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Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin
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Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin Paperback - 2006

by Bengtson, John

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Uncovering tidbits of the history of Los Angeles and the early film industry that are hidden within Charlie Chaplin's timeless films, this stunning work of cinematic archeology combines Chaplin's movie images with archival photographs, vintage maps, contemporary photographs, and scores of then-and-now comparison photographs to conjure up the silent-movie era from an entirely new perspective.

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  • Title Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin
  • Author Bengtson, John
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Condition UsedGood
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Santa Monica Press, Santa Monica
  • Date August 1, 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 49FUKR001WBJ_ns
  • ISBN 9781595800145 / 159580014X
  • Weight 2.41 lbs (1.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 11 x 0.63 in (21.59 x 27.94 x 1.60 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Chaplin, Charlie - Criticism and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006015376
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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About the author

John Bengtson is a business lawyer and film historian who discovered the magic of silent comedy at an early age. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin, Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, and Silent Visions: Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd. Bengtson has presented his work on Buster Keaton as keynote speaker at events hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. He is a featured columnist of the Keaton Chronicle newsletter, and lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his two daughters.