Broken Silence

Conversations with 23 Silent Film Stars

By: Michael G. Ankerich

Narrated by: Alex Boyles

This is a collection of twenty-three original interviews with stars of the silent screen, with biographical information and a filmography included for each. Interviewed are Lew Ayres, William Bakewell, Lina Basquette, Madge Bellamy, Eleanor Boardman, Ethlyne Clair, Junior Coghlan, Joyce Compton, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dorothy Gulliver, Maxine Elliott Hicks, Dorothy Janis, George Lewis, Marion Mack, Patsy Ruth Miller, Lois Moran, Baby Marie Osborne, Muriel Ostriche, Eddie Quillan, Esther Ralston, Dorothy Revier, David Rollins, and Gladys Walton.

©1993 Michael G. Ankerich (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Very thorough and excellent book!!

I enjoy the audiobook very much! It’s been my companion over the last few days as I listen to the background so so many of my favorite, silent era, stars, and then some that I’ve never even heard of before…… excellent! I thought the author did it very good job conducting interviews and connecting with each of the former stars. Also, I thought the audio performer/narrator did a very good job, and was enjoyable to listen to, and not obnoxious as many can be. I only wish that they would make the Mae Murray; “the girl with bee stung lips” available on audiobook.