Silent Topics

Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

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 music exploited silent film personalities. There are career essays on the screen's first special effects specialist, Roy Pomeroy, actor/minister Neal Dodd, and Margerie Bonner, the wife of novelist Malcolm Lowry. Silent Topics also includes the only known interview with the most prominent of silent film composers, David Mendoza, as well as a personal discussion on the lack of talent among a number of silent screen actors and actresses.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-12-28
Mått:153 x 228 x 12 mm
Vikt:213 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:138
Förlag:Scarecrow Press
ISBN:9780810850163

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Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Anthony Slide has written numerous books, including The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry and The Silent Feminists. He is also the editor of the Scarecrow Filmmakers series. In 1990 he was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters by Bowling Green University.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Chapter 1: British Silent Films in the United StatesChapter 3 Chapter 2: Those Elusive Budget FiguresChapter 4 Chapter 3: Christianity Hollywood Style: Reverend Neal DoddChapter 5 Chapter 4: The "Great Events" SeriesChapter 6 Chapter 5: The Silent Closet: Gays, Lesbians, and Silent FilmChapter 7 Chapter 6: Malcolm Lowry's Silent Film Connection: Margerie BonnerChapter 8 Chapter 7: An Interview with David MendozaChapter 9 Chapter 8: Roy Pomeroy and the Beginnings of Special EffectsChapter 10 Chapter 9: Sheet Music of the Silent StarsChapter 11 Chapter 10: They May Have Had Faces, But Did They Have Talent?Chapter 12 Appendix A: The Letters of Valeria BellettiChapter 13 Appendix B: Contemporary Trade Paper Response to Classics of European Cinema at Their U.S. ReleaseChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author