Cowboys & Indians

SILENCE IS Olden

FOR AN ART FORM THAT DISAPPEARED NEARLY100 YEARS AGO, IT’S REMARKABLE HOW SILENT films have retained a loyal following among movie buffs. They still air almost every Sunday night on Turner Classic Movies, and continue to find new audiences with restored editions on DVD and Blu-ray.

Westerns were there from the very beginning. was released in 1903, just nine years after the invention of the technology that made moving pictures possible. With just 14 scenes, a budget of $150, and a running time of 12 minutes, was one of the

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