Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film

by Anthony Slide

In Silent Topics, film historian Anthony Slide looks at various under-discussed and generally undocumented areas of silent film. The two lengthiest essays discuss the release of British silent films in the United States and the contribution of gays and lesbians to American silent film. Other essays examine the cost of silent film production, the "Great Events" series produced by Technicolor in the 1920s, and the manner in which early sheet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810850168
• ISBN13: 9780810850163
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.1"