Traces the growth of the motion picture industry from nickelodeon days to the advent of sound. Features Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and many others. Much of the content is linked to the work of the leading screen directors of the silent era: D.W. Griffith, Mack Sennett and Cecil B. De Mille. Narrated by Gene Kelly. Suitable for upper secondary level
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ACMI Identifier
504343
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → De Mille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - United States
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture studios
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Sennett, Mack
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Silent films - United States - History
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
People → De Mille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)