Silent Film's Last Hurrah: The Remarkable Movies of the Long 1928

by David Meuel

This is a history and critical appreciation of an unusually fertile period for the production of great or near-great silent films: late 1927 through early 1929, in the midst of the tumult and upheaval of Hollywood's transition from silent to sound. The book offers in-depth looks at several of the best of these films and discusses the gifted artists such as Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Lillian Gish who helped bring them to life, even as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476668957
• ISBN13: 9781476668956
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up