Silent Stars, Big Dreams:
Hollywood's Early Days
Meet the unforgettable stars whose talent and ambition transformed silent cinema into a worldwide phenomenon.
Step inside the story
- Discover how Hollywood was built from the ground up
- Experience the beauty of storytelling without dialogue
- Marvel at the breathtaking stunts of silent cinema
- Meet the original It Girls and Hollywood royalty
- Uncover the secrets behind the studio system
DURATION
45 - 60 minutes plus time for questions
PRESENTATION
Illustrated talk with high quality images and short film clips
COST
£100 for talk + 50p per mile after 20 miles from Bicester, Oxfordshire
Featured films include
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Romantic Drama
The Lonely Villa (1909)
Thriller
The Black Pirate (1926)
Adventure
Safety Last! (1923)
Comedy
It (1927)
Romantic Comedy
The stars were silent. Their impact was extraordinary.
Their legacy lives on.
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“We didn't need dialogue. We had faces.”
”
— Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard (1950)