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Author:   David Meuel
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781476668956

ISBN 10:   1476668957
Pages:   211
Publication Date:   03 March 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: A Doomed Art's Glorious Last Days  1. At the Precipice: Mary Pickford and My Best Girl  2. ""The maddest idea in the world"": Gloria Swanson, Raoul Walsh, and Sadie Thompson  3. Tramp on a Tightrope: Charlie Chaplin and The Circus  4. ""A lyricist of light and shadow"": Josef von Sternberg, The Last Command, and The Docks of New York  5. ""The highest reaches of the form"": King Vidor and The Crowd  6. The End of an Amazing Run: Harold Lloyd and Speedy  7. In a Blaze of Windswept Glory: Buster Keaton and Steamboat Bill, Jr.  8. A Star Is Born: Joan Crawford and Our Dancing Daughters  9. ""Astonishing elegance"": William Wellman, Louise Brooks, Wallace Beery, and Beggars of Life 10. ""Time was his; he owned it"": Erich von Stroheim and The Wedding March 11. ""I have a special confidence in you"": Lillian Gish, Victor Sjöström, and The Wind 12. Partners in Perversity: Lon Chaney, Tod Browning, and West of Zanzibar 13. ""To reach for the moon one last time"": Douglas Fairbanks and The Iron Mask 14. Twenty-Eight Other Notable U.S. Silent and Hybrid Films Released During the Long 1928 Afterthoughts: Requiem and Reemergence Where to Find the Films Featured in This Book Chapter Notes Bibliography Index"

Reviews

"""Meuel's latest book marks a specific, prolific time in silent-film history that signaled the end of an era as Hollywood transitioned to sound. This title covers films from the end of 1927 to early 1929. Each chapter details a silent-film star or director and a renowned film of theirs from that period.... Meuel analyzes what made these films special and provides details about the stars' personal lives and their other notable works.... Film-history fans will enjoy Meuel's contextualization of some of the greatest silent films and biggest actors.... Great for libraries with lots of movie buffs, especially fans of silent films and classics, and for institutions with film studies programs.""--Library Journal"

Author Information

The author of multiple books on film history, David Meuel has also published two books of poems, more than two dozen short stories, and hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from U.S. national parks to high technology. He lives in Gig Harbor, Washington.

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