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Illustrated survey of American cinema from 1895 to 1915, examining some 69 surviving silent films, shot at Biograph, Vitagraph, Edison ...
#20878 Book / Criticism/History
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A historical look at the culture of early cinema with special attention given to the lives and works of Edwin ...
#39083 Book / Criticism/History
Charles Musser's book documents all known Edison films from this period with descriptions and detailed contextual notes. It also includes ...
#34033 Book / Criticism/History
Bridging the fields of American studies and film history, this book explores the world of traveling showmen of the period ...
#20792 Book / Criticism/History
early cinema, Thomas Edison, Edwin Porter, W.K.L. Dickson, Blackton, Mutoscope, Kinetoscope, Magic Lantern, Vitascope, Nickelodeon. The first volume in an ...
#11813 Book / Criticism/History
In this collection, prominent scholars examine Oscar Micheaux's surviving silent films, his fellow producers of race films and the cultural ...
#52383 Book / Biography