The evolution of film from penny arcade curiosity to art form, from what was considered the first plot driven film, T...

Hollywood is transformed from a peaceful village with dusty streets and lemon groves to the birthplace of the industr...

Fast success in Hollywood brings a cavalier party lifestyle, which led to shocking scandals such as Roscoe 'Fatty' Ar...

The outbreak of World War I provides Hollywood with a successful source for plots and profits. Peacetime curtails the...

Silent films are often remembered for slapstick gags and dangerous stunts. Stuntmen took anonymous credit for very li...

Two of the great romantic legends of the silent screen are profiled. Rudolph Valentino's on-screen persona is remarka...

Two of Hollywood's greatest directors, Cecil B. DeMille and Erich von Stroheim. One worked with the Hollywood system,...

Hollywood learned very early how to make people laugh. Comedy was king, and battling for the throne were stars like H...

'The Old West' was still in existence in the silent days. Old cowboys and outlaws re-lived their youth, and got paid ...

Silent film directors were flamboyant pioneers, making up their technique as they went along. Filming 'indoor' sets o...

Skilled cameramen had the ability to turn an actress into a screen goddess, and were valuable assets to studios and s...

Producers discovered the effect of 'star power' on their box office bottom line. Creating Hollywood stars becomes its...

Silent films had universal appeal, simply by replacing intertitles and dialogue cards for the foreign markets. Sound ...