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Definition of Silent movie

1. Noun. A movie without a soundtrack.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silent Movie

Literary usage of Silent movie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive! by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"Performances are open to the public at low prices, with high theatrical quality. Phone or write for the season's program. silent movie THEATRE 611 North ..."

2. California: Las Vegas, Reno, Baja California by John Gottberg (1999)
"Exhibits include silent movie memorabilia, a recreation of De Mille's office, and a small screening room that presents a short film about Hollywood. ..."

3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"... whereupon they all with silent movie voice proclaimed me Allah, and I, extremely pleased with their foolishness, blessed them again and went into the ..."

4. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"But so many small hands holding palm leaves would thrust forward that soon the entire affair resembled a mob scene from a silent movie comedy. ..."

5. Sowboy by Richard Connelly Miller (2003)
"Here I am, watching the movie, when I'm in the movie. They wore spotless white hats resembling big coffee cans with visors. A silent movie. ..."

6. Becoming a Literacy Leader: Supporting Learning And Changeby Jennifer Allen by Jennifer Allen (2006)
"silent movie. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Bridges, Ruby. 1999. Through My Eyes. New York: Scholastic. Collard, Sneed. 1998. ..."

7. Traffic Safety and the Driver by Leonard Evans (1991)
"Subjects viewing a silent movie [Evans 1970b] photographed looking forward from the passenger seat of a moving car underestimated the car's speed to a ..."

8. Rediscovering America: Exploring the Small Towns of Virginia and Maryland by William J. Burnham, Mary K. Burnham (2002)
"... built first as the Methodist Church, then serving successively as Colonel Murphy's Vaudeville Theatre, a silent movie house, a candy store, fruit stand, ..."

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