The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities Who Bridged the Gap Between Silents and Talkies
"pleasurable reading...engaging period photographs and exhaustive individual filmographies. ...detailed research, vividly recounts what it was like to be an early screen siren" --Film & History"recommended...a generous selection of photos" --The Silents Majority On-Line Journal"richly detailed and consistently interesting. ...these performers...have absorbing and entertaining stories to tell. ...excellent photographs" --Past Times"this compulsive collection of vivid reminiscences is a fascinating journey back to early cinema. It's the next best thing to traveling back in a time machine" --Film Review"well worth reading" --Classic Images