Which film studio was co-founded by Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford
Chapter 1

Redrawing the global map

Chapter 2

The soundtrack of a new era

Chapter 3

Silver screens and silent stars

Chapter 4

Bold ideas and written words

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Master of When the world hit reset in nineteen nineteen

Ch 3 · Silver screens and silent stars
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schopenhauer Hollywood actors founded United Artists to control their own films.

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schopenhauer Silver Screens and Silent Stars

We own the screen, silent stars convene, breaking the machine

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schopenhauer Early silent filmmakers established the foundations of Indian cinema.

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Indias early silent film pioneers

schopenhauer South India's silent film industry grew rapidly in 1919, laying the foundations for today's massive regional cinema.

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Germanys spooky expressionist cinema

schopenhauer Filmmakers in 1919 began shooting 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,' pioneering the dark, twisted style of German Expressionism.

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Fun Fact

First TV star: Felix the Cat was the very first image ever broadcast on television during experimental transmissions in the late 1920s.

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Glossary
silent film (noun)
A motion picture without a synchronized recorded soundtrack. In 1919, Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford founded United Artists to distribute their work in this medium.

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Gossip

What is your favorite style of classic movie?

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Which 1919 German Expressionist film pioneered the horror genre with painted, distorted sets?

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schopenhauer Felix the Cat became a massive global icon of early animation.

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Which epic Hindu text served as the basis for South Indian silent films around 1919?

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schopenhauer German Expressionist cinema pioneered the spooky style of early horror movies.

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What was the title of the silent animated short film that introduced Felix the Cat in 1919?

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Who directed the influential 1919 silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?

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How many co-founders established the United Artists studio in 1919?

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Which film studio was co-founded by Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford in February 1919?

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Who was the pioneering filmmaker of South India's early silent cinema around 1919?

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Which famous cartoon cat made his screen debut in November 1919?

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