Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema

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 encyclopaedic study examines the sophistication of the silent cinema.