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Hollywood in 1926

Movie palaces, studio consolidation, and elaborate silent features define a booming industry on the verge of technological upheaval.

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1926 · Silent comedy

The General

Keaton turns a Civil War locomotive chase into an epic of machinery, movement, and deadpan courage.

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