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In the early days of motion pictures-before superstars, before studio conglomerates, before even the advent of sound-there was a woman named Pearl White (1889-1938). A quintessential beauty of the time, with her perfectly tousled bob and come-hither stare, White's rise to stardom was swift, her assumption of the title of queen of American motion picture serials equally deserved. Born the youngest of five children in a small, rural Missouri far...

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In 1927, The Jazz Singer heralded a revolution in the moviemaking industry with the advent of synchronized sound in full-length motion pictures. While movie studios adapted their production facilities to accommodate the new technology and movie theatres converted to sound, filmmakers continued to produce silents, albeit in dwindling numbers. And though talkies would overtake the industry and the public's demand soon enough, the silent motion p...

A critical study of the background of D.W. Griffiths film masterpiece, the 1916 epic Intolerance. The most expensive ($2, 000, 000) film made prior to 1920, Intolerance was critically acclaimed and is now considered a classic. The book traces the artistic and political influences that shaped the directors vision, discusses the influences of the Progressive movement, and connects the film to the social and political climate of the early 20th ce...