31. His credit was Harrison J. Ford in early roles, but only to distinguish himself from an actor named Harrison Ford, popular in the silent film era. 32. In a hidden storage room beneath the projection booth, Hampton had cans filled with hundreds of moldering silent films. 33. In some ways, the great physical comedy of silent film greats such as Charlie Chaplin would seem wonderfully suited for transfer to the Internet. 34. In one of the earliest books of serious film criticism, the poet champions the silent films of D.W. Griffith and others. 35. In the opening credit sequence, staged like a silent film, Arthur and Maurice act for free in a park, just to be acting. 36. Like early silent films, many are choppy and rely on title cards to advance the story. 37. Like us, hardly anyone has had an exciting experience watching silent films until we came along. 38. Made at a time when movies were adjusting to the talkies, it has many of the characteristics of silent film. 39. Mostly, I would guess this is because of the more abstract, dream-like nature of silent films. 40. Oderman said Gish had introduced him to silent films and encouraged him to compose piano scores for them. |