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The Electric Hotel: Charting the history of silent film

Posted on: Wed 15 Jan 2020

The silent film era lasted about 30 years and was not only the beginning of the movie industry that would morph and change over the ages, but also a time of fierce technical ambition and competition. The romance, nostalgia and realities of the era are explored in The Electric Hotel, a rollicking and fun novel by Dominic Smith.

Dominic Smith spoke with Sarah Martin of Festival City.

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