The Parade's Gone by (Paperback, Revised)

Kevin Brownlow

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Passing in review here is the silent film era and Mr. Brownlow has done a splendid job of vitalizing the past through interviews and personal research. Most of this material has never seen print before and the filmophile will go wild over reminiscences such as Joseph Henabery's (who assisted Griffith on Intolerance). And the snaps: Garbo who loved watching talking pictures in reverse but refused to view them the right way. . . Fairbanks intimidated by the Robin Hood castle - "You expect me to jump across that?" . . .Buster Keaton who broke his neck doing his own stunts and didn't realize it until ten years later. . . the chaos that was the original Ben Hur - "we'll paint muscles on you!" . . . Irving Thalberg arguing with Von Stroheim over a foot fetishist scene - "You are a footage fetishist" . . . Producers, directors, writers, actors, stuntmen, the last of the pioneers, each with his own marvelous recollections. A fine splice of a fantastic life and with the 261 photographs well worth the price.?? (Kirkus Reviews)

This book attempts to correct the distortions, for the silent era was the richest in the cinema's history. The author has tried to recapture the spirit of era through the words of those who created it. Linking chapters provide a context for the interviews has led to gaps, and I cannot claim that his book is definitive.

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Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1992
First published:	June 1976
Authors:	Kevin Brownlow
Dimensions:	248 x 171 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	577
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-03068-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-03068-0
Barcode:	9780520030688