Movies and TvShows featuring "silent-film-actress" theme.

The Crawley family travels to the South of France to explore the mystery surrounding the dowager countess's newly acquired villa. As they delve deeper, they unravel secrets and navigate through the world of aristocracy, class differences, and unexpected inheritances.

Dreamboat (1952) tells the story of a college professor who is thrust into the world of show business when he becomes a popular silent movie star. However, he becomes disillusioned with his fame and notoriety, leading him to question his career choices. Along the way, he navigates romantic crushes, a lawsuit, a secret past, and the challenges of balancing his personal and professional life.

This documentary recounts the difficult choice actress Mary Astor had to make after learning her personal, very intimate, diaries had been stolen. The film tells the story of Astor's 1936 child custody case.

Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a performer that provides live narration to silent films.

Italian immigrant Rudolph Valentino makes it big in silent Hollywood, but he ends up struggling between his career and the woman he loves.

The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.

This documentary explores the life and career of Joan Crawford, a legendary movie star known for her melodramatic performances. It delves into her struggles and triumphs, from her rise to fame in the 1920s to her iconic status as a Hollywood star. The film examines her tumultuous personal life, including her marriages, adoption of a son, battles with alcoholism, and her strained relationship with her daughter. Through interviews and archival footage, viewers gain insight into the price of fame and the lasting impact Crawford had on the film industry.

A struggling screenwriter develops an unusual relationship with a reclusive former movie star who still lives in the past, harboring dreams of reviving her faded glory.