Before dialogue became the heart of cinema, silent film stars captured audiences through expression, presence, and pure screen charisma. The 1920s were a golden era for these performers, who became ...

Before movies had sound, female silent film stars told stories through movement, expression, and quiet magic shown on screen. In the 1920s, a remarkable group of women became some of the most ...

Looking back now, there is the impression that all old silent films were black and white, the advent of sound in the mid-to-late 1920s marking the first great milestone on the march to our 3D, ...

Poster for silent film “Suds” starring Mary Pickford. Image via Wikipedia. The demise of the American silent film is a story well trodden. Once popular enough to draw in 50 million tickets per week, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gloria Swanson stars in Erich von Stroheim's "Queen Kelly" (1929). (S.F. Silent Film Festival) After two years at other venues as ...

Visit the historic sites of the city as they looked after WWI in this rare travel footage from the Prelinger Archive. In addition to the video below, Hawkes shot a number of amazing stills which you ...