Silent Movies

Did you know that there were early silent versions of "Snow White," "Ben-Hur" and "The Wizard of Oz," and can you guess who starred in them? Can you identify Dorothy and Lillian Gish in their most famous roles, or give the name of the first Tarzan? Here is a book packed full of intriguing and stimulating questions about silent films. If you're a movie buff, it's a chance to prove your prowess at naming the great actors, directors and films of the silent past; for others it's a rare opportunity to see 212 exceptional stills from the early years of film, with loads of information on each.

"The Birth of a Nation," "Potemkin," "The Scarlet Letter," "The Perils of Pauline," "The Great Train Robbery," "Greed," "Metroplis," "Orphans of the Storm," "The Big Parade," "The Three Musketeers," "Nanook of the North," "The Son of the Sheik" and 180 other films are covered in this volume, with such stars as Rudolph Valentino, Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, Harold Lloyd, Douglas Fairbanks, Fatty Arbuckle, Mary Pickford and many more. Questions are grouped according to categories: Comic, Serials, Children and Dogs, Westerns, Foreign Films, Stars Who Flourished in the Talkies, etc.; you will undoubtedly find areas of particular interest to you.

Even if you don't know the answers, you'll find this book full of interesting facts about silent films and their actors and actresses, many of whom are still alive today. The 212 stills will always be a perfect place for browsing and reflecting on some of the great movies of the past.