91.   Sadly, some scenes are marred by music which can only be described as extraneous for a generally silent film.

92.   Silent film actors necessarily overacted because their work was in effect pantomime.

93.   The first Academy Awards were for silent films.

94.   The modern sci-fi fascination can be traced back to the silent film days of the first nickelodeons, and even earlier in literature.

95.   There have been various movie versions, from silent films to a BBC miniseries, and another movie is planned, starring Kate Winslet.

96.   United Artists marked the zenith of star power in silent films.

97.   Within a year, the silent film was dead.

98.   A native of Spokane, Washington, he grew up in Hollywood, California and worked as a child extra in silent film comedies.

99.   Dialogue was becoming important for the first time with the demise of silent films, and Frank Launder was given a trial.