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Silent Portraits

Stars of the Silent Screen in Historic Photographs

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silent cinema, photos, actors
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Vestal Press
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English
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Paperback288 pages
7 x 9 inches (17.5 x 23 cm)
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0-911572-78-3
978-0-911572-78-0
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