The House That Shadows Built (1928)

Record Details:

Title:
The House That Shadows Built
Date:
1928
Publisher:
New York: Doubleday
Volume:
The House That Shadows Built
Leaf #:
000174
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
November 16, 2023
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iS6 THE HOUSE THAT SHADOWS BUILT can engaged in the primitive business of distributing moving pictures abroad, saw the show in London. The American rights were going begging. He wrote all this to Joseph Engel of the Rex Company. Engel told Porter, who saw that it fitted exactly into Zukor’s programme. Porter passed the word along. Before it reached Zukor, Engel had bought an option on the American rights. Zukor called him up on the telephone. “It’s the greatest feature ever presented in America,” said Engel. “They always are,” replied Zukor. “How much do you want r” “Thirty-five thousand dollars,” said Engel; “half down, the balance when the returns come in.” Zukor’s next words almost caused Engel to drop the telephone receiver. He had quoted a top price, expecting to haggle. And this small exhibitor had answered: “All right. I’ll take it.” For Zukor, on his part, was actually afraid that Queen Elizabeth would slip out of his hands. From the moment when Porter’s message reached him, he perceived that this was a Heaven-sent opportunity. He wanted to establish the habit of long films. This ran the unprecedented length of four reels. He wanted to give the motion picture respectability by dragging into its scope the big figures of the stage. And here came Bernhardt. Perhaps a historian of those times must inform the