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1	Book of Illusions more books like this by Paul Auster add to wishlist David Zimmer, a literature professor, loses his wife and children in an accident, and afterwards buries his grief by devoting himself to the writing of a book about a silent-film star named Hector Mann. Surprisingly, Mann turns out to be alive, and eager to meet Zimmer and tell the remains of his story, some of which sounds oddly familiar to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Weimar Cinema: An Essential Guide to Classic Films of the Era more books like this by Professor Noah Isenberg add to wishlist Taken as a whole, the sixteen remarkable films discussed in this provocative new volume of essays represent the brilliant creativity that flourished in the name of German cinema between the wars. Encompassing early gangster pictures and science fiction, avant-garde and fantasy films, sexual intrigues and love stories, the classics of silent cinema ... see all copies from $27.50! new only from $27.50! \| SVS
3	Silent Stars more books like this by Jeanine Basinger add to wishlist In this tribute to actors of the silent silver screen, film scholar Jeanine Basinger profiles Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolph Valintino, Mabel Normand, Keystone Kops, and several other almost-forgotten stars. Her biographical material is accompanied by insightful commentary and provocative black and white film stills. She also discusses ... see all copies from $2.94! new only from $21.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Silent Clowns more books like this by Walter Kerr add to wishlist This book is both a scholarly study of silent comedy movies, and an illustrated guide to the major comedians for the general reader. It covers such characters as Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy. The author is one of America's foremost film and theatre critics. He treats the subject of film comedians with much ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The Movies in the Age of Innocence more books like this by Edward Wagenknecht add to wishlist A survey of the silent screen, this work ranges from the early pioneer one-reel films to the first full-length features, including memorable classics and the coming of the talkies. It covers figures such as D.W. Griffith, Erich von Stroheim, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Lillian Gish. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	A Pictorial History of the Silent Screen more books like this by Daniel Blum add to wishlist see all copies from $7.65! first editions
7	The Grin of the Dark more books like this by Ramsey Campbell add to wishlist A former professor offers disgraced film critic Simon the chance to write a book on Tubby Thackeray, a long-lost comedian of the silent-film era. Simon is determined to find out the truth behind the jolly fat man's disappearance from film--and from the world. see all copies from $2.50! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Transformation of Cinema, 1907-1915 more books like this by Eileen Bowser add to wishlist Chronicles a colourful period in American film history, from the origin of store-front nickleodeons to the establishment of the Motion Picture Patents Company. The study recounts how film companies brought about the emergence of the feature film, and played a role in implementing moral reforms. see all copies from $6.10! new only from $20.30! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Classics of the Silent Screen more books like this by Joe Franklin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $128.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Hollywood: The Pioneers more books like this by Kevin Brownlow add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! first editions
11	Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America more books like this by Steven J Ross add to wishlist An examination of Hollywood's role in shaping the class identities of Americans in the 1920s. The author concentrates on the early years of the film industry and emphasizes particularly the influence it had, as a mass entertainment readily available to the urban poor, on the newly urbanized immigrant and working classes. see all copies from $8.95! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12	American Silent Film more books like this by William K. Everson add to wishlist Intended for all scholars, students, and lovers of film, this book, which features over 150 film stills, provides an overview of this era in film history. see all copies from $5.72! first editions
13	Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! more books like this by Mark Binelli add to wishlist This is an astonishing first novel from an unhinged comic genius. The Nic Sacco and Bart Vanzetti of "Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die!" are not the infamous anarchists controversially sentenced to death by the United States government for an act of terrorism they may or may not have committed, but a pair of silent film stars and slapstick comedians. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14	History of the American Cinema more books like this by Richard Koszarski add to wishlist Focusing on the transition from the age of early short films to the era of commercially successful silent feature films, this study traces a cultural phenomenon that revolutionized American leisure time. Emphasis is placed on the growth of film publicity and the appeal of individual film stars. see all copies from $4.50! new only from $24.75!
15 view cover	Lost Films: Important Movies That Disappeared more books like this by Frank Thompson add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! new only from $51.95! \| first editions
16 view cover	Passions and Deceptions: The Early Films of Ernst Lubitsch more books like this by Sabine Hake add to wishlist A collaborator with Warner Brothers and Paramount in the early days of sound film, the German film director Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) is famous for his sense of ironic detachment and for the eroticism he infused into such comedies as So This Is Paris and Trouble in Paradise. In a general introduction to his silent and early sound films (1914-1932 ... see all copies from $3.82! new only from $8.25! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Seductive Cinema: The Art of Silent Film more books like this by James Card add to wishlist From a distinguished film historian comes an exhilarating celebration of silent movies that offers a new understanding of the art. Card talks about the men and women who wrote, directed, filmed and starred in the great silent films and discusses their various achievements. 165 photos. see all copies from $2.76! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture more books like this by Peter Kobel add to wishlist Few people realise the xtent to which the Hollywood movie industry today was shaped in the silent era. Drawing on the resources of The Library of Congress, one iof the greatest repositories for silent film and associated memorabilia, Peter Kobel explores the fascinating world of silent film, from its birth in the 1890s, with the earliest ... see all copies from $25.18! new only from $25.18! \| SVS
19 view cover	Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney more books like this by Mr. Russell Merritt, Professor J B Kaufman add to wishlist During the Roaring Twenties--from 1921 through 1928--Walt Disney and his friends made more than ninety silent cartoons, turning them out as often as one or two per month. Years before Mickey Mouse, the young entrepreneur recruited and nurtured an extraordinary array of talented people. Drawing on interviews with Disney's coworkers, Disney's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.78! \| first editions
20 view cover	Silent Film Sound more books like this by Rick Altman add to wishlist Because silent cinema is widely perceived as having been exactly that -- silent -- no one has fully examined how sound was used to accompany the films of this era. Silent Film Sound reconsiders all aspects of sound practices during the entire silent film period. Based on extensive original research and accompanied by gorgeous illustrations, the ... see all copies from $17.20! new only from $30.00! \| SVS
21	Before Hollywood: Turn-Of-The-Century American Film more books like this by American Federation of Arts add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	Silent Movie more books like this by Avi, C B Mordan (Illustrator) add to wishlist A family of Swedish immigrants faces adversity and heartbreak before finding happiness and success in early 20th century New York City. Told in the style of a melodrama from the silent film era, this picture book features b&w ink-on-clayboard illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Parallel Tracks-PB more books like this by Lynne Kirby, Lynne Kirby add to wishlist From its earliest days, the cinema has enjoyed a special kinship with the railroad, a mutual attraction based on similar ways of handling speed, visual perception, and the promise of a journey. Parallel Tracks is the first book to explore and explain this relationship in both theoretical and historical terms, blending film scholarship with ... see all copies from $2.08! new only from $2.19! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Silent Film more books like this by Richard Abel add to wishlist This is a collection of essays which focus upon the most important aspects of the silent cinema, opening up parallels with the postmodern cinema of our own times. Subjects discussed include the colour processes, choreograhic styles of acting, sound accompaniment, reception, the development from "cinema of attractions" to narrative film, national ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth more books like this by Paula Marantz Cohen, Paula Marantz Cohen add to wishlist Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth is a broad cultural study that connects the rise of film to the rise of America as a cultural center and world power in the twentieth century. Cohen argues that through the medium of silent film, America was able to sever its literary and linguistic ties to Europe, assert its cultural independence, ... see all copies from $9.67! new only from $19.89! \| SVS

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