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Hollywood silent era series on CBC television debut
A sweeping CBC Thames Television look at Hollywood silents features stars such as Garbo Chaplin Pickford Valentino Fairbanks Swanson Keaton and Lloyd. Kevin Brownlow wrote produced and directed with James Mason narrating the 13 episode 8 P.M. Friday start runs until August 28 introducing rare footage interviews and milestones from 1895 to 1930 ending with the birth of talkies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greta Garbo
Charles Chaplin
Mary Pickford
Rudolph Valentino
Douglas Fairbanks
Gloria Swanson
Buster Keaton
Harold Lloyd
Tom Mix
Clara Bow
Hollywood
CBC Television
Thames Television
Britain
Kevin Brownlow
David Gill
Mr. Brownlow
James Mason
Lillian Gish
Colleen Moore
Bessie Love
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Janet Gaynor
John Wayne
Marion Morrison
Jackie Coogan
George Cukor
King Vidtor
Louise Brooks
Alberto Valentino
Rudolph
Agnes DeMille
Cecil B
Leatrice Gilbert Fountain
Leatrice Joy
John Gilbert