| But vampishness was a notably visual attribute, and worked much better in silents than it did later in talkies. |
| But the silents seem serene, happy even, and as they find each other in special schools, eventually separate themselves from talking society, in rural retreats and dingy squats. |
| The ubiquitous Tully Marshall plays the grizzled sidekick role, showing much more range as an actor in talkies than he had in silents. |
| Unable to hold down normal jobs or plan for the future, the silents live from moment to moment. |
| Like most films of its day, Little Caesar reflects the awkward transition from the era of silents to the new age of talkies. |
| Two years later, however, more than 80 percent of movies made in the country were still silents. |
