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Velvet Curtains and Gilded Frames:The Art of Early European Cinema

(2025)

The Art of Early European Cinema

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Finding Birt Acres:The Rediscovery of a Film Pioneer

(2025)

The Rediscovery of a Film Pioneer

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What Made Cinema?:Essays on Visual Culture and Early Film

(2025)

Essays on Visual Culture and Early Film

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Pass the Gravy:Serving Up the Lives, Careers and Recipes of 196 Silent Film Stars

(2024)

Serving Up the Lives, Careers and Recipes of 196 Silent Film Stars

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The Silents Go to War:American World War I Propaganda Films, 1915–1930

(2024)

American World War I Propaganda Films, 1915–1930

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Screening Europe in Australasia:Transnational Silent Film Before and After the Rise of Hollywood

(2024)

Transnational Silent Film Before and After the Rise of Hollywood

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Historical Turns:Weimar Cinema and the Crisis of Historicism

(2024)

Weimar Cinema and the Crisis of Historicism

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Round our way:Sam Hanna's visual legacy

(2024)

Sam Hanna's visual legacy

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City Symphonies:Sound and the Composition of Urban Modernity, 1913–1931

(2024)

Sound and the Composition of Urban Modernity, 1913–1931

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Death by Laughter:Female Hysteria and Early Cinema

(2024)

Female Hysteria and Early Cinema

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Transforming Faces for the Screen:Horror and Romance in the 1920s

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Horror and Romance in the 1920s

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The Othering of Women in Silent Film:Cultural, Historical, and Literary Contexts

(2023)

Cultural, Historical, and Literary Contexts

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How the Movies Got a Past:A Historiography of American Cinema, 1894-1930

(2023)

A Historiography of American Cinema, 1894-1930

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A History of Early Film Volume 2:An Established Industry

(2023)

An Established Industry

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Nickelodeons and Black Vaudeville:The Forgotten Story of Amanda Thorp

(2023)

The Forgotten Story of Amanda Thorp

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Transnational Trailblazers of Early Cinema:Sarah Bernhardt, Gabrielle Réjane, Mistinguett

(2023)

Sarah Bernhardt, Gabrielle Réjane, Mistinguett

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Silent Films/Loud Music:New Ways of Listening to and Thinking about Silent Film Music

(2023)

New Ways of Listening to and Thinking about Silent Film Music

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Silent Film's Last Hurrah:The Remarkable Movies of the Long 1928

(2023)

The Remarkable Movies of the Long 1928

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A Queer Way of Feeling:Girl Fans and Personal Archives of Early Hollywood

(2023)

Girl Fans and Personal Archives of Early Hollywood

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The Life and Afterlife of Swedish Biograph:From Commercial Circulation to Archival Practices

(2022)

From Commercial Circulation to Archival Practices

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The Silent Feminists:America's First Women Directors, Rowman & Littlefield Edition

(2022)

America's First Women Directors, Rowman & Littlefield Edition

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Profit Margins:The American Silent Cinema and the Marginalization of Advertising

(2021)

The American Silent Cinema and the Marginalization of Advertising

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The B&C Kinematograph Company and British Cinema:Early Twentieth-Century Spectacle and Melodrama

(2021)

Early Twentieth-Century Spectacle and Melodrama

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Acting for the Silent Screen:Film Actors and Aspiration between the Wars

(2021)

Film Actors and Aspiration between the Wars

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Silent Film Performance:Dramatic Bodies on Screen

(2021)

Dramatic Bodies on Screen

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Clothes Make the Character:The Role of Wardrobe in Early Motion Pictures

(2021)

The Role of Wardrobe in Early Motion Pictures

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The Slapstick Camera:Hollywood and the Comedy of Self-Reference

(2021)

Hollywood and the Comedy of Self-Reference

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Silent Film:A Very Short Introduction

(2020)

A Very Short Introduction

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The Modernist Screenplay:Experimental Writing for Silent Film

(2020)

Experimental Writing for Silent Film

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A Million Pictures:Magic Lantern Slides in the History of Learning

(2020)

Magic Lantern Slides in the History of Learning

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Damsels and Divas:European Stardom in Silent Hollywood

(2020)

European Stardom in Silent Hollywood

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Silent Film and U.S. Naturalist Literature:Time, Narrative, and Modernity

(2019)

Time, Narrative, and Modernity

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Starring Red Wing!:The Incredible Career of Lilian M. St. Cyr, the First Native American Film Star

(2019)

The Incredible Career of Lilian M. St. Cyr, the First Native American Film Star

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The Disappearing Christ:Secularism in the Silent Era

(2019)

Secularism in the Silent Era

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Medieval Art and the Look of Silent Film:The Influence on Costume and Set Design

(2019)

The Influence on Costume and Set Design

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Queer Timing:The Emergence of Lesbian Sexuality in Early Cinema

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The Emergence of Lesbian Sexuality in Early Cinema

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The Origins of the Film Star System:Persona, Publicity and Economics in Early Cinema

(2019)

Persona, Publicity and Economics in Early Cinema

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Women Adapting:Bringing Three Serials of the Roaring Twenties to Stage and Screen

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Bringing Three Serials of the Roaring Twenties to Stage and Screen

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Silent Cinema:A Guide to Study, Research and Curatorship

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A Guide to Study, Research and Curatorship

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The Movies as a World Force:American Silent Cinema and the Utopian Imagination

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American Silent Cinema and the Utopian Imagination

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Music and Sound in Silent Film:From the Nickelodeon to The Artist

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From the Nickelodeon to The Artist

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Black and White Bioscope:Making Movies in Africa 1899 to 1925

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Making Movies in Africa 1899 to 1925

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Bitter Tastes:Literary Naturalism and Early Cinema in American Women's Writing

(2018)

Literary Naturalism and Early Cinema in American Women's Writing

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Women in Medicine in Nineteenth-Century American Literature:From Poisoners to Doctors, Harriet Beecher Stowe to Theda Bara

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From Poisoners to Doctors, Harriet Beecher Stowe to Theda Bara

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Silent Features:The Development of Silent Feature Films 1914 - 1934

(2018)

The Development of Silent Feature Films 1914 - 1934

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When Women Wrote Hollywood:Essays on Female Screenwriters in the Early Film Industry

(2018)

Essays on Female Screenwriters in the Early Film Industry

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Comic Venus:Women and Comedy in American Silent Film

(2018)

Women and Comedy in American Silent Film

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Monitoring the Movies:The Fight over Film Censorship in Early Twentieth-Century Urban America

(2017)

The Fight over Film Censorship in Early Twentieth-Century Urban America

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Beyond Free Speech and Propaganda:The Political Development of Hollywood, 1907–1927

(2017)

The Political Development of Hollywood, 1907–1927

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Silent Cinema:Before the Pictures Got Small

(2017)

Before the Pictures Got Small

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Women in Silent Cinema:Histories of Fame and Fate

(2017)

Histories of Fame and Fate

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Moving Performances:Divas, Iconicity, and Remembering the Modern Stage

(2016)

Divas, Iconicity, and Remembering the Modern Stage

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Queer Sexualities in Early Film:Cinema and Male-Male Intimacy

(2016)

Cinema and Male-Male Intimacy

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Silent Women:Pioneers of Cinema

(2016)

Pioneers of Cinema

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The Komedi Bioscoop:Early Cinema in Colonial Indonesia

(2016)

Early Cinema in Colonial Indonesia

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Our Lady Cinema:How and Why I went into the Photo-play World and What I Found There

(2016)

How and Why I went into the Photo-play World and What I Found There

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Shakespeare on Silent Film:A Strange Eventful History

(2016)

A Strange Eventful History

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Afterlives:Allegories of Film and Mortality in Early Weimar Germany

(2016)

Allegories of Film and Mortality in Early Weimar Germany

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Distributing Silent Film Serials:Local Practices, Changing Forms, Cultural Transformation

(2016)

Local Practices, Changing Forms, Cultural Transformation

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Borderland Films:American Cinema, Mexico, and Canada during the Progressive Era

(2015)

American Cinema, Mexico, and Canada during the Progressive Era

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Menus for Movieland:Newspapers and the Emergence of American Film Culture 1913-1916

(2015)

Newspapers and the Emergence of American Film Culture 1913-1916

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Studios Before the System:Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space

(2015)

Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space

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Devices of Curiosity:Early Cinema and Popular Science

(2015)

Early Cinema and Popular Science

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Cine-Dispositives:Essays in Epistemology Across Media

(2015)

Essays in Epistemology Across Media

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High-Class Moving Pictures:Lyman H. Howe and the Forgotten Era of Traveling Exhibition, 1880-1920

(2015)

Lyman H. Howe and the Forgotten Era of Traveling Exhibition, 1880-1920

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Reframing Culture:The Case of the Vitagraph Quality Films

(2014)

The Case of the Vitagraph Quality Films

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Making Cinelandia:American Films and Mexican Film Culture before the Golden Age

(2014)

American Films and Mexican Film Culture before the Golden Age

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The Bible on Silent Film: Spectacle, Story and Scripture in the Early Cinema

(2013)

Spectacle, Story and Scripture in the Early Cinema

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Early Cinema

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The Filming of Modern Life:European Avant-Garde Film of the 1920s

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European Avant-Garde Film of the 1920s

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Cinema and Community:Progressivism, Exhibition, and Film Culture in Chicago, 1907-1917

(2013)

Progressivism, Exhibition, and Film Culture in Chicago, 1907-1917

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Still:American Silent Motion Picture Photography

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American Silent Motion Picture Photography

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The Cinema and Its Shadow:Race and Technology in Early Cinema

(2013)

Race and Technology in Early Cinema

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Hollywood Before Glamour: Fashion in American Silent Film

(2013)

Fashion in American Silent Film

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The Comic Mind:Comedy and the Movies

(2012)

Comedy and the Movies

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Eighty Silent Film Stars:Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known

(2012)

Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known

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Silent Film Performers:An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for More Than 350 Actors and Actresses

(2012)

An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for More Than 350 Actors and Actresses

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Early Cinema Today:The Art of Programming and Live Performance

(2012)

The Art of Programming and Live Performance

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Flickers of Desire:Movie Stars of the 1910s

(2011)

Movie Stars of the 1910s

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The Sound of Silence:Conversations With 16 Film and Stage Personalities Who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies

(2011)

Conversations With 16 Film and Stage Personalities Who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies

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Cinema Beyond Film:Media Epistemology in the Modern Era

(2010)

Media Epistemology in the Modern Era

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Harmony and Dissent:Film and Avant-garde Art Movements in the Early Twentieth Century

(2010)

Film and Avant-garde Art Movements in the Early Twentieth Century

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Idols of Modernity:Movie Stars of the 1920s

(2010)

Movie Stars of the 1920s

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Disappearing Tricks:Silent Film, Houdini, and the New Magic of the Twentieth Century

(2010)

Silent Film, Houdini, and the New Magic of the Twentieth Century

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Marketing Modernity:Victorian Popular Shows and Early Cinema

(2009)

Victorian Popular Shows and Early Cinema

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Italy in Early American Cinema:Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque

(2009)

Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque

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American Cinema of the 1920s:Themes and Variations

(2009)

Themes and Variations

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From Silents to Sound:A Biographical Encyclopedia of Performers Who Made the Transition to Talking Pictures

(2009)

A Biographical Encyclopedia of Performers Who Made the Transition to Talking Pictures

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The Wampas Baby Stars:A Biographical Dictionary, 1922–1934

(2009)

A Biographical Dictionary, 1922–1934

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The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896–1929:An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings

(2008)

An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings

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Picturing American Modernity:Traffic, Technology, and the Silent Cinema

(2008)

Traffic, Technology, and the Silent Cinema

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American Silent Film Comedies:An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios and Terminology

(2008)

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios and Terminology

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German Expressionist Cinema:The World of Light and Shadow

(2008)

The World of Light and Shadow

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Possessed:Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema

(2008)

Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema

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The Comedy of Philosophy:Sense and Nonsense in Early Cinematic Slapstick

(2008)

Sense and Nonsense in Early Cinematic Slapstick

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Fight Pictures:A History of Boxing and Early Cinema

(2008)

A History of Boxing and Early Cinema

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Now Playing:Early Moviegoing and the Regulation of Fun

(2008)

Early Moviegoing and the Regulation of Fun

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Diva:Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Cinema

(2008)

Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Cinema

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Silent Lives: 100 Biographies of the Silent Film Era

(2008)

100 Biographies of the Silent Film Era

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Networks of Entertainment:Early Film Distribution 1895-1915

(2008)

Early Film Distribution 1895-1915

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Body Shots:Early Cinema's Incarnations

(2007)

Early Cinema's Incarnations

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Manly Arts:Masculinity and Nation in Early American Cinema

(2006)

Masculinity and Nation in Early American Cinema

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A Culture Of Light:Cinema And Technology In 1920s Germany

(2005)

Cinema And Technology In 1920s Germany

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Silent Films 1877-1996:A Critical Guide To 646 Movies

(2005)

A Critical Guide To 646 Movies

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Fort Lee:The Film Town

(2005)

The Film Town

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Early Cinema:From Factory Gate to Dream Factory

(2004)

From Factory Gate to Dream Factory

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Shooting Cowboys and Indians:Silent Western Films, American Culture, and the Birth of Hollywood

(2004)

Silent Western Films, American Culture, and the Birth of Hollywood

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The Silent Cinema Reader

(2003)

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The Strong, Silent Type:Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903–1930

(2003)

Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903–1930

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Love Rules:Silent Hollywood and the Rise of the Managerial Class

(2003)

Silent Hollywood and the Rise of the Managerial Class

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Silent Players:A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses

(2002)

A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses

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Comedy Is a Man in Trouble:Slapstick in American Movies

(2002)

Slapstick in American Movies

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Early American Cinema in Transition:Story, Style, and Filmmaking, 1907-1913

(2001)

Story, Style, and Filmmaking, 1907-1913

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Melodrama and Modernity:Early Sensational Cinema and Its Contexts

(2001)

Early Sensational Cinema and Its Contexts

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Fire and Desire:Mixed-Race Movies in the Silent Era

(2001)

Mixed-Race Movies in the Silent Era

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Golden Images:41 Essays on Silent Film Stars

(2000)

41 Essays on Silent Film Stars

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Movie-Struck Girls:Women and Motion Picture Culture After the Nickelodeon

(2000)

Women and Motion Picture Culture After the Nickelodeon

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Working-Class Hollywood:Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America

(2000)

Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America

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Silent Cinema:An Introduction

(1999)

An Introduction

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The Ciné Goes to Town:French Cinema 1896 - 1914

(1998)

French Cinema 1896 - 1914

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Theatre to Cinema:Stage Pictorialism and the Early Feature Film

(1998)

Stage Pictorialism and the Early Feature Film

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Music and the Silent Film:Contexts and Case Studies, 1895-1924

(1997)

Contexts and Case Studies, 1895-1924

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Parallel Tracks:The Railroad and Silent Cinema

(1997)

The Railroad and Silent Cinema

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Filmmakers in the Moving Picture World:An Index of Articles, 1907-1927

(1997)

An Index of Articles, 1907-1927

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This Mad Masquerade:Stardom and Masculinity in the Jazz Age

(1996)

Stardom and Masculinity in the Jazz Age

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The Birth of Whiteness:Race and the Emergence of United States Cinema

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Race and the Emergence of United States Cinema

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The Dream That Kicks:The Prehistory and Early Years of Cinema in Britain

(1995)

The Prehistory and Early Years of Cinema in Britain

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Bad Women:Regulating Sexuality in Early American Cinema

(1995)

Regulating Sexuality in Early American Cinema

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The Last Machine:Early Cinema and the Birth of the Modern World

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Early Cinema and the Birth of the Modern World

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An Evening's Entertainment:History of American Cinema vol.3

(1994)

History of American Cinema vol.3

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The Transformation of Cinema 1907-1915:History of the American Cinema vol.2

(1994)

History of the American Cinema vol.2

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The Emergence of Cinema:History of the American Cinema vol.1

(1994)

History of the American Cinema vol.1

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Southern Mountaineers in Silent Films:Plot Synopses of Movies About Moonshining, Feuding and Other Mountain Topics, 1904-1929

(1994)

Plot Synopses of Movies About Moonshining, Feuding and Other Mountain Topics, 1904-1929

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Babel and Babylon:Spectatorship in American Silent Film

(1991)

Spectatorship in American Silent Film

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Early Cinema:Space, Frame, Narrative

(1990)

Space, Frame, Narrative

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French Cinema: The First Wave, 1915-1929

(1984)

The First Wave, 1915-1929

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Screening Out the Past:The Birth of Mass Culture and the Motion Picture Industry

(1983)

The Birth of Mass Culture and the Motion Picture Industry

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The Astoria Studio and Its Fabulous Films:A Picture History with 227 Stills and Photographs

(1983)

A Picture History with 227 Stills and Photographs

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The Comic Mind:Comedy and the Movies

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Comedy and the Movies

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She Could Be Chaplin!:The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell

(2016)

The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell

by

Subject: Actress >

Pola Negri:Temptress of Silent Hollywood

(2016)

Temptress of Silent Hollywood

by

Subject: Actress >

When the Cock Crows:A History of the Pathé Exchange

(2016)

A History of the Pathé Exchange

by

Subject: Studio >

Buccaneer:James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of American Movies

(2016)

James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of American Movies

by

Subject: Director >

Nanook of the North - From 1922 to Today:The Famous Arctic Documentary and Its Afterlife

(2016)

The Famous Arctic Documentary and Its Afterlife

by

Subject: One Film >

The Promise of Cinema:German Film Theory, 1907–1933

(2016)

German Film Theory, 1907–1933

Dir. , and

Subject:

Mary Pickford:Hollywood and the New Woman

(2016)

Hollywood and the New Woman

by

Subject: Actress >

Hollywood Pioneer:The Life and Times of Hal Roach

(2016)

The Life and Times of Hal Roach

by

Subject: Others persons >

The Ice Cream Blonde:The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd

(2015)

The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd

by

Subject: Actress >

The First King of Hollywood:The Life of Douglas Fairbanks

(2015)

The Life of Douglas Fairbanks

by

Subject: Actor >

The Shape of Spectatorship:Art, Science, and Early Cinema in Germany

(2015)

Art, Science, and Early Cinema in Germany

by

Subject: Countries >

Seeing Sarah Bernhardt:Performance and Silent Film

(2015)

Performance and Silent Film

by

Subject: Actress >

Rex Ingram:Visionary Director of the Silent Screen

(2014)

Visionary Director of the Silent Screen

by

Subject: Director >

Germaine Dulac: A Cinema of Sensations

(2014)

A Cinema of Sensations

by

Subject: Director >

Pola Negri:Hollywood's First Femme Fatale

(2014)

Hollywood's First Femme Fatale

by

Subject: Actress >

Exporting Perilous Pauline:Pearl White and Serial Film Craze

(2013)

Pearl White and Serial Film Craze

Dir.

Subject: Actor >

Mary Pickford:Queen of the Movies

(2012)

Queen of the Movies

Dir.

Subject: Actress >

Geraldine Farrar:Opera's Charismatic Innovator

(2012)

Opera's Charismatic Innovator

by

Subject: Actress >

The Fox Film Corporation, 1915–1935:A History and Filmography

(2012)

A History and Filmography

by

Subject: Studio >

Margarita Fischer:A Biography of the Silent Film Star

(2012)

A Biography of the Silent Film Star

by

Subject: Actress >

Colleen Moore:A Biography of the Silent Film Star

(2012)

A Biography of the Silent Film Star

by

Subject: Actress >

Theda Bara:A Biography of the Silent Screen Vamp, With a Filmography

(2012)

A Biography of the Silent Screen Vamp, With a Filmography

by

Subject: Actress >

Thomas Ince:Hollywood's Independent Pioneer

(2012)

Hollywood's Independent Pioneer

by

Subject: Director >

Mary Pickford:Canada's Silent Siren, America's Sweetheart

(2011)

Canada's Silent Siren, America's Sweetheart

by

Subject: Actress >

The Funny Parts:A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags

(2011)

A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags

by

Subject: Genre >

Silent Visions: Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd

(2011)

Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd

by

Subject: Actor >

Film and Attraction:From Kinematography to Cinema

(2011)

From Kinematography to Cinema

by

Subject: Director >

Twilight of the Idols:Hollywood and the Human Sciences in 1920s America

(2011)

Hollywood and the Human Sciences in 1920s America

by

Subject:

Broken Silence:Conversations with 23 Silent Film Stars

(2011)

Conversations with 23 Silent Film Stars

by

Subject:

Syd Chaplin:A Biography

(2010)

A Biography

by

Subject: Actor >

The Tenth Muse:Writing about Cinema in the Modernist Period

(2010)

Writing about Cinema in the Modernist Period

by

Subject:

Visions of Japanese Modernity:Articulations of Cinema, Nation, and Spectatorship, 1895-1925

(2010)

Articulations of Cinema, Nation, and Spectatorship, 1895-1925

by

Subject: Countries >

Universal Women:Filmmaking and Institutional Change in Early Hollywood

(2010)

Filmmaking and Institutional Change in Early Hollywood

by

Subject: Studio >

ZaSu Pitts:The Life and Career

(2010)

The Life and Career

by

Subject: Actress >

The Uncanny Gaze:The Drama of Early German Cinema

(2010)

The Drama of Early German Cinema

by

Subject: Countries >

Irving Thalberg:Boy Wonder to Producer Prince

(2009)

Boy Wonder to Producer Prince

by

Subject: Others persons >

The Universal Silents:A Filmography of the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company, 1912–1929

(2009)

A Filmography of the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company, 1912–1929

by

Subject: Studio >

Karl Dane:A Biography and Filmography

(2009)

A Biography and Filmography

by

Subject: Actor >

Harold Lloyd: Magic in a Pair of Horn-Rimmed Glasses

(2009)

Magic in a Pair of Horn-Rimmed Glasses

by

Subject: Actor >

Ramon Novarro:A Biography of the Silent Film Idol, 1899–1968: With a Filmography

(2009)

A Biography of the Silent Film Idol, 1899–1968: With a Filmography

by

Subject: Actor >

Lillian Gish:A Life on Stage and Screen

(2009)

A Life on Stage and Screen

by

Subject: Actress >

Silent Mystery and Detective Movies:A Comprehensive Filmography

(2009)

A Comprehensive Filmography

by

Subject: Genre >

Berlin Alexanderplatz:Radio, Film, and the Death of Weimar Culture

(2009)

Radio, Film, and the Death of Weimar Culture

by

Subject: Countries >

The Fun Factory:The Keystone Film Company and the Emergence of Mass Culture

(2008)

The Keystone Film Company and the Emergence of Mass Culture

by

Subject: Genre >

The Haunted Screen:Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt

(2008)

Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt

by

Subject: Countries >

Harry Langdon:His Life and Films

(2008)

His Life and Films

by

Subject: Actor >

D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation:A History of 'The Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time'

(2008)

A History of 'The Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time'

by

Subject: One Film >

Forgeries of Memory and Meaning:Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film before World War II

(2007)

Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film before World War II

by

Subject: Countries >

Between Two Worlds:The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933

(2007)

The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933

by

Subject: Countries >

Balboa Films:A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio

(2007)

A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio

by and

Subject: Studio >

Olive Thomas:The Life and Death of a Silent Film Beauty

(2007)

The Life and Death of a Silent Film Beauty

by

Subject: Actress >

Ford Sterling:The Life and Films

(2007)

The Life and Films

by

Subject: Actor >

Sessue Hayakawa:Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom

(2007)

Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom

by

Subject: Actor >

New Women of the Silent Screen:China, Japan, Hollywood Volume 20

(2006)

China, Japan, Hollywood Volume 20

Dir.

Subject: Countries >

Alma Rubens, Silent Snowbird:Her Complete 1930 Memoir, with a New Biography and Filmography

(2006)

Her Complete 1930 Memoir, with a New Biography and Filmography

by

Subject: Actress >

Marie Dressler:A Biography: With a Listing of Major Stage Performances, a Filmography and a Discography

(2006)

A Biography: With a Listing of Major Stage Performances, a Filmography and a Discography

by

Subject: Actress >

Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin

(2006)

Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin

by

Subject: Director >

Murder in Hollywood:Solving a Silent Screen Mystery

(2006)

Solving a Silent Screen Mystery

by

Subject: Director >

An Amorous History of the Silver Screen:Shanghai Cinema, 1896-1937

(2006)

Shanghai Cinema, 1896-1937

by

Subject: Countries >

Zones Of Anxiety:Movement, Musidora, and the crime serials of Louis Feuillade

(2005)

Movement, Musidora, and the crime serials of Louis Feuillade

by

Subject: Genre >

Dark Lover:The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino

(2004)

The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino

by

Subject: Actor >

Von:The Life & Films of Erich Von Stroheim

(2004)

The Life & Films of Erich Von Stroheim

by

Subject: Director >

D.W. Griffith:An American Life

(2004)

An American Life

by

Subject: Director >

The Girl from God's Country:Nell Shipman and the Silent Cinema

(2003)

Nell Shipman and the Silent Cinema

by

Subject: Actor >

Legitimate Cinema:Theatre Stars in Silent British Films, 1908-1918

(2003)

Theatre Stars in Silent British Films, 1908-1918

by

Subject: Countries >

D.W. Griffith's Intolerance:Its Genesis and Its Vision

(2002)

Its Genesis and Its Vision

by

Subject: One Film >

Young And Innocent?:The Cinema in Britain, 1896-1930

(2002)

The Cinema in Britain, 1896-1930

by

Subject: Countries >

Picture Personalities:The Emergence of the Star System in America

(2001)

The Emergence of the Star System in America

by

Subject:

At the Picture Show:Small-Town Audiences and the Creation of Movie Fan Culture

(2001)

Small-Town Audiences and the Creation of Movie Fan Culture

by

Subject:

Silent Stars Speak:Interviews with Twelve Cinema Pioneers

(2001)

Interviews with Twelve Cinema Pioneers

by

Subject:

Hollywood Destinies:European Directors in America 1922-1931

(2001)

European Directors in America 1922-1931

by

Subject: Countries >

Writing Himself Into History:Oscar Micheaux, His Silent Films, and His Audiences

(2000)

Oscar Micheaux, His Silent Films, and His Audiences

by and

Subject: Director >

Weimar Cinema and After:Germany's Historical Imaginary

(2000)

Germany's Historical Imaginary

by

Subject: Countries >

Clara Bow:Runnin' Wild

(2000)

Runnin' Wild

by

Subject: Actress >

The Mary Pickford Handbook: Everything You Need to Know About Mary Pickford

(2000)

Everything You Need to Know About Mary Pickford

by

Subject: Actress >

Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton

(2000)

Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton

by

Subject: Director >

Horror in Silent Films:A Filmography, 1896-1929

(1999)

A Filmography, 1896-1929

by

Subject: Genre >

Mary Pickford rediscovered: Rare pictures of a Hollywood legend

(1999)

Rare pictures of a Hollywood legend

by

Subject: Actress >

Sunrise:A Song of Two Humans

(1998)

A Song of Two Humans

by

Subject: One Film >

Without Lying Down:Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood

(1998)

Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood

by

Subject: Others persons >

Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara

(1996)

The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara

by

Subject: Actress >

Before Mickey:The Animated Film 1898-1928

(1993)

The Animated Film 1898-1928

by

Subject: Genre >

Sweethearts of the Sage:Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies

(1992)

Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies

by

Subject: Genre >

Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company

(1991)

Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company

by

Subject: Director >

Behind the Mask of Innocence: Sex, Violence, Prejudice, Crime

(1990)

Sex, Violence, Prejudice, Crime

by

Subject:

The Man You Loved To Hate:Erich Von Stroheim and Hollywood

(1983)

Erich Von Stroheim and Hollywood

by

Subject: Director >

Embattled shadows:a history of Canadian cinema, 1895-1939

(1978)

a history of Canadian cinema, 1895-1939

by

Subject: Countries >


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