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Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

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Documentary

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Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

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Release Date

01 January 2005

Country

Germany

Cast

Steven Gaydos

Steven Gaydos

Self

Kevin Brownlow

Kevin Brownlow

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Self

Marc Wanamaker

Marc Wanamaker

Self

Michael D. Moore

Michael D. Moore

Self

Robert Israel

Robert Israel

Self

Jan-Christopher Horak

Jan-Christopher Horak

Self

Randy Haberkamp

Randy Haberkamp

Self

Gavin Lambert

Gavin Lambert

Self

Norman M. Klein

Norman M. Klein

Self

Bob Mitchell

Bob Mitchell

Self

Charlie Lustman

Charlie Lustman

Self

Robert Salisbury

Robert Salisbury

Self

Steven Peros

Steven Peros

Self

Anthony Slide

Anthony Slide

Self

Rick Schmidlin

Rick Schmidlin

Self

Clark Wilson

Clark Wilson

Self

Tracy Ryan Terhune

Tracy Ryan Terhune

Self

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