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The 174 pages that link to Silent film, each with the reason it gives.

• Harpo MarxCompared with: Harpo’s wordless screen character evoked silent-film comedy in the sound era.

• Janet GaynorNarrower topic: Gaynor became a leading star as silent cinema gave way to sound.

• Mabel NormandNarrower topic: Normand's career belonged to cinema's silent era, whose performance style changed with sound films.

• Man with a Movie CameraNarrower topic: Its images and intertitles carry the film without synchronized dialogue or soundtrack.

• Marcel MarceauCompared with: Marceau’s visual expressiveness invites comparison with screen performers, though his art unfolded live onstage.

• Meshes of the AfternoonCompared with: Despite its 1943 date, the film relies on silent-era visual storytelling rather than dialogue.

• Norma ShearerNarrower topic: Shearer began her screen career in silent films before adapting to sound.

• Oliver HardyNarrower topic: Hardy built much of his early career in silent cinema before continuing into sound films.

• Raoul WalshNarrower topic: Walsh began directing during the silent era and carried its visual storytelling into sound films.

• Ronald ColmanNarrower topic: Colman became a leading star before synchronized dialogue transformed Hollywood filmmaking.

• Roscoe ArbuckleNarrower topic: Arbuckle’s fame arose in an era when expressive movement carried much of screen comedy.

• Stan LaurelNarrower topic: Laurel developed his expressive physical style during the silent-film era.

• Will RogersNarrower topic: Rogers's early film work translated his comic persona into pantomime and visual gags.

• Alexander DovzhenkoNarrower topic: Dovzhenko developed his visual style during cinema’s silent era.

• Carole LombardNarrower topic: Lombard’s earliest film work came during the silent era.

• Keanu ReevesCompared with: Reeves's physical expressiveness in modern action films sometimes invites comparison with silent-era performance.

• Louis FeuilladeNarrower topic: Feuillade’s career and visual storytelling developed before sound cinema.

• Marion DaviesNarrower topic: Davies rose to stardom during the silent-film era.

• Sam WarnerCompared with: Warner Bros.’ sound strategy challenged the production model that had dominated Sam’s career.

• Walter HustonCompared with: Huston's screen career grew during the transition from silent pictures to talking films.

• William S. HartNarrower topic: Hart built his screen career before synchronized dialogue transformed movie acting.

• Carl Theodor DreyerNarrower topic: The Passion of Joan of Arc draws expressive force from silent cinema’s faces, gestures, and intertitles.

• Charles BoyerCompared with: Boyer entered cinema during the transition to sound, unlike stars formed in silent performance.

• Erich von StroheimNarrower topic: Stroheim built his directing career in the medium whose visual storytelling his work intensified.

• Fay WrayNarrower topic: Wray began her screen career during Hollywood’s silent-film era.

• Jackie CooganNarrower topic: Coogan’s rise to fame took place during the silent-film era.

• Jean DujardinRelated: Dujardin’s acclaimed performance revived international attention to silent-film acting conventions.

• Jean-Gaspard DeburauRelated: Deburau’s expressive physical style offers a theatrical precursor to screen acting without dialogue.

• Louise BrooksNarrower topic: Brooks’s most celebrated performances belong to the silent-film era.

• Mikio NaruseNarrower topic: Naruse began directing during Japan’s silent era, before sound transformed production and performance.

• René ClairNarrower topic: Clair’s early comedies rely on images, gestures, and rhythm rather than spoken dialogue.

• Tom MixRelated: Mix built his screen career during the era when physical action carried stories across language barriers.

• Colleen MooreNarrower topic: Moore’s greatest stardom came during the silent-film era.

• Florence TurnerRelated: Turner’s fame was built in films made before synchronized dialogue became standard.

• George ArlissNarrower topic: Arliss first appeared in films during the silent era, before sound broadened his screen career.

• Geraldine FarrarNarrower topic: Farrar carried her fame into silent cinema while continuing her operatic career.

• José NepomucenoNarrower topic: Nepomuceno began making films when silent cinema was the dominant form.

• June MathisNarrower topic: Mathis’s career rose during the era when visual storytelling and intertitles shaped filmmaking.

• Kevin BrownlowNarrower topic: Silent film is the historical medium Brownlow has spent much of his career documenting and preserving.

• L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La CiotatNarrower topic: The image carries the scene without a synchronized soundtrack.

• Loretta YoungNarrower topic: Young began appearing in films during Hollywood’s silent era.

• Lottie LyellNarrower topic: Lyell’s career unfolded before sound transformed film production and performance.

• Mary AstorNarrower topic: Astor began acting in films during the silent era.

• Max LinderNarrower topic: Linder’s gestures and facial expressions carried comedy across language barriers.

• Melvyn DouglasNarrower topic: Douglas entered films during the transition from silent cinema to sound.

• Michel HazanaviciusNarrower topic: The Artist adapts silent-film conventions for a modern feature audience.

• Mime artistRelated: Silent-film performers used expressive movement and gesture to communicate without spoken dialogue.

• Sessue HayakawaNarrower topic: Hayakawa rose to fame during the silent-film era, when his expressive acting traveled across language barriers.

• Vera KholodnayaNarrower topic: Kholodnaya became famous in cinema before synchronized sound transformed acting and production.

• Walter BrennanNarrower topic: Brennan began his Hollywood career during the transition from silent pictures to sound.