History Series / Hollywood1980

''Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film'' is a 13-part British documentary miniseries produced by Creator/ThamesTelevision and first aired on Creator/{{ITV}} in 1980. Written and directed by film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, the series examines the history of UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeOfHollywood and traces the development of the American SilentMovie, from its beginnings in the late 1890s to its ending with the UsefulNotes/RiseOfTheTalkies in the late 1920s.

** Writers (Cedric Belfridge, Adele Rogers St. John, Sam Marx, Anita Loos, etc.)

''Hollywood'' focuses on the development of the eponymous town becoming a film capital, its stars, its scandals, its filmmakers, technical aspects like stuntwork and cinematography, its interest in TheWestern, and the impact of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. This development is mainly presented through clips of silent films and interviews with surviving actors, actresses, directors, cameramen, crew, writers, and other individuals who experienced film history in the making. Creator/JamesMason narrates the series, with musical compositions by Carl Davis. ''Hollywood'' was essential in the preservation of early film and the recollections of the people who lived in those times.

''Hollywood'' focuses on the development of the eponymous town becoming a film capital, its stars, its scandals, its filmmakers, technical aspects like stuntwork and cinematography, its interest in the Western, and the impact of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. This development is mainly presented through clips of silent films and interviews with surviving actors, actresses, directors, cameramen, crew, writers, and other individuals who experienced film history in the making. Creator/JamesMason narrates the series, with musical compositions by Carl Davis. ''Hollywood'' was essential in the preservation of early film and the recollections of the people who lived in those times.

** Actors (Creator/LillianGish, Creator/GloriaSwanson, Viola Dana, Creator/JackieCoogan, Creator/MaryAstor, Leatrice Joy, Blanche Sweet, Creator/LouiseBrooks, Creator/JanetGaynor, Colleen Moore, Dolores Costello, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Eleanor Boardman, etc.)

** Directors (Creator/KingVidor, Creator/FrankCapra, Hal Roach, Allan Dwan, Henry King, William Wellman, Creator/RaoulWalsh, etc.)

** Relatives & acquaintances (Creator/DouglasFairbanksJr, Albert Valentino, Leatrice Gilbert, Agnes [=DeMille=], Lord Mountbatten, etc.)

* WarIsHell: In Episode Four, "Hollywood Goes to War," focused on UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, several films made after the conflict served to dispel the romantic view of the war, depicting battles as senseless death and destruction.

Brownlow and Gill would continue making documentaries on the silent film: ''Unknown [[Creator/CharlieChaplin Chaplin]]'' (1983), ''Creator/BusterKeaton: A Hard Act To Follow'' (1987), ''Creator/HaroldLloyd: The Third Genius'' (1989), ''Creator/DWGriffith: Father of Film'' (1993), and ''Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood'' (1995).

''Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film'' is a 13-part British documentary miniseries produced by Creator/ThamesTelevision and first aired on Creator/{{ITV}} in 1980. Written and directed by film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, the series examines the history of UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeOfHollywood and traces the development of the American SilentMovie, from its beginnings in the late 1890s to its end with the arrival of sound in the late 1920s.

** The series, unfortunately, took part in the contemporary {{Slutshaming}} of Virginia Rappe for her role in the Creator/FattyArbuckle trial. The rumors about her character (that she had sexually-transmitted diseases, had an abortion, and was involved in badgering wealthy people) have since been disproven.

** The series, unfortunately, took the contemporary {{Slutshaming}} of Virginia Rappe in the Creator/FattyArbuckle trial. The rumors about her character (that she had sexually-transmitted diseases, had an abortion, and was involved in badgering wealthy people) have since been disproven.

** The series, unfortunately, took the contemporary {{Slutshaming}} of Virginia Rappe. The rumors about her character (that she had sexually-transmitted diseases, had an abortion, and was involved in badgering wealthy people) have since been disproven.

** The cover of Episode Two depicts Creator/CharlieChaplin directing ''Film/TheGoldRush.'' Although Chaplin makes several brief appearances in the episode, said picture—showing the comedian on location in Alaska—has nothing to do with the subject of the development of the town Hollywood.

---> “Everything was proven in his favor. But the people had put a burst bladder against his enormous weight and said, 'Yeah…but we know what REALLY happened.'”

* ExpositionDiagram: Episodes Five and Ten would present animated diagrams depicting how stunts and effects were done (Creator/DouglasFairbanks’ sail-ripping descent in ''Film/TheBlackPirate'', Creator/MaryPickford kissing Mary Pickford in ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (1921)).

''Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film'' is a 13-part British documentary miniseries produced by Creator/ThamesTelevision and aired in 1980, directed and written by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill. The series examines the history of UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeOfHollywood and the development of the American SilentMovie, from its beginnings in the late 1890s to its end with the coming of sound in the late 1920s.

''Hollywood'' focuses on the development of the named town becoming a film capital, the scandals, its stars, its filmmakers, technical aspects like stuntwork and cinematography, its interest in the Western, and the impact of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. This development is mainly presented through clips of silent films and interviews with surviving actors, actresses, directors, cameramen, crew, writers, and other people who experienced film history in the making. Creator/JamesMason narrates the series, with musical compositions by Carl Davis. ''Hollywood'' was essential in the preservation of early film and the recollections of the people who lived in those times.

''Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film'' is a 13-part British documentary series produced by Creator/ThamesTelevision and aired in 1980, directed and written by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill. The series examines the history of UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeOfHollywood and the development of the American SilentMovie, from its beginnings in the late 1890s to its end with the coming of sound in the late 1920s. ''Hollywood'' focuses on the development of the named town becoming a film capital, the scandals, its stars, its filmmakers, technical aspects like stuntwork and cinematography, its interest in the Western, and UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. This development is mainly presented by clips of silent films and interviews with surviving actors, actresses, directors, cameramen, crew, writers, and people who experienced film history in the making. James Mason narrated the Series, with musical compositions by Carl Davis. ''Hollywood'' was essential in the preservation of early film and the recollections of the people who lived in those times.

* AbusiveParents: Episode 12 “Star Treatment” showed Clara Bow and John Gilbert suffering this in their childhoods.

** Episode One "Pioneers" begins with the premiere of Film/TheJazzSinger. Episode Thirteen, “End of an Era,” covers the film and its impact.

** Episode Twelve, “Star Treatment,” set out to disprove the myth that John Gilbert's career failed because of a bad voice, showing other factors were responsible.
* EndOfAnAge: Episode Thirteen "End of an Era."

* {{Homage}}: In Episode Nine, "Out West," John Wayne reveals that his stance at the end of ''Film/TheSearchers'' was a nod to silent-film cowboy star Harry Carey.
* MatchCut: Episode Two “In The Beginning” begins with a look at Hollywood c. 1979. A frozen shot of the modern city dissolves to what it looked like in the early 1900s.
* MouthingTheProfanity: In Episode Four, Raoul Walsh revealed that in one scene from his film ''What Price Glory?'' Edmund Lowe and Victor [=McLaglen=] actually swore profanity to each other! Their voices were inaudible because it was a silent movie, but audience members could recognize the words via lip reading.

* PropagandaMachine: Zigzagged. When America entered UsefulNotes/WorldWarI in 1917, Hollywood made propaganda films showing the evil and depravity of the German soldier. However, Woodrow Wilson got embarrassed by these negative representations, hindering his attempts to get just peace from Germany. When that was attained, Washington informed Hollywood to cut down on the anti-German propaganda.
* RecycledSoundtrack: Carl Davis used classical music for several clips:
** The Ride of the Klu Klux Klan from Film/TheBirthOfANation1915 used "Die Valkyrie" by Richard Wagner.
** The Banquet Hall sequence from Film/{{Intolerance}} used a piece from ''Samson and Delilah'' by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
** The Ending of the aforementioned film used a sample from ''Die Allmacht D. 852'' by Franz Schubert.

* StuntDouble: Inverse. Episode Five is devoted to the Stuntman, with interviews by Yakima Canutt and Harvey Parry, who doubled for Harold Lloyd and John Barrymore. Zigzagged by Douglas Fairbanks Sr., who did many of his stunts close up, but would use this trope for a distant shot stunt

** Actors (Lillian Gish, Gloria Swanson, Viola Dana, Jackie Coogan, Mary Astor, Leatrice Joy, Blanche Sweet, Louise Brooks, Janet Gaynor, Colleen Moore, Dolores Costello, Charles Rogers, Eleanor Boardman, etc.)
** Directors (King Vidor, Frank Capra, Hal Roach, Allan Dwan, Henry King, William Wellman, Raoul Walsh, etc.)

** Relatives & acquaintances (Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Albert Valentino, Leatrice Gilbert, Agnes [=DeMille=], Lord Mountbatten, etc.)

Also titled as HollywoodACelebrationOfTheAmericanSilentFilm. This is a 13-part British Documentary Series that was produced by Creator/ThamesTelevision and aired in 1980. Directed and Written by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, the series examines the history of the UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeOfHollywood, the development of the American SilentMovie, from its beginnings in the late 1890s to its end with the coming of Sound in the late 1920s. ''Hollywood'' focuses on the development of the named town becoming a film capital, the Scandals, its Stars, its Filmmakers, technical aspects like stuntwork and cinematography, its interest in the Western and UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. This development is mainly presented by film clips of SilentFilms and interviews by surviving actors, actresses, directors, cameramen, crew, writers, and people who experienced film history in the making. James Mason narrated the Series, with musical compositions by Carl Davis. ''Hollywood'' was very important in the preservation of early film, as well as the recollections of the people who lived in those times.

Brownlow and Gill would continue making documentaries on the Silent Film: Unknown Chaplin (1983), Buster Keaton: A Hard Act To Follow (1987), Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989), D. W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993), and Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995).

** Episode One "Pioneers" begins with the premiere of Film/TheJazzSinger. Episode Thirteen “End of an Era” covers the film and its impact.
** The Closing Music of Episode One and Thirteen use a different composition of the main theme from the one used for the Episodes in between.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Inverse. Probably the first use of this trope. In the documentary, Creator/CecilBDeMille claimed TheSquawMan was filmed in five States. In truth all of it was filmed at or near Hollywood California.

---> “Everything was proven in his favor. But the people had put a burst bladder against his enormous weight and said: “Yeah…but we know what REALLY happened.”

** The cover of Episode Two depicts Creator/CharlieChaplin directing Film/TheGoldRush. Although Chaplin makes several brief appearances in the Episode, said picture- showing the comedian on Location in Alaska- has nothing to do with the subject, on the development of the town Hollywood.
** Zigzagged for the cover of Episode Thirteen. The picture is of the ending to Film/ModernTimes. As the last official Silent Film in Hollywood it is an appropriate picture for the subject matter of the Episode (the end of the Silent Film), even though it shows no clip of the film itself.

** The Series unfortunately took the contemporary {{Slutshaming}} of Virginia Rappe. The rumors to her character (that she had sexually-transmitted diseases, had an abortion, was involved in Badgering wealthy people) have since been disproven.

** The Series set out to show the value of the SilentMovie. The popular consensus was that the films were primitive, jerky, melodramatic curiosities on blurry prints played at an accelerated speed and a twinkling piano. In truth, the Silent film in the 1920s were sophisticated shown on visually pristine prints with proper speed and an orchestrated score. Episode One shows the difference by comparing the primitive one-reeler TheLifeOfAnAmericanFireman (1901) and the sophisticated TheFireBrigade (1926).
** Episode Twelve “Star Treatment” set out to disprove the myth that John Gilbert's career failed because of a bad voice, showing other factors were responsible.
* EndOfAnAge: Episode Thirteen "End of an Era".
* ExpositionDiagram: Episode Five and Ten would present animated diagrams depicting how stunts and effects were done (Creator/DouglasFairbanks’ sail-ripping descent in Film/TheBlackPirate, Creator/MaryPickford kissing Mary Pickford in LittleLordFauntleroy (1921)).
* HiredGuns: In Episode Two "In The Beginning" a conflict breaks out in New Jersey between the Patents Trust, a collection of film companies (among them Creator/ThomasEdison) with a legal monopoly on the Film Industry, and the Independent filmmakers, who refused to join or cooperate with them. The Patents Trust employed this trope to compel (by threat, damage, or force) the Independents to bow down to their rules or quit. This eventually forced the Independents to leave New Jersey and head for the relative safety of California.
* {{Homage}}: In Episode Nine "Out West", John Wayne reveals that his stance in the end of Film/TheSearchers was a nod to Silent Film Cowboy Star Harry Carey.

* MouthingTheProfanity: In Episode Four, Raoul Walsh revealed that in one scene from his film WhatPriceGlory?, Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen actually swore profanity to each other! Their voices were silent due to it being a SilentMovie, but audience members were able to recognize the words via lip reading.

* PropagandaMachine: Zigzagged. When America entered UsefulNotes/WorldWarI in 1917, Hollywood made propaganda films showing the evil and depravity of the German soldier. However, Woodrow Wilson got embarrassed by these negative representations, hindering his attempts to get a just peace from Germany. When that was attained, Washington informed Hollywood to cut down on the anti-German propaganda.

** The Banquet Hall sequence from Film/{{Intolerance}} used a piece from ''SamsonAndDelilah'' by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
** The Ending of the aforementioned film used a piece from ''DieAllmacht D. 852'' by Franz Schubert.
** The Ending of Film/TheThiefOfBagdad1924 used a piece from ''Scheherezade'' by Rimsky-Korsakov.

* SilentMovie: The Series' use of footage is majorly this. Films that were given greater focus were Film/TheBirthOfANation1915, Film/BenHur1925, Film/TheBigParade, {{Film/Greed}}.
* SplashOfColor: Although the majority of films are Black & White, there are occasional scenes done in 2-strip Technicolor from Film/BenHur1925, Star Struck (1925), Film/TheBlackPirate, and Film/TheHollywoodRevueOf1929.

** Relatives & acquaintances (Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Albert Valentino, Leatrice Gilbert, Agnes DeMille, Lord Mountbatten, etc.)
* WarIsHell: In Episode Four "Hollywood Goes To War", focused on WorldWarI, Several films made after the conflict served to dispel the romantic view of the War, depicting battles as senseless death and destruction.

** Episode One "Pioneers" begins with the premiere of Film/TheJazzSinger. Episode Thirteen “End of an Era”!covers the film and its impact.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Inverse. Probably the first use of this trope. Creator/CecilBDeMille claimed TheSquawMan was filmed in five States. In truth all of it was filmed at or near Hollywood California.

** The Ride of the Klu Klux Klan from Film/TheBirthOfANation1915 used "The Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner.

** The Series unfortunately took the contemporary {{Slutshaming}}: of Virginia Rappe. The rumors to her character (that she had sexually-transmitted diseases, had an abortion, was involved in Badgering wealthy people) have since been disproven.

* SilentMovie: The Series' use of footage is majorly this. Films that were given greater focus were Film/TheBirthOfANation1915, Film/BenHur1925, Film/TheBigParade, Film/Greed.

(Also known as ‘’HollywoodACelebrationOfTheAmericanSilentFilm‘’) A 13-part British Documentary Series that was produced by Creator/ThamesTelevision and aired in 1980. Directed and Written by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, the series examines the history of the UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeOfHollywood, the development of the American SilentMovie, from its beginnings in the late 1890s to its end with the coming of Sound in the late 1920s. ''Hollywood'' focuses on the development of the named town becoming a film capital, the Scandals, its Stars, its Filmmakers, technical aspects like stuntwork and cinematography, its interest in the Western and UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. This development is mainly presented by film clips of SilentFilms and interviews by surviving actors, actresses, directors, cameramen, crew, writers, and people who experienced film history in the making. James Mason narrated the Series, with musical compositions by Carl Davis. ''Hollywood'' was very important in the preservation of early film, as well as the recollections of the people who lived in those times.

(Also known as ‘’HollywoodACelebrationOfTheAmericanSilentFilm‘’) A 13-part British Documentary Series that was produced by Creator/ThamesTelevision and aired in 1980. Directed and Written by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, the series examines the history of the UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfHollywood, the development of the American SilentMovie, from its beginnings in the late 1890s to its end with the coming of Sound in the late 1920s. ''Hollywood'' focuses on the development of the named town becoming a film capital, the Scandals, its Stars, its Filmmakers, technical aspects like stuntwork and cinematography, its interest in the Western and UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. This development is mainly presented by film clips of SilentFilms and interviews by surviving actors, actresses, directors, cameramen, crew, writers, and people who experienced film history in the making. James Mason narrated the Series, with musical compositions by Carl Davis. ''Hollywood'' was very important in the preservation of early film, as well as the recollections of the people who lived in those times.

(Also known as ‘’HollywoodACelebrationOfTheAmericanSilentFilm‘’) A 13-part British Documentary Series that was produced by Creator/ThamesTelevision and aired in 1980. Directed and Written by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, the series examines the history of the American SilentMovie, from its beginnings in the late 1890s to its end with the coming of Sound in the late 1920s. ''Hollywood'' focuses on the development of the town becoming a film capital, the Scandals, its Stars, its Filmmakers, technical aspects like stuntwork and cinematography, its interest in the Western and UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. This development is mainly presented by film clips of SilentFilms and interviews by surviving actors, actresses, directors, cameramen, crew, writers, and people who experienced film history in the making. James Mason narrated the Series, with musical composition by Carl Davis. ''Hollywood'' was very important in the preservation of early film, as well as the recollections of the people who lived in those times.

** Episode One "Pioneers" begins with the premiere of Film/TheJazzSinger. Episode Thirteen covers the film and its impact.

** The cover of Episode Two depicts Creator/CharlieChaplin directing Film/TheGoldRush. Although Chaplin makes several brief appearances in the Episode, said picture- showing the comedian on Location in Alaska- has nothing to do with its subject, on the development of the town Hollywood.

** The Series set out to show the value of the SilentMovie. The popular consensus was that the films were primitive, jerky, melodramatic curiosities on blurry prints played at an accelerated speed and a twinkling piano. In truth, the Silent film in the 1920s were sophisticated shown on visually pristine prints with proper speed and an orchestrated score. Episode One shows the difference between the primitive one-reeler TheLifeOfAnAmericanFireman (1901) and the sophisticated TheFireBrigade (1926).
** Episode Twelve set out to disprove the myth that John Gilbert's career failed because of a bad voice, showing other factors were responsible.

* MatchCut: Episode Two begins with a look at Hollywood c. 1979. A frozen shot of the modern city dissolves to what it looked like in the early 1900s.

* PropagandaMachine: Zigzagged. When America entered UsefulNotes/World War I in 1917, Hollywood made propaganda films showing the evil and depravity of the German soldier. However, Woodrow Wilson got embarrassed by these negative representations, hindering his attempts to get a just peace from Germany. When that was attained, Washington informed Hollywood to cut down on the anti-German propaganda.

* SilentMovie: The Series' use of footage is majorly this. Films that were given greater focus were Film/TheBirthOfANation1915, Film/BenHur1925, Film/TheBigParade, ''Greed''.