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British actor, director, screenwriter and producer Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin and American actor Tom Murray in a scene from "The Gold Rush." While there are modern silent classics, such as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With Taylor Swift singing songs about Clara Bow, audiences have turned their attention to the first days of cinema. But even the ...

Jane Gaines, Professor of Film at Columbia University, speaks about the influence of women in the silent film industry ...

Seventy-five percent of the film made in the original silent-era have been lost forever, according to a new comprehensive study from the Library of Congress. The study is the first to quantify what ...

WHEN WAS THE last time you saw a movie in a theater? Today, many stream movies from anywhere but theaters. No surprise, given society’s embrace of the convenience and selectivity of the internet. So ...

ATHENS, Ohio — Dennis James returns to the Southeast Ohio History Center for a special Silent Movie Monday performance of “Stage Struck!” on April 7. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Attendees will have ...

Before dialogue became the heart of cinema, silent film stars captured audiences through expression, presence, and pure screen charisma. The 1920s were a golden era for these performers, who became ...

Looking back now, there is the impression that all old silent films were black and white, the advent of sound in the mid-to-late 1920s marking the first great milestone on the march to our 3D, ...

According to the Library of Congress, roughly 70 percent of America's silent feature films have been lost to neglect and time. A new study, "The Survival of American Silent Films: 1912-1929", was ...