Silent films making a lot of noise

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: January 13, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Silent films making a lot of noise, thanks to cable TV, Web sites

By JOHN ENDERS

Associated Press

Sunday, January 13, 2002

Lincoln City, Ore. -- Idela Warton's eyes light up when she talks about the silent film era -- her era. At 87, she remembers the pre- talkie days.

"I can remember going to see them with my parents," said Warton, standing in line at the Bijou Theater to see Ramon Novarro's 1928 "Forbidden Hours," the silent film's first public showing in 73 years.

"Charlie Chaplin was my favorite. And Rudolph Valentino."

Warton is not alone. In recent years, movie buffs have flocked to ...

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