Film Studies: Silent Movies



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Actuality Films
A Short-Lived Genre
Brief essay
American Memory, Library of Congress

Chaplin's World: A Charlie Chaplin Fansite - (dead link)
Sections include: Biography ; Filmography ; Photos ; Related Links.

Early Motion Pictures
An Introduction to the Early Motion Pictures Collection
American Memory, Library of Congress

Internet Source Book for Early German Film
Edited by Olaf Brill & Thomas Schultke

European Silent Cinema Project

National Film Preservation Board
Library of Congress

PBS American Masters - Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Sections include: Feature Essay ; Career Timeline ; Educational Resources.

Silent Era: The Silent Film Website
In addition to surveys, reviews, and lists the site includes a wonderful "listing of motion picture archives, museums, libraries and historical societies holding collections of interest to the silent era film historian."
By Carl Bennett

Silent Movies
Includes an extensive collection of online resources
By Glen Pringle

The Silent Western
Early Movie Myths of the American West
An excellent academic site by Mary Halnon

silent-movies.com
Sections include Arbucklemania, Silent Gents, Silent Ladies, Taylorology.
By David B. Pearson



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