The film finds its tongue (1929)

Record Details:

Title:
The film finds its tongue
Date:
1929
Publisher:
New York : G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Volume:
The film finds its tongue
Leaf #:
00046
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion Picture Technology
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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28 THE FILM FINDS ITS TONGUE tions headed by Harry E. Aiken and John R. Freuler, who formed the Mutual Film Corporation, and Carl Laemmle, who formed Universal. Internal law suits started, and with them strongarm methods, raids, attacks, slugging, thuggery. The Sales Company now ceased to be of any importance, and the Warner Brothers found themselves decidedly on the fringe of things. Finally they sold out in 1912 to an independent company in Pittsburgh. There was only one sure way of getting pictures for distribution in those troublesome times, and that was to make them themselves. So in 19 12 the four of them decided to go to New York and to produce. They formed a company called Warner Feature Films, Inc. This company was successful. Then Selznick and Powers were admitted and finally succeeded in getting control. The Warners then decided that things were being badly handled and got out. The only way they could extract their name from the corporation was to surrender all of their stock. This was a bitter price to pay for it left them without capital; but it also left the Warner name unfettered. The concern itself failed a year later. But the Warners con