Literature

American Silent Film

Management No. BFM006971

Basic Information

Contents: Contents 1. A Survey = 3 2. The Beginnings = 16 3. The Birth of Film Grammar = 30 4. The Early Features = 54 5. Griffith and the Birth of a Nation = 72 6. Intolerance = 90 7. Stabilization = 100 8. The Art of the Sub-Title = 126 9. The Directors = 142 10. The Early Twenties = 150 11. Griffith in the Twenties = 177 12. The Mid-1920's : The New Dominance of the Female Star = 194 13. Genres = 205 14. The Western = 238 15. Comedy = 260 16. The Peak Years = 281 17. Art Direction and Production Design = 299 18. European Influences = 317 19. Transition to Sound : Early Talkies = 334 Appendix. The State of Film Scholarship in America-The Silent Film : Books, Films, Archives, and Other Reference Tools = 349 Chronology. The Movies in America : Art and Industry-A Chronological Survey of Highlight of the Silent Period = 367 Index = 375