Overview

Eighty good-sized biographies of significant silent-era players hard to find in other reference works, and almost nowhere at this length: The villains and sidekicks of two-reelers (Jim Corey, Nelson McDowell), cowboy action stars (Jack Hoxie, Art Acord, Hoot Gibson, et al.), comedians, character actors, matinee idols and other talented and reliable performers. A comprehensive filmography (compiled for this book by Richard E. Braff and listing year, studio, director, screenplay, story or author, length and cast) accompanies each entry. The biographies are revised and edited versions of a series that ran in the film periodical Classic Images.

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Author:   George A. Katchmer
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 5.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.442kg
ISBN:  

9780786467648

ISBN 10:   0786467649
Pages:   1084
Publication Date:   13 March 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Volume 1 Acknowledgments      Foreword by Samuel K. Rubin      Introduction      xiii Notes on the Filmographies      1. Art Acord      2. George Bancroft      3. Richard Barthelmess      4. Warner Baxter      5. Noah Beery, Sr.      6. Wallace Beery      7. Monte Blue      8. Joe Bonomo      9. Hobart Bosworth      10. William Boyd      11. Harry Carey      12. Edmund Cobb      13. Jim Corey, Fred Kohler and Bob Kortman      14. Ricardo Cortez      15. Donald Crisp      16. Reginald Denny      17. William Desmond      18. Richard Dix      19. William Duncan      20. Dustin Farnum      21. Franklyn Farnum      22. William Farnum      23. Lefty Flynn      24. Francis Ford      25. Robert Frazer      26. Hoot Gibson      27. Alan Hale      28. Kenneth Harlan      29. Neal Hart      30. Raymond Hatton      31. Jean Hersholt      32. Johnny Hines      33. Jack Hoxie      34. J. Warren Kerrigan      35. Norman Kerry      36. Rod La Rocque      37. George Larkin      38. Montagu Love      39. Francis McDonald      40. J. Farrell MacDonald      41. Wallace MacDonald      Volume 2 42. Nelson McDowell, Slim Summerville, and Ernest Torrence      43. J. P. McGowan      44. Victor McLaglen      45. Tully Marshall      46. Ken Maynard      47. Frank Mayo      48. Thomas Meighan      49. Walter Miller      50. Ruth Mix      51. Antonio Moreno      52. Pete Morrison      53. Jack Mulhall      54. Conrad Nagel      55. Warner Oland      56. Eugene Pallette      57. Jack Perrin      58. House Peters      59. Eddie Polo      60. Herbert Rawlinson      61. Ruth Roland      62. Albert Roscoe      63. William Russell      64. Tom Santschi      65. Milton Sills      66. Russell Simpson      67. Lewis Stone      68. Richard Talmadge      69. Conway Tearle      70. Fred Thomson      71. Ben Turpin      72. Tom Tyler      73. George Walsh      74. H. B. Warner      75. Bryant Washburn      1001 76. Guinn “Big Boy” Williams      1021 Index      1037

Reviews

anyone with an interest in silent films will...find quite a few favorites...recommended --Classic Images; filmographies...are quite impressive --Library Journal; lively, carefully researched...belongs in all serious film collections...extensive filmography...excellent reference source...fills a real gap --Choice; a much-needed reference --Film Quarterly; reliable information...recalls a vanished world...biographies are generally interesting --ARBA; this book is a labor of love...anyone with an interest in silent films, especially the Western certainly needs to have a copy of this book in their movie library --Wrangler's Roost; thoroughly researched --Western Clippings; substantial biographies and full filmographies --American Cinematographer; wonderful...80 excellent short biographies...a welcome addition --Silents Are Golden; a thorough background of the silent genre...fascinating...has the detail of an encyclopedia, but the prose of a great biography times 80! --The Silents Majority; weighty tome...a goldmine of data --The Silent Film Monthly; immensely detailed and extensive --Film Monthly.

anyone with an interest in silent films will...find quite a few favorites...recommended--Classic Images; impressive --Library Journal; lively, carefully researched...belongs in all serious film collections...extensive filmography...excellent reference source...fills a real gap --Choice

Author Information

The late George A. Katchmer had a long career as a coach, educator, and columnist. He lived in Millersville, Pennsylvania.

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