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Writers:
Kevin Brownlow (writer)
David Gill (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
9 February 1980 (USA) more
Plot:
The definitive documentary about the American silent film industry. full summary
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
U.S. TV Comedian Dick Martin Dies
 (From WENN. 25 May 2008, 7:14 AM, PDT)

Famed Publicist Warren Cowan Dies At 87
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 15 May 2008, 10:23 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Absolutely brilliant series that shows silent films as they have never been shown before.Please release it on DVD. more (22 total)

Cast

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James Mason ... Himself / ... (13 episodes, 1980)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA) (video box title)
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Runtime:
60 min | 676 min (13 Episodes)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Filming for this documentary began in the mid 1970s. Among those who either declined to be interviewed, or were scheduled to be interview, but canceled at the last minute, included: Myrna Loy, Dolores del Rio, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Anita Page, Jean Arthur, Beatrice Lillie, Loretta Young, Marceline Day, Frank Coghlan Jr., Frankie Darro, Virginia Grey, Ernest Morrison, Sally Eilers, Arthur Lake, Carmel Myers, Baby Peggy (Diana Serra Cary), Noble Johnson, Dorothy Mackaill, Stepin Fetchit (nee Lincoln Perry), May McAvoy, Carolynne Snowden, Doris Kenyon, Sally Blane, Una Merkel, Esther Ralston, and Ricardo Cortez among others. Kevin Brownlow and David Gill reportedly tried to contact Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Norma Shearer, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and William Powell for interviews, but all could not be reached. more
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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Absolutely brilliant series that shows silent films as they have never been shown before.Please release it on DVD., 25 August 2004
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Author: nlstock from Australia

The "Hollywood" series is the best documentary on Hollywood that I have ever seen. It presents silent movies in their correct speed and this makes a huge difference. It reveals that silent movies were not silent and in fact had orchestras of up to 100 musicians. It shows how different these films were,visual poems of music and picture. Silent films often had surprisingly good special effects as good as today's special effects. This series also tells us about the pitfalls and dangers of silents film production with extras sometimes getting killed. It reveals forgotten movie stars of the past and tells us about their lives and what befell them. This wonderful series deserves a DVD release as it is quite unique. My only regret is that they should have done a second series on the sound movies of the 1930's,which was Hollywood's greatest era.

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