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BL
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1044825
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b799195
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| Main Entry
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McCaffrey, Donald W.
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| Title & Author
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Guide to the silent years of American cinema /\ Donald W. McCaffrey and Christopher P. Jacobs.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 1999.
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| Series Statement
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Reference guides to the world's cinema,
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1 online resource (xv, 343 pages).
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| ISBN
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0313032173
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: 9780313032172
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0313303452
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9780313303456
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| Notes
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Includes filmographies.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-326) and index.
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| Contents
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Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Development of the Cinema: From Scientific Novelty to a New Art and Entertainment Industry; Photo essays follow pages 14 and 304; Films and Filmmakers; The Legacy of the Silent Screen and the Birth Pangs of the Sound Film; Appendix: 160 Additional Films and Filmmakers of Note from the Silent Era; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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The latest offering from the Reference Guides to the World's Cinema series, this critical survey of key films, actors, directors, and screenwriters during the silent era of the American cinema offers a broad-ranging portrait of the motion picture production of silent film. Detailed but concise alphabetical entries include over 100 film titles and 150 personnel. An introductory chapter explores the early growth of the new silent medium while the final chapter of this encyclopedic study examines the sophistication of the silent cinema. These two chapters outline film history from its beginnings.
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Silent films-- United States, Guidebooks.
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Silent films-- United States-- History and criticism.
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Silent films-- United States-- History.
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Films muets-- États-Unis-- Histoire et critique.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Film Video-- Reference.
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Silent films.
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Stomme films.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43/09
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| LC Classification
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PN1995.75.M33 1999eb
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24.32bcl
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| Added Entry
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Jacobs, Christopher P.,1954-2017.
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