Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema
- ISBN-10
- 0313303452
- ISBN-13
- 9780313303456
- Category
- Performing Arts / Film / General
- Pages
- 343
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Authors
- Donald McCaffrey, Christophe P. Jacobs
Description
Silent film's most complete reference guide, focusing on American actors, directors, and screenwriters, with an emphasis on the 1910's through the 1920s.
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