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The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era, which existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist , theater organist —or even, in larger cities, an orchestra —would play music to accompany the films.
This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from silent film to sound, between 1926 and 1929. [1] During this time a variety of recording systems were used, including sound on film formats such as Movietone and RCA Photophone , as well as sound on ...
This is a two-minute silent film drama shot in Blackburn, Lancashire, England by Mitchell and Kenyon. It is the earliest known dramatic work in the genre. [5] Cripple Creek Bar-room Scene; Poker at Dawson City; These two films were produced by Edison's Black Maria and have been argued to be the first Western films. [6] A Bluff from a Tenderfoot
A list of avant-garde and experimental films made before 1930. Though some had dedicated music scores written for them, or were synchronized to records, nearly all of these films were silent. Several of them involve color, through tinting, hand-painting or even photographic color.
This is a list of lost silent films that were released from 1925 to 1929. Year Film Director Cast Notes Ref 1925 ... Made in the experimental widescreen process ...
The studios, in parallel, were still not entirely convinced of the talkies' universal appeal—until mid-1930, the majority of Hollywood movies were produced in dual versions, silent as well as talking. [75] Though few in the industry predicted it, silent film as a viable commercial medium in the United States would soon be little more than a ...
Except where noted, all of these films were photographed in black and white, produced by Hal Roach, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Except where noted, all short films are two reels in length. All films produced prior to 1928 are silent and all films made after 1929 are sound. Releases from 1928 are silent except as noted. 1929 releases ...
Surviving American silent films (1,100 P) T. Silent American thriller films (30 P) W. Silent American Western (genre) films (3 C, 1,152 P)