The Birth Of The Movies

CBS Sunday Morning News often covered silent movies, here's some of their best reports!

Watch these classic "Sunday Morning" reports exploring the birth of motion pictures, the greats of early Hollywood, and the continuing attraction of silent movies for filmmakers and audiences, including: 00:00:17 The Lumiere Brothers, who revolutionized moving pictures; 00:02:01 Charlie Chaplin, the first international superstar; 00:11:02 The life and career of Buster Keaton; 00:16:05 A newfound fascination for silent film star Mary Pickford; 00:25:16 The making of "Wings," the first film to win a best picture Oscar; 00:31:11 A 2005 Turner Classic Movies contest that asked young composers to write a score for a silent Greta Garbo film, “The Temptress”; 00:43:54 A look back at comedian Harold Lloyd; 00:46:13 Conductor Gillian Anderson on leading orchestra scores for silent films, including “Nosferatu”; 00:54:12 The story of Laurence Austin, who operated an L.A. theater devoted to the silent era, until his murder in 1997; 01:00:33 Hollywood’s love affair with a new silent movie, "The Artist.”

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