Silent Film Stars
This comedian was famous for his bowler hat and cane.
Charlie Chaplin
This 1927 movie was the first “talkie.”
The Jazz Singer
This city became the center of the movie industry.
Hollywood
Most films in the early 1920s had no ________.
Sound
People watched movies in these buildings.
Movie theaters
Known for his daring stunts, this actor starred in The General.
Buster Keaton
The Kid starred this iconic silent film comedian.
Charlie Chaplin
This studio made early monster films like Dracula.
Universal Studios
These were added to silent films to show dialogue.
Intertitles
These short videos played before the main film.
Newsreels
She was called “America’s Sweetheart” in the 1920s.
Mary Pickford
This 1927 sci-fi movie showed a futuristic city.
Metropolis
This studio, symbolized by a roaring lion, began in 1924.
MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Early color films used colored ______ to tint scenes.
Filters
Movie advertising often used large illustrated ________.
Posters
This horror actor became famous for The Phantom of the Opera.
Lon Chaney
This Disney character first appeared in Steamboat Willie.
Mickey Mouse
Known for comedies, this studio worked with Chaplin and Keaton.
United Artists
This invention allowed synchronized sound in movies.
The Vitaphone
These fan magazines told audiences about stars’ lives.
Photoplay magazines
This legendary duo starred in slapstick shorts, including Big Business.
Laurel and Hardy
This adventure film introduced Tarzan.
Tarzan of the Apes
These powerful companies controlled actors, studios, and theaters.
The Big Five studios
This editing technique in Battleship Potemkin created excitement.
Montage editing
These Hollywood women set major fashion and beauty trends.
Flappers / 1920s actresses