Stuntmen and women - Yakima Canutt , Mrs. Buck Jones, Paul Malvern, Harvey Parry, Bob Rose and Iron Eyes Cody. Musicians - Gaylord Carter and Chauncey Haines. Writers - Cedric Belfrage, Anita Loos , Sam Marx and Adela Rogers St. Johns. Alberto Valentino, Jean Valentino, Jesse L. Lasky Jr., Lord Mountbatten and Mary Paige. These amazing silent films were created in our own 20th century.
Silent films reflect our modern world.
Human nature is basically the same now as it was during the silent era, with its light and dark sides. Hollywood will ensure an appreciation by fans, new and old alike, well into the 21st century. After seeing The Jazz Singer I went home feeling very sad, really. And I made my contribution by predicting that the talkies wouldn't last very long. And here we finally come to a language that could be shown everywhere, and which everyone could understand, and we were just blowing it up.