The largest employer for musicians back then was the film industry, especially during the silent-film era.

当时音乐家的最大雇主是电影行业，尤其是在无声电影时代。

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If the deal comes off, United Artists, a moribund label owned by MGM, will return to its silent-film era roots as a studio run by the talent.

如果交易成功，MGM旗下过气的联美公司将作为一家由电影主创人员经营的制片公司，回归无声电影时代。

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Robert Downey Jr received acclaim, and an Oscar nomination, for his pitch-perfect performance as the great silent movie era comic Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough's sprawling 1992 film.

小罗伯特唐尼(图左)因为在理查德阿滕伯勒1992年的电影"卓别林"中成功演绎了默片时期的喜剧大师查理卓别林而得到了掌声和奥斯卡提名.

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Suggestion was everything in the silent era, when showing counted so much more than telling.

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Meanwhile Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, the couple behind "Little Miss Sunshine" shot a slow-motion short on slapstick stunts from the silent era.

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You could say he struck gold, as the movie turned out to be the highest-grossing comedy of the silent film era.

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