Miss Goddess Thank you! I would have a hard time picking 'the most interesting' because the silent film veterans were the most remarkable people I have ever met. I select Abel Gance because he made my favourite silent film, NAPOLEON, even though he may not have made anything subsequently of comparab...

Sue Sue Applegate Dear Christy Thank you for your welcome! You have asked me a very tricky question. I have to admit that when i hear the term 'Media Studies' I reach for my revolver. So many film teachers transform this wonderfully democratic art into something incomprehensible by devising a new la...

gagman 66 Dear Jeffery 1) I agree. 2) If only silents sold better - it's only a question of money...! 3) I've heard that they plan to include the original track with the Axt-Mendoza score and the sound effects as an alternative to the Carl Davis score. 4) Paramount don't seem to have any interest in...

ann harding Thank you! 1) the trouble with Griffith is that he had very creative PR men who claimed everything cinematic had been invented by him. Much of this was ridiculous - how could anyone in the film industry 'invent' the closeup when painters and photographers had been producing closeups for ...

gagman 66 Delighted to read your message. 1) TCM did broadcast a version of WINGS- and this year, too - the one with a Gaylord Carter organ score. They apparently asked Paramount for our version but were told there was 'a rights issue'. 2) I also wish all our silents were on DVD. You can find FLESH ...

Thank you for your kind comments. I'm delighted to be making a virtual appearance on this website, but i am very uncertain of the technology. 1) Photoplay Productions has been in existence for eighteen years, but the last few months have been very arid. We have been trying to get a documentary on Do...