October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated)

A salute to silent movies and the silent screen stars who starred in them is presented

Appearing, and briefly reminiscing with anecdotes about their experiences on the silver screen viewing a clip of their work:

Richard Arlen----------(1899-1976)
Beverly Bayne----------(1894-1982)	
Betty Blythe-----------(1893-1972)	
Betty Bronson----------(1906-1971)	
Chester Conklin--------(1886-1971)	
Jackie Coogan----------(1914-1984)	
Viola Dana-------------(1897-1987)	
Carter DeHaven---------(1886-1977)	
Dorothy Devore---------(1899-1976)	
Vivian Duncan----------(1897-1986)	
Minta Durfee-----------(1889-1975)	
Lillian Gish-----------(1893-1993)	
Neil Hamilton----------(1899-1984)	
Laura La Plante--------(1904-1996)
Babe London------------(1901-1980)	
Ken Maynard------------(1895-1973)		
Eddie Quillan----------(1907-1990)	
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers-(1904-1999)

Mort Lindsey	(Mort Lindsey Orchestra) 

NOTE: Slight buzz on the sound track, but very discernable.                                                                                                                             

A ten part anecdotal series, aired by PBS in 1971, with Jon Tuska, executive editor of "Views and Reviews." 

An examination of the first western motion picture cowboys, as a very integral part of American Cultural History, including insightful time line information and facts related to G.M. (Broncho Billy) Anderson, William S. Hart, Tom Mix, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Buch Jones, Tim McCoy, Tex Ritter, John Wayne.  

Ken Maynard is profiled.