Nothing shown after silent film (5)
I believe the answer is:
dumbo
'film' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dumbo that I've seen before include "Dope" , "idiot" , "Disney classic of 1941" , "silly man!" , "1941 Disney film" .)