Question

complete the sentence with the word that best fits the overall meaning and tone. before writing a book about the history of cinema, alana searched tirelessly for a dozen ______ silent films. perplexing obscure

Explanation:

"Obscure" means not well - known. When writing a book about the history of cinema, one might search for lesser - known (obscure) silent films. "Perplexing" means confusing, and it doesn't fit the context of searching for films for research as well as "obscure" does.

Answer:

obscure