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Keyword: Silent cinema (261 books)

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•  Biographies (54)    •  Autobiographies (1)    •  Encyclopedias (14)    •  Dictionaries (11)    •  Essays (4)    •  Films Reviews (3)    •  Studies (157)    •  Interviews (4)    •  Stories (8)    •  Photos (2)    •  Didactic (3)

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•  Biographies (54 books)(10 books)

June Mathis:The Rise and Fall of a Silent Film Visionary

June Mathis (2025)

The Rise and Fall of a Silent Film Visionary

by Thomas J. Slater

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Subject: Others persons > June Mathis

Moving Pictures:Karl Struss and the Rise of Hollywood

Moving Pictures (2024)

Karl Struss and the Rise of Hollywood

Dir. Jonathan Frembling, Kristen Gaylord and Luci Marzola

Publisher: Hirmer Publishers

Subject: Others persons > Karl Struss

Beautiful:The Story of Julian Eltinge, America's Greatest Female Impersonator

Beautiful (2024)

The Story of Julian Eltinge, America's Greatest Female Impersonator

by Andrew L. Erdman

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subject: Actor > Julian Eltinge

Mabel Normand:The Life and Career of a Hollywood Madcap

Mabel Normand (2023)

The Life and Career of a Hollywood Madcap

by Timothy Dean Lefler

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Mabel Normand

Theda Bara:Her Career, Life and Legend

Theda Bara (2023)

Her Career, Life and Legend

by Roy Liebman

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Theda Bara

Pimple's Progress:Fred Evans, Britain's First Film Comedy Star

Pimple's Progress (2022)

Fred Evans, Britain's First Film Comedy Star

by Barry Anthony

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Fred Evans

John Gilbert:The Last of the Silent Film Stars

John Gilbert (2022)

The Last of the Silent Film Stars

by Eve Golden

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Subject: Actor > John Gilbert

Dan Mason:From Vaudeville to Broadway to the Silent Screen

Dan Mason (2021)

From Vaudeville to Broadway to the Silent Screen

by Joseph P. Eckhardt

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Dan Mason

Mary Nolan, Ziegfeld Girl and Silent Movie Star:A Biography Including Her 1941 Memoir

Mary Nolan, Ziegfeld Girl and Silent Movie Star (2019)

A Biography Including Her 1941 Memoir

by Louise Carley Lewisson and Mary Nolan

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Mary Nolan

The Lives of Justine Johnstone:Follies Star, Research Scientist, Social Activist

The Lives of Justine Johnstone (2018)

Follies Star, Research Scientist, Social Activist

by Kathleen Vestuto

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Justine Johnstone

Barbara La Marr:The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood

Barbara La Marr (2017)

The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood

by Sherri Snyder

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Subject: Actor > Barbara La Marr

Bebe Daniels:Hollywood's Good Little Bad Girl

Bebe Daniels (2016)

Hollywood's Good Little Bad Girl

by Charles L. Epting

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Bebe Daniels

She Could Be Chaplin!:The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell

She Could Be Chaplin! (2016)

The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell

by Anthony Slide

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

Subject: Actor > Alice Howell

Pola Negri:Temptress of Silent Hollywood

Pola Negri (2016)

Temptress of Silent Hollywood

by Sergio Delgado

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Pola Negri

The Ice Cream Blonde:The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd

The Ice Cream Blonde (2015)

The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd

by Michelle Morgan

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Subject: Actor > Thelma Todd

Rex Ingram:Visionary Director of the Silent Screen

Rex Ingram (2014)

Visionary Director of the Silent Screen

by Ruth Barton

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Subject: Director > Rex Ingram

Germaine Dulac: A Cinema of Sensations

Germaine Dulac (2014)

A Cinema of Sensations

by Tami Williams

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Subject: Director > Germaine Dulac

Pola Negri:Hollywood's First Femme Fatale

Pola Negri (2014)

Hollywood's First Femme Fatale

by Mariusz Kotowski

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Subject: Actor > Pola Negri

Geraldine Farrar:Opera's Charismatic Innovator

Geraldine Farrar (2012)

Opera's Charismatic Innovator

by Elizabeth Nash

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Geraldine Farrar

Margarita Fischer:A Biography of the Silent Film Star

Margarita Fischer (2012)

A Biography of the Silent Film Star

by Theresa St. Romain

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Margarita Fischer

Colleen Moore:A Biography of the Silent Film Star

Colleen Moore (2012)

A Biography of the Silent Film Star

by Jeff Codori

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Colleen Moore

Theda Bara:A Biography of the Silent Screen Vamp, With a Filmography

Theda Bara (2012)

A Biography of the Silent Screen Vamp, With a Filmography

by Ronald Genini

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Theda Bara

Thomas Ince:Hollywood's Independent Pioneer

Thomas Ince (2012)

Hollywood's Independent Pioneer

by Brian Taves

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Subject: Director > Thomas H. Ince

Mary Pickford:Canada's Silent Siren, America's Sweetheart

Mary Pickford (2011)

Canada's Silent Siren, America's Sweetheart

by Peggy Dymond Leavey

Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd

Subject: Actor > Mary Pickford

Syd Chaplin:A Biography

Syd Chaplin (2010)

A Biography

by Lisa K. Stein

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Syd Chaplin

ZaSu Pitts:The Life and Career

ZaSu Pitts (2010)

The Life and Career

by Charles Stumpf

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > ZaSu Pitts

Irving Thalberg:Boy Wonder to Producer Prince

Irving Thalberg (2009)

Boy Wonder to Producer Prince

by Mark A. Vieira

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Others persons > Irving Thalberg

Karl Dane:A Biography and Filmography

Karl Dane (2009)

A Biography and Filmography

by Laura Petersen Balogh

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Karl Dane

Harold Lloyd: Magic in a Pair of Horn-Rimmed Glasses

Harold Lloyd (2009)

Magic in a Pair of Horn-Rimmed Glasses

by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd

Publisher: BearManor Media

Subject: Actor > Harold LLoyd

Ramon Novarro:A Biography of the Silent Film Idol, 1899–1968: With a Filmography

Ramon Novarro (2009)

A Biography of the Silent Film Idol, 1899–1968: With a Filmography

by Allan R. Ellenberger

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Ramon Novarro

Lillian Gish:A Life on Stage and Screen

Lillian Gish (2009)

A Life on Stage and Screen

by Stuart Oderman

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Lillian Gish

Harry Langdon:His Life and Films

Harry Langdon (2008)

His Life and Films

by William Schelly

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Harry Langdon

Olive Thomas:The Life and Death of a Silent Film Beauty

Olive Thomas (2007)

The Life and Death of a Silent Film Beauty

by Michelle Vogel

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Olive Thomas

Ford Sterling:The Life and Films

Ford Sterling (2007)

The Life and Films

by Wendy Warwick White

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Ford Sterling

Sessue Hayakawa:Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom

Sessue Hayakawa (2007)

Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom

by Daisuke Miyao

Publisher: Duke University Press

Subject: Actor > Sessue Hayakawa

Marie Dressler:A Biography: With a Listing of Major Stage Performances, a Filmography and a Discography

Marie Dressler (2006)

A Biography: With a Listing of Major Stage Performances, a Filmography and a Discography

by Matthew Kennedy

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Marie Dressler

Dark Lover:The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino

Dark Lover (2004)

The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino

by Emily W. Leider

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Subject: Actor > Rudolph Valentino

D.W. Griffith:An American Life

D.W. Griffith (2004)

An American Life

by Richard Schickel

Publisher: Limelight

Subject: Director > David W. Griffith

Clara Bow:Runnin' Wild

Clara Bow (2000)

Runnin' Wild

by David Stenn

Publisher: Cooper Square Press

Subject: Actor > Clara Bow

The Mary Pickford Handbook: Everything You Need to Know About Mary Pickford

The Mary Pickford Handbook (2000)

Everything You Need to Know About Mary Pickford

by Emily Smith

Publisher: Tebbo

Subject: Actor > Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford rediscovered: Rare pictures of a Hollywood legend

Mary Pickford rediscovered (1999)

Rare pictures of a Hollywood legend

by Kevin Brownlow

Publisher: Abrams Books

Subject: Actor > Mary Pickford

Without Lying Down:Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood

Without Lying Down (1998)

Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood

by Cari Beauchamp

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Others persons > Frances Marion

Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara

Vamp (1996)

The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara

by Eve Golden

Publisher: Vestal Press

Subject: Actor > Theda Bara

•  Autobiographies (1 book)(0 book)

Alma Rubens, Silent Snowbird:Her Complete 1930 Memoir, with a New Biography and Filmography

Alma Rubens, Silent Snowbird (2006)

Her Complete 1930 Memoir, with a New Biography and Filmography

by Alma Rubens

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor > Alma Rubens

•  Encyclopedias (14 books)(2 books)

The Charlie Chaplin Archives

The Charlie Chaplin Archives (2015)

by Paul Duncan

Publisher: Taschen
(previous edition)

Subject: Director > Charlie Chaplin

The Fox Film Corporation, 1915–1935:A History and Filmography

The Fox Film Corporation, 1915–1935 (2012)

A History and Filmography

by Aubrey Solomon

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Studio > Fox Film

Eighty Silent Film Stars:Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known

Eighty Silent Film Stars (2012)

Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known

by George A. Katchmer

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Universal Silents:A Filmography of the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company, 1912–1929

The Universal Silents (2009)

A Filmography of the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company, 1912–1929

by Richard E. Braff

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Studio > Universal

American Silent Film Comedies:An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios and Terminology

American Silent Film Comedies (2008)

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios and Terminology

by Blair Miller

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

Silent Lives: 100 Biographies of the Silent Film Era

Silent Lives (2008)

100 Biographies of the Silent Film Era

by Lon Davis

Publisher: BearManor Media

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Silent Cinema Reader

The Silent Cinema Reader (2003)

Collective

Publisher: Routledge

Subject: Silent Cinema

An Evening's Entertainment:History of American Cinema vol.3

An Evening's Entertainment (1994)

History of American Cinema vol.3

by Richard Koszarski

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Transformation of Cinema 1907-1915:History of the American Cinema vol.2

The Transformation of Cinema 1907-1915 (1994)

History of the American Cinema vol.2

by Eileen Bowser

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

French Cinema: The First Wave, 1915-1929

French Cinema (1984)

The First Wave, 1915-1929

by Richard Abel

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

•  Dictionaries (11 books)(0 book)

Silent Film Performers:An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for More Than 350 Actors and Actresses

Silent Film Performers (2012)

An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for More Than 350 Actors and Actresses

by Roy Liebman

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

Silent Mystery and Detective Movies:A Comprehensive Filmography

Silent Mystery and Detective Movies (2009)

A Comprehensive Filmography

by Ken Wlaschin

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Genre > Mystery

The Wampas Baby Stars:A Biographical Dictionary, 1922–1934

The Wampas Baby Stars (2009)

A Biographical Dictionary, 1922–1934

by Roy Liebman

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Strong, Silent Type:Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903–1930

The Strong, Silent Type (2003)

Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903–1930

by Buck Rainey

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

Silent Players:A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses

Silent Players (2002)

A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses

by Anthony Slide

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Subject: Silent Cinema

Filmmakers in the Moving Picture World:An Index of Articles, 1907-1927

Filmmakers in the Moving Picture World (1997)

An Index of Articles, 1907-1927

Dir. Annette M. D'Agostino

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

Sweethearts of the Sage:Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies

Sweethearts of the Sage (1992)

Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies

by Buck Rainey

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Genre > Western

•  Essays (4 books)(0 book)

Silent Film:A Very Short Introduction

Silent Film (2020)

A Very Short Introduction

by Donna Kornhaber

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

When Women Wrote Hollywood:Essays on Female Screenwriters in the Early Film Industry

When Women Wrote Hollywood (2018)

Essays on Female Screenwriters in the Early Film Industry

Dir. Rosanne Welch

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

Golden Images:41 Essays on Silent Film Stars

Golden Images (2000)

41 Essays on Silent Film Stars

by Eve Golden

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

•  Films Reviews (3 books)(1 book)

Silent Features:The Development of Silent Feature Films 1914 - 1934

Silent Features (2018)

The Development of Silent Feature Films 1914 - 1934

Dir. Steve Neale

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Silent Films 1877-1996:A Critical Guide To 646 Movies

Silent Films 1877-1996 (2005)

A Critical Guide To 646 Movies

by Robert K. Klepper

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

•  Studies (157 books)(45 books)

The Silents Go to War:American World War I Propaganda Films, 1915–1930

The Silents Go to War (2024)

American World War I Propaganda Films, 1915–1930

by Anita R. Appelbaum

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

King Vidor in Focus:On the Filmmaker's Artistry and Vision

King Vidor in Focus (2024)

On the Filmmaker's Artistry and Vision

by Kevin L. Stoehr and Cullen Gallagher

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Director > King Vidor

Historical Turns:Weimar Cinema and the Crisis of Historicism

Historical Turns (2024)

Weimar Cinema and the Crisis of Historicism

by Nicholas Baer

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

City Symphonies:Sound and the Composition of Urban Modernity, 1913–1931

City Symphonies (2024)

Sound and the Composition of Urban Modernity, 1913–1931

by Daniel P. Schwartz

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Death by Laughter:Female Hysteria and Early Cinema

Death by Laughter (2024)

Female Hysteria and Early Cinema

by Maggie Hennefeld

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Archival Film Curatorship:Early and Silent Cinema from Analog to Digital

Archival Film Curatorship (2023)

Early and Silent Cinema from Analog to Digital

by Grazia Ingravalle

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

Subject: Economics

Velvet Curtains and Gilded Frames:The Art of Early European Cinema

Velvet Curtains and Gilded Frames (2023)

The Art of Early European Cinema

by Vito Adriaensens

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Othering of Women in Silent Film:Cultural, Historical, and Literary Contexts

The Othering of Women in Silent Film (2023)

Cultural, Historical, and Literary Contexts

by Barbara Tepa Lupack

Publisher: Lexington Books

Subject: Silent Cinema

How the Movies Got a Past:A Historiography of American Cinema, 1894-1930

How the Movies Got a Past (2023)

A Historiography of American Cinema, 1894-1930

by Dimitrios Latsis

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Beyond the Movie Theater:Sites, Sponsors, Uses, Audiences

Beyond the Movie Theater (2023)

Sites, Sponsors, Uses, Audiences

by Gregory A. Waller

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Economics

Silent Film's Last Hurrah:The Remarkable Movies of the Long 1928

Silent Film's Last Hurrah (2023)

The Remarkable Movies of the Long 1928

by David Meuel

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

A Queer Way of Feeling:Girl Fans and Personal Archives of Early Hollywood

A Queer Way of Feeling (2023)

Girl Fans and Personal Archives of Early Hollywood

by Diana W. Anselmo

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Life and Afterlife of Swedish Biograph:From Commercial Circulation to Archival Practices

The Life and Afterlife of Swedish Biograph (2022)

From Commercial Circulation to Archival Practices

by Jan Olsson

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Action, Action, Action:The Early Cinema of Raoul Walsh

Action, Action, Action (2022)

The Early Cinema of Raoul Walsh

by Tom Conley

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Subject: Director > Raoul Walsh

The Hygienic Apparatus:Weimar Cinema and Environmental Disorder

The Hygienic Apparatus (2022)

Weimar Cinema and Environmental Disorder

by Paul Dobryden

Publisher: Northwestern University Press

Subject: Countries > Germany

Vitagraph:America's First Great Motion Picture Studio

Vitagraph (2022)

America's First Great Motion Picture Studio

by Andrew A. Erish

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Subject: Studio > Vitagraph

The Silent Feminists:America's First Women Directors, Rowman & Littlefield Edition

The Silent Feminists (2022)

America's First Women Directors, Rowman & Littlefield Edition

by Anthony Slide

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Subject: Silent Cinema

Profit Margins:The American Silent Cinema and the Marginalization of Advertising

Profit Margins (2021)

The American Silent Cinema and the Marginalization of Advertising

by Jeremy Groskopf

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Long Century's Long Shadow:Weimar Cinema and the Romantic Modern

The Long Century's Long Shadow (2021)

Weimar Cinema and the Romantic Modern

by Kenneth S. Calhoon

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Subject: Countries > Germany

Struggles for Recognition:Melodrama and Visibility in Latin American Silent Film

Struggles for Recognition (2021)

Melodrama and Visibility in Latin American Silent Film

by Juan Sebastián Ospina León

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Latin America

Clothes Make the Character:The Role of Wardrobe in Early Motion Pictures

Clothes Make the Character (2021)

The Role of Wardrobe in Early Motion Pictures

by Lora Ann Sigler

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Slapstick Camera:Hollywood and the Comedy of Self-Reference

The Slapstick Camera (2021)

Hollywood and the Comedy of Self-Reference

by Burke Hilsabeck

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Sunrise:A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise (2020)

A Song of Two Humans

by Lucy Fischer

Publisher: BFI Publishing

Subject: One Film > Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Damsels and Divas:European Stardom in Silent Hollywood

Damsels and Divas (2020)

European Stardom in Silent Hollywood

by Agata Frymus

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Silent Film and U.S. Naturalist Literature:Time, Narrative, and Modernity

Silent Film and U.S. Naturalist Literature (2019)

Time, Narrative, and Modernity

by Katherine Fusco

Publisher: Routledge

Subject: Silent Cinema

Starring Red Wing!:The Incredible Career of Lilian M. St. Cyr, the First Native American Film Star

Starring Red Wing! (2019)

The Incredible Career of Lilian M. St. Cyr, the First Native American Film Star

by Linda M. Waggoner

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Disappearing Christ:Secularism in the Silent Era

The Disappearing Christ (2019)

Secularism in the Silent Era

by Phillip Maciak

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Medieval Art and the Look of Silent Film:The Influence on Costume and Set Design

Medieval Art and the Look of Silent Film (2019)

The Influence on Costume and Set Design

by Lora Ann Sigler

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

Silent Cinema:A Guide to Study, Research and Curatorship

Silent Cinema (2019)

A Guide to Study, Research and Curatorship

by Paolo Cherchi Usai

Publisher: BFI Publishing

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Movies as a World Force:American Silent Cinema and the Utopian Imagination

The Movies as a World Force (2019)

American Silent Cinema and the Utopian Imagination

by Ryan Jay Friedman

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Early British Animation:From Page and Stage to Cinema Screens

Early British Animation (2019)

From Page and Stage to Cinema Screens

by Malcolm Cook

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Subject: Countries > Great Britain

Music and Sound in Silent Film:From the Nickelodeon to The Artist

Music and Sound in Silent Film (2018)

From the Nickelodeon to The Artist

Dir. Ruth Barton and Simon Trezise

Publisher: Routledge

Subject: Silent Cinema

Black and White Bioscope:Making Movies in Africa 1899 to 1925

Black and White Bioscope (2018)

Making Movies in Africa 1899 to 1925

by Neil Parsons

Publisher: Intellect Books

Subject: Silent Cinema

Comic Venus:Women and Comedy in American Silent Film

Comic Venus (2018)

Women and Comedy in American Silent Film

by Kristen Anderson Wagner

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

A Place of Darkness:The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema

A Place of Darkness (2018)

The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema

by Kendall R. Phillips

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Subject: Genre > Horror

Pink-Slipped:What Happened to Women in the Silent Film Industries?

Pink-Slipped (2018)

What Happened to Women in the Silent Film Industries?

by Jane M. Gaines

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Subject: History of Cinema

Monitoring the Movies:The Fight over Film Censorship in Early Twentieth-Century Urban America

Monitoring the Movies (2017)

The Fight over Film Censorship in Early Twentieth-Century Urban America

by Jennifer Fronc

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Beyond Free Speech and Propaganda:The Political Development of Hollywood, 1907–1927

Beyond Free Speech and Propaganda (2017)

The Political Development of Hollywood, 1907–1927

by Jay Douglas Steinmetz

Publisher: Lexington Books

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Dream That Kicks:The Prehistory and Early Years of Cinema in Britain

The Dream That Kicks (2017)

The Prehistory and Early Years of Cinema in Britain

by Michael Chanan

Publisher: Routledge

Subject: Countries > Great Britain

Slapstick Divas:The Women of Silent Comedy

Slapstick Divas (2017)

The Women of Silent Comedy

by Steve Massa

Publisher: BearManor Media

Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor

Women in Silent Cinema:Histories of Fame and Fate

Women in Silent Cinema (2017)

Histories of Fame and Fate

by Annette Förster

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Cinema by Design:Art Nouveau, Modernism, and Film History

Cinema by Design (2017)

Art Nouveau, Modernism, and Film History

by Lucy Fischer

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Subject: Technique > Aesthetics

When the Cock Crows:A History of the Pathé Exchange

When the Cock Crows (2016)

A History of the Pathé Exchange

by Richard Lewis Ward

Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press

Subject: Studio > Pathé

The Promise of Cinema:German Film Theory, 1907–1933

The Promise of Cinema (2016)

German Film Theory, 1907–1933

Dir. Anton Kaes, Nicholas Baer and Michael Cowan

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Theory

Shakespeare on Silent Film:A Strange Eventful History

Shakespeare on Silent Film (2016)

A Strange Eventful History

by Robert Hamilton Ball

Publisher: Routledge

Subject: Silent Cinema

Afterlives:Allegories of Film and Mortality in Early Weimar Germany

Afterlives (2016)

Allegories of Film and Mortality in Early Weimar Germany

by Steve Choe

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Subject: Silent Cinema

Borderland Films:American Cinema, Mexico, and Canada during the Progressive Era

Borderland Films (2015)

American Cinema, Mexico, and Canada during the Progressive Era

by Dominique Brégent-Heald

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Menus for Movieland:Newspapers and the Emergence of American Film Culture 1913-1916

Menus for Movieland (2015)

Newspapers and the Emergence of American Film Culture 1913-1916

by Richard Abel

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Shape of Spectatorship:Art, Science, and Early Cinema in Germany

The Shape of Spectatorship (2015)

Art, Science, and Early Cinema in Germany

by Scott Curtis

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Subject: Countries > Germany

Seeing Sarah Bernhardt:Performance and Silent Film

Seeing Sarah Bernhardt (2015)

Performance and Silent Film

by Victoria Duckett

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Subject: Actor > Sarah Bernhardt

Reframing Culture:The Case of the Vitagraph Quality Films

Reframing Culture (2014)

The Case of the Vitagraph Quality Films

by William Uricchio and Roberta E. Pearson

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Bible on Silent Film: Spectacle, Story and Scripture in the Early Cinema

The Bible on Silent Film (2013)

Spectacle, Story and Scripture in the Early Cinema

by David J. Shepherd

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Exporting Perilous Pauline:Pearl White and Serial Film Craze

Exporting Perilous Pauline (2013)

Pearl White and Serial Film Craze

Dir. Marina Dahlquist

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Subject: Actor > Pearl White

Hollywood Before Glamour: Fashion in American Silent Film

Hollywood Before Glamour (2013)

Fashion in American Silent Film

by Michelle Tolini Finamore

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Funny Parts:A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags

The Funny Parts (2011)

A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags

by Anthony Balducci

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor

Silent Visions: Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd

Silent Visions (2011)

Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd

by John Bengston

Publisher: Santa Monica Press

Subject: Actor > Harold LLoyd

Film and Attraction:From Kinematography to Cinema

Film and Attraction (2011)

From Kinematography to Cinema

by Andre Gaudreault

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Subject: Director > Georges Méliès

Twilight of the Idols:Hollywood and the Human Sciences in 1920s America

Twilight of the Idols (2011)

Hollywood and the Human Sciences in 1920s America

by Mark Lynn Anderson

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Sociology

The Tenth Muse:Writing about Cinema in the Modernist Period

The Tenth Muse (2010)

Writing about Cinema in the Modernist Period

by Laura Marcus

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subject: History of Cinema

Visions of Japanese Modernity:Articulations of Cinema, Nation, and Spectatorship, 1895-1925

Visions of Japanese Modernity (2010)

Articulations of Cinema, Nation, and Spectatorship, 1895-1925

by Aaron Gerow

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Japan

Universal Women:Filmmaking and Institutional Change in Early Hollywood

Universal Women (2010)

Filmmaking and Institutional Change in Early Hollywood

by Mark Garrett Cooper

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Subject: Studio > Universal

The Uncanny Gaze:The Drama of Early German Cinema

The Uncanny Gaze (2010)

The Drama of Early German Cinema

by Heide Schlüpmann

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Subject: Countries > Germany

American Cinema of the 1920s:Themes and Variations

American Cinema of the 1920s (2009)

Themes and Variations

Dir. Lucy Fischer

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Berlin Alexanderplatz:Radio, Film, and the Death of Weimar Culture

Berlin Alexanderplatz (2009)

Radio, Film, and the Death of Weimar Culture

by Peter Jelavich

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Germany

From Silents to Sound:A Biographical Encyclopedia of Performers Who Made the Transition to Talking Pictures

From Silents to Sound (2009)

A Biographical Encyclopedia of Performers Who Made the Transition to Talking Pictures

by Roy Liebman

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896–1929:An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings

The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896–1929 (2008)

An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings

by Ken Wlaschin

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Fun Factory:The Keystone Film Company and the Emergence of Mass Culture

The Fun Factory (2008)

The Keystone Film Company and the Emergence of Mass Culture

by Rob King

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Genre > Comedy/Humor

Picturing American Modernity:Traffic, Technology, and the Silent Cinema

Picturing American Modernity (2008)

Traffic, Technology, and the Silent Cinema

by Kristen Whissel

Publisher: Duke University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Haunted Screen:Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt

The Haunted Screen (2008)

Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt

by Lotte H. Eisner

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Countries > Germany

German Expressionist Cinema:The World of Light and Shadow

German Expressionist Cinema (2008)

The World of Light and Shadow

by Ian Roberts

Publisher: Wallflower Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Possessed:Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema

Possessed (2008)

Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema

by Stefan Andriopoulos

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Comedy of Philosophy:Sense and Nonsense in Early Cinematic Slapstick

The Comedy of Philosophy (2008)

Sense and Nonsense in Early Cinematic Slapstick

by Lisa Trahair

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Diva:Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Cinema

Diva (2008)

Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Cinema

by Angela Dalle Vacche

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Forgeries of Memory and Meaning:Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film before World War II

Forgeries of Memory and Meaning (2007)

Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film before World War II

by Cedric J. Robinson

Publisher: University of of North Carolina Press

Subject: Countries > United States

Between Two Worlds:The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933

Between Two Worlds (2007)

The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933

by S. S. Prawer

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Subject: Countries > Germany

Balboa Films:A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio

Balboa Films (2007)

A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio

by Jean-Jacques Jura and Rodney Norman Bardin II

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Studio > Hollywood

New Women of the Silent Screen:China, Japan, Hollywood Volume 20

New Women of the Silent Screen (2006)

China, Japan, Hollywood Volume 20

Dir. Catherine Russell

Publisher: Duke University Press

Subject: Countries > Asia

Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin

Silent Traces (2006)

Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin

by John Bengston

Publisher: Santa Monica Press

Subject: Director > Charlie Chaplin

Manly Arts:Masculinity and Nation in Early American Cinema

Manly Arts (2006)

Masculinity and Nation in Early American Cinema

by David A. Gerstner

Publisher: Duke University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Murder in Hollywood:Solving a Silent Screen Mystery

Murder in Hollywood (2006)

Solving a Silent Screen Mystery

by Charles Higham

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

Subject: Director > William Desmond Taylor

A Culture Of Light:Cinema And Technology In 1920s Germany

A Culture Of Light (2005)

Cinema And Technology In 1920s Germany

by Frances Guerin

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Zones Of Anxiety:Movement, Musidora, and the crime serials of Louis Feuillade

Zones Of Anxiety (2005)

Movement, Musidora, and the crime serials of Louis Feuillade

by Vicki Callahan

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Subject: Genre > Mystery

Shooting Cowboys and Indians:Silent Western Films, American Culture, and the Birth of Hollywood

Shooting Cowboys and Indians (2004)

Silent Western Films, American Culture, and the Birth of Hollywood

by Andrew Brodie Smith

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Girl from God's Country:Nell Shipman and the Silent Cinema

The Girl from God's Country (2003)

Nell Shipman and the Silent Cinema

by Kay Armatage

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Subject: Actor > Nell Shipman

Love Rules:Silent Hollywood and the Rise of the Managerial Class

Love Rules (2003)

Silent Hollywood and the Rise of the Managerial Class

by Mark Garrett Cooper

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Legitimate Cinema:Theatre Stars in Silent British Films, 1908-1918

Legitimate Cinema (2003)

Theatre Stars in Silent British Films, 1908-1918

by Jon Burrows

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Subject: Countries > Great Britain

D.W. Griffith's Intolerance:Its Genesis and Its Vision

D.W. Griffith's Intolerance (2002)

Its Genesis and Its Vision

by William M. Drew

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: One Film > Intolerance

Young And Innocent?:The Cinema in Britain, 1896-1930

Young And Innocent? (2002)

The Cinema in Britain, 1896-1930

by Andrew Higson

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Subject: Countries > Great Britain

Picture Personalities:The Emergence of the Star System in America

Picture Personalities (2001)

The Emergence of the Star System in America

by Richard Decordova

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Subject: History of Cinema

At the Picture Show:Small-Town Audiences and the Creation of Movie Fan Culture

At the Picture Show (2001)

Small-Town Audiences and the Creation of Movie Fan Culture

by Kathryn H. Fuller

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Subject: History of Cinema

Melodrama and Modernity:Early Sensational Cinema and Its Contexts

Melodrama and Modernity (2001)

Early Sensational Cinema and Its Contexts

by Ben Singer

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Fire and Desire:Mixed-Race Movies in the Silent Era

Fire and Desire (2001)

Mixed-Race Movies in the Silent Era

by Jane M. Gaines

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Hollywood Destinies:European Directors in America 1922-1931

Hollywood Destinies (2001)

European Directors in America 1922-1931

by Graham Petrie

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Subject: Countries > United States

Writing Himself Into History:Oscar Micheaux, His Silent Films, and His Audiences

Writing Himself Into History (2000)

Oscar Micheaux, His Silent Films, and His Audiences

by Pearl Bowser and Louise Spence

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Subject: Director > Oscar Micheaux

Movie-Struck Girls:Women and Motion Picture Culture After the Nickelodeon

Movie-Struck Girls (2000)

Women and Motion Picture Culture After the Nickelodeon

by Shelley Stamp

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Working-Class Hollywood:Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America

Working-Class Hollywood (2000)

Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America

by Steven J. Ross

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton

Silent Echoes (2000)

Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton

by John Bengston

Publisher: Santa Monica Press

Subject: Director > Buster Keaton

Horror in Silent Films:A Filmography, 1896-1929

Horror in Silent Films (1999)

A Filmography, 1896-1929

by Roy Kinnard

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Genre > Horror

Sunrise:A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise (1998)

A Song of Two Humans

by Lucy Fischer

Publisher: BFI Publishing
(previous edition)

Subject: One Film > Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Music and the Silent Film:Contexts and Case Studies, 1895-1924

Music and the Silent Film (1997)

Contexts and Case Studies, 1895-1924

by Martin Miller Marks

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

This Mad Masquerade:Stardom and Masculinity in the Jazz Age

This Mad Masquerade (1996)

Stardom and Masculinity in the Jazz Age

by Gaylyn Studlar

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Birth of Whiteness:Race and the Emergence of United States Cinema

The Birth of Whiteness (1996)

Race and the Emergence of United States Cinema

Dir. Daniel Leonard Bernardi

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Southern Mountaineers in Silent Films:Plot Synopses of Movies About Moonshining, Feuding and Other Mountain Topics, 1904-1929

Southern Mountaineers in Silent Films (1994)

Plot Synopses of Movies About Moonshining, Feuding and Other Mountain Topics, 1904-1929

by J. W. Williamson

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

Before Mickey:The Animated Film 1898-1928

Before Mickey (1993)

The Animated Film 1898-1928

by Donald Crafton

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Subject: Genre > Animation

Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company

Before the Nickelodeon (1991)

Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company

by Charles Musser

Publisher: University of California Press

Subject: Director > Edwin S. Porter

Babel and Babylon:Spectatorship in American Silent Film

Babel and Babylon (1991)

Spectatorship in American Silent Film

by Miriam Hansen

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Early Cinema:Space, Frame, Narrative

Early Cinema (1990)

Space, Frame, Narrative

Dir. Thomas Elsaesser

Publisher: BFI Publishing

Subject: Silent Cinema

Behind the Mask of Innocence: Sex, Violence, Prejudice, Crime

Behind the Mask of Innocence (1990)

Sex, Violence, Prejudice, Crime

by Kevin Brownlow

Publisher: Jonathan Cape

Subject: History of Cinema

Screening Out the Past:The Birth of Mass Culture and the Motion Picture Industry

Screening Out the Past (1983)

The Birth of Mass Culture and the Motion Picture Industry

by Lary May

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Comic Mind:Comedy and the Movies

The Comic Mind (1979)

Comedy and the Movies

by Gerald Mast

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Embattled shadows:a history of Canadian cinema, 1895-1939

Embattled shadows (1978)

a history of Canadian cinema, 1895-1939

by Peter Morris

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press

Subject: Countries > Canada

•  Interviews (4 books)(0 book)

Broken Silence:Conversations with 23 Silent Film Stars

Broken Silence (2011)

Conversations with 23 Silent Film Stars

by Michael G. Ankerich

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor

The Sound of Silence:Conversations With 16 Film and Stage Personalities Who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies

The Sound of Silence (2011)

Conversations With 16 Film and Stage Personalities Who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies

by Michael G. Ankerich

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Silent Cinema

Silent Stars Speak:Interviews with Twelve Cinema Pioneers

Silent Stars Speak (2001)

Interviews with Twelve Cinema Pioneers

by Tony Villecco

Publisher: McFarland & Co

Subject: Actor

•  Stories (8 books)(3 books)

Pass the Gravy:Serving Up the Lives, Careers and Recipes of 196 Silent Film Stars

Pass the Gravy (2024)

Serving Up the Lives, Careers and Recipes of 196 Silent Film Stars

by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd

Publisher: BearManor Media

Subject: Silent Cinema

The Man Who Made the Movies:The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox

The Man Who Made the Movies (2017)

The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox

by Vanda Krefft

Publisher: HarperCollins

Subject: Others persons > William Fox

Moving Performances:Divas, Iconicity, and Remembering the Modern Stage

Moving Performances (2016)

Divas, Iconicity, and Remembering the Modern Stage

by Jeanne Scheper

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation:A History of 'The Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time'

D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (2008)

A History of 'The Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time'

by Melvyn Stokes

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subject: One Film > The Birth of a Nation

•  Photos (2 books)(1 book)

Still:American Silent Motion Picture Photography

Still (2013)

American Silent Motion Picture Photography

by David S. Shields

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Mary Pickford:Queen of the Movies

Mary Pickford (2012)

Queen of the Movies

Dir. Christel Schmidt

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Subject: Actor > Mary Pickford

•  Didactic (3 books)(1 book)

Silent Cinema:Before the Pictures Got Small

Silent Cinema (2017)

Before the Pictures Got Small

by Lawrence Napper

Publisher: Wallflower Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Early Cinema:From Factory Gate to Dream Factory

Early Cinema (2004)

From Factory Gate to Dream Factory

by Simon Popple and Joe Kember

Publisher: Wallflower Press

Subject: Silent Cinema

Silent Cinema:An Introduction

Silent Cinema (1999)

An Introduction

by Paolo Cherchi Usai

Publisher: BFI Publishing
(previous edition)

Subject: Silent Cinema


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