Hollywood: the golden years

Traces the growth of the motion picture industry from nickelodeon days to the advent of sound. Features Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and many others. Much of the content is linked to the work of the leading screen directors of the silent era: D.W. Griffith, Mack Sennett and Cecil B. De Mille. Narrated by Gene Kelly. Suitable for upper secondary level