Came the dawn : memories of a film pioneer (1951)

Record Details:

Title:
Came the dawn : memories of a film pioneer
Date:
1951
Publisher:
London : Phoenix House Limited
Volume:
Came the dawn : memories of a film pioneer
Leaf #:
00047
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
April 25, 2024
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It will no doubt have been realised that a great many important things had all this while — and for some time before I impinged upon it — been happening in the growing industry. They are not mentioned here, not because it is not recognised how very important they are, but because this writing has no pretension to be a record, or in any sense a history, of cinematography but merely an account of the doings of one man connected with it. Moreover, it is very incomplete and often wrong in chronological order, for it is based upon memory and generally without the support of any archives. Here, then, we come to the end of what may be called the 'showmanship' side of this personal history, for though the showing of films continued to the end to be occasional and sporadic events in my life, the main interest now shifts to the actual photography of them. 37