Classic Cinema

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Across

• Luminary contracted to a major studio during Hollywood golden age (4)
• Golden statuette coveted by studio moguls and filmmakers alike (5)
• Filmmaker whose singular artistic vision guides every frame (6)
• Vibrant three-strip process that turned Kansas sepia into radiant Oz (11)
• Sharp sound marking synchronization at the head of a scene (4)
• Sweeping grand-scale production with thousands of extras, like Ben-Hur (4)
• Maltese Falcon statuette or a cane twirled by Chaplin, practically speaking (4)

Down

• Physical comedy style relying on exaggerated falls and hurled pies (9)
• Director John celebrated for definitive Stagecoach and Monument Valley Westerns (4)
• Pianist repeatedly urged to play a bittersweet tune in Casablanca (3)
• Artistic visionary seated in the canvas chair calling the shots (8)
• Iconic creator of the Little Tramp who danced with bread rolls (7)
• Distinct dramatic segment taking place in a single location (5)
• Tight camera framing that Norma Desmond was always ready for (7)

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