Noun
a movie without a soundtrack
Source: WordNetFilm speed is often a vexed issue among scholars and film buffs in the presentation of silents today, especially when it comes to DVD releases of restored films ; the 2002 restoration of Metropolis (Germany, 1927) may be the most fiercely debated example. Source: Internet
The innovative three-strip technicolor process introduced in the mid-30s was costly and fraught with limitations, and color would not have the same prevalence in film as it did in the silents for nearly four decades. Source: Internet
In fact, color was far more prevalent in silents than in sound films for decades. Source: Internet
Sound films emphasized black history and benefited different genres more so than silents did. Source: Internet