the Slient Era

so the silent era is an era in which films were with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue.  in silent films for entertainment the dialogue was transmitted through muted gestures, mime, and title cards. the idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of technical challenged involved, synchronized dialogue was only made practical in the late 1920's. this era lasted from about 1895-1929.

the film from the silent era i decided to watch was "the Gold Rush" staring Charlie Chaplin. it was also directed by Charlie Chaplin.

so lets make this simple: people say theres gold on a mountain in Alaska. Jim McKay discovers gold on his claim. then theres this big storm and he had to take refuge in a cabin. he didn't know that the cabin had a guy already in there. the occupant wanted to throw prospector out but he said no. then there are strong winds and when they try to escape they are thrown back in. Jim is also thrown into the cabin. for 3 days the three men in the cabin as the storm goes on. thats pretty much all there is to it.