The Silent Screen
| Book | The Silent Screen |
| 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 |
| Notes | "Essays in honor of American executives, directors, stars, comedians and films, 1896-1926" |
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