Favorite photos of silent stars

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Hmm, interesting question! I suppose it could be, though Buster is a fairly minor character in it. Looking back at it, he also looks a little younger in that film, though he does use a broom for a prop.

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Here's a cool little ad I found for Florence Lawrence.
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Nice ad. Is all that dark in the background her hair?

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I think it is her hair!

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This is a very cute picture!! I believe the girl is Viola Dana.
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I like that one. Yes, that does look like Viola. That photo has an amazing depth to it—almost a 3d effect.

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Isn't the shadowing really interesting?
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Gloria Swanson holding a book called The Shulamite, which was made into a film that she starred in called Under The Lash (1921)
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Wow, what a striking photo!

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Look what I found in an antique shop today! An ad from Ladies Home Journal, May 1927. About Paramount!
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