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What famous actor was known as The Tramp?
Charlie Chaplin
What was the first indoor film studio?
What movie was the first to feature synchronized sound in 1927?
The Jazz Singer
Which early action star was born in Denver, CO?
Douglas Fairbanks
Which of the founders of United Artists was the first woman to make $1 million in the film industry. Hint: "America's Sweetheart"
Mary Pickford
What was the first studio to be run by actors and not business men?
United Artists
Why were cameras put in separate boxes during filming at the beginning of the sound era.
They were too noisy.
A spirited/rebellious woman from the 1920's who wears short dresses, short hair, and dances on tables. (Example: Clara Bow)
A Flapper
This director was known for doing his own stunts and nailing them on the first try. Also known as "The Great Stone Face"
Buster Keaton
What were the Big Five Studios?
MGM, Warner Bros., Universal, RKO, 20th Century Fox
Why did some stars' careers not survive the transition to sound?
Their voices were deemed unpleasant.
This co-founder of United Artists studios was known for his epic films such as "Birth of a Nation" (the first feature-length film, and harmful racial propaganda).
D.W. Griffith
Which actress was known as the "It Girl" in 1920's but lost her career after the advent of sound because of the quality of her voice?
Clara Bow
Why was Los Angeles/ Hollywood chosen as the movie colony?
There was a lot of variety for set locations as well as great weather for filming outdoors.
What was the sound system that The Big Five agreed to make to standard across all studios?
Sound-on-Film
The total ban on the distribution and consumption of alcohol in the 1920's was called ____________?
Prohibition
This English actor was suspected of being a Communist by the F.B.I. and deported from the U.S. after living there for decades.
Charlie Chaplin
Describe the Studio System.
All movie studios owned their own movie theaters so they controlled everything from production to the distribution of films to the public.
What was the name of the sound technique that included recording the dialogue on a record and playing it separately from the film?
Vitaphone
Why is film considered the greatest artform of the 20th century?
The power of communication