith's American Dream
III Ince and Hart
IV Stroheim
V Acting Out the American Dream
VI Mary and Doug
VII Gloria and Rudy
VIII Some Sad and Happy Endings
IX Sidelights on the System
X Is Comedy Inferior
XI Sennett
XII Chaplin
XIII Keaton
XIV Lloyd and Langdon
XV The Culmination of Silent Cinema
APPENDICES
A. Author's Note on History
B. Selected Companies of the Silent Period: A Chronological List
C. Brief Biographies of Early Film Executives
D. Twenty Notable Directors
E. Early Luminaries
F. Chronology of Film Careers
G. Some Possible Mechanisms and Motivations for Film Comedy
H. Silent Feature Films by Four Comedians
I. Cross Section of Studio Activity, 1925
J. Titles and Directors of Films
Reviewed in Volumes 1 to 5
K. Bibliography Show all ▾ |
| Notes | "Essays in honor of American executives, directors, stars, comedians and films, 1896-1926" |
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