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A Trip to the Moon a Sci-Fi Silent Film
In 1910, the Lumiere brothers began their film production company with a series of films that they called the “first films”. They were not the first films ever made, but they were the first films with a plot and characters. The first of…
154Silent Film's First Vampire
Nosferatu the Vampyre is a classic silent film, released in 1922. Now, silent films are not typically accessible to modern audiences. But this one stands out as a great exception because of its iconic nature and memorable plot. Even though…
148The Artist is a Masterpiece of Silent Film
A silent film is a movie that has no audible dialogue. Silent films were common in the early 1900s, before the invention of synchronized sound. The Artist is a silent film released in 2011. It’s a black-and-white drama centered on the final…
119Buster Keaton a Silent Film Star
Buster Keaton’s final silent film is an absurdist comedy that touches on philosophy, the meaning of life, and the value of friendship. The movie features weird characters (such as a hand-shaped person), visual gags, and slapstick comedy as Mr.…
118Douglas Fairbanks and Silent Film
The advent of sound film in the late 1920s marked the end of an era for Hollywood actors. Talking pictures meant that stage actors with weak voices, regional accents, or thick foreign accents were no longer suitable for film roles. Stage actors…
132Hooray for Harold Lloyd and Silent Film
Harold Clayton Lloyd was born on April 16, 1893, in Benington, England. He was the youngest of four children in a middle-class family. His parents were Thomas and Alice Lloyd. His father was an estate agent and his mother was a housewife. When…
116Rudolph Valentino Silent Film Heart-throb
Rudolfo Guglielmi, known as Rudolph Valentino, was the first movie star whose fame transcended film. During a time when silent movies were the most popular form of entertainment, he became an icon that even today people remember. He is widely…
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