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 #:
000194
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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174 the house that SHADOWS BUILT Edison started from the mark, recalling old anecdotes of Greeley, Bennett, of dead-and-gone mutual acquaintances, and humorous incidents remembered from his days at the key. Warming up, he passed on to his beginnings as an inventor. Presently he was telling, with some lingering resentment, how a company which controlled an inferior product had killed one of his early inventions. Here was an opening. Frohman wriggled through it for a touchdown. “Don’t you see, Mr. Edison,” he interrupted, “that we’re exactly in the same fix to-day as you were then?” “Well, I’ve written you a letter, haven’t I ?” inquired Edison. “What more can I do?” “Make it strong,” said Frohman. “Look at it! That won’t get us anything.” Edison reread his note and smiled. But he hesitated. “Exactly the same fix you were in!” repeated Frohman. “I guess you’re right,” replied Edison suddenly. “Here goes again.” In the second letter he committed himself definitely to the cause of the Famous Players; asked and advised his associates to grant it every possible favour. Using Edison as a lever, Frohman and Zukor pried from the Trust a permanent licence at the standard fee — half a cent a foot. So, in a manner of speaking, Zukor entered the Trust. Also — though this was not his intention — he