A silent siren song : the Aitken brothers' Hollywood odyssey, 1905-1926 /
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| Author / Creator: | Nelson, Al P. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Cooper Square Press : Distributed by National Book Network, c2000. |
| Description: | xv,254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4393443 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1.. Yearning for Adventure
- 2.. Fancy Cars, Pink Balls, and Southern Exposure
- 3.. Keeping Pace in a Sales-Oriented World
- 4.. "If You Like Our Nickelodeon, Tell Your Friends"
- 5.. Near Death Far from Home
- 6.. Back to the Flickers with a Film Exchange
- 7.. Midwest Expansion Energizes the Aitkens
- 8.. Trustbusters: The Aitkens Produce a Movie
- 9.. Off to London to Build an International Market
- 10.. The Battle for Mary Pickford
- 11.. Westerns, Keystone Kops, and Rescue Movies
- 12.. A Turbulent Year for Aitken Enterprises
- 13.. Policy Rift Shatters Exchange Coalition
- 14.. D. W. Griffith and the Gish Sisterns Sign On
- 15.. D.W. and Roy Become Friends
- 16.. The First Full-Scale Movie Publicity Program
- 17.. The First Superpicture: Birth of a Nation
- 18.. Bolting Ahead of Competitors
- 19.. Triangle Sets Pattern for Movie Industry
- 20.. Triangle's Loss a Boon to Paramount and MGM
- 21.. Enter Sound, Exit an Old Era
- 22.. The Cinephiles
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Appendix A. Aitken Brothers Selected Filmography
- Appendix B. Aitken Actors by Representative Screen Credits
- Appendix C. Supporting Documents from the Aitken Papers
- Index
- About the Authors
