附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-362) and index.
1. A Survey -- 2. The Beginnings -- 3. The Birth of Film Grammar -- 4. The Early Features -- 5. Griffith and The Birth of a Nation -- 6. Intolerance -- 7. Stabilization -- 8. The Art of the Sub-Title -- 9. The Directors -- 10. The Early Twenties -- 11. Griffith in the Twenties -- 12. The Mid-1920's: The New Dominance of the Female Star -- 13. Genres -- 14. The Western -- 15. Comedy -- 16. The Peak Years -- 17. Art Direction and Production Design -- 18. European Influences -- 19. Transition to Sound: Early Talkies -- Appendix:The State of Film Scholarship in America -- The Silent Film: Books, Films, Archives, and Other Reference Tools -- Chronology: The Movies in America: Art and Industry -- A Chronological Survey of Highlights of the Silent Period.