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 #:
000206
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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i86 THE HOUSE THAT SHADOWS BUILT Now, he was up against a blank wall. Two weeks ahead lay the turning point; for then payments would begin to roll in. But for all he could see, it might as well lie two centuries ahead. Famous Players was so busy making history that it neglected to record history. Also, fire afterward destroyed what records there were. It is impossible, therefore, to date this crisis exactly. But it came in 1913, and toward the end of the summer. In the middle of the week Daniel Frohman dropped as usual into the studio. When Zukor said good-morning that pleasant smile of his looked forced. Frohman watched him as he puttered with the papers on his desk. All the lines of his face drooped. “What’s the matter with you, Adolph?” he asked suddenly. “Nothing,” replied Zukor. “ But there is something,” persisted Frohman. “Come on, Adolph — tell me!” Suddenly Zukor’s reserve broke down. “It’s the business,” he began. And he poured it out in a burst. So much confidence had his associates in Adolph Zukor that even Frohman, the business man, had never thought much about the financial basis of their enterprise. The Chief was taking care of that. After his initial burst of emotion, Zukor sketched the situation coolly and logically. Salvation lay a fortnight ahead; but they must exist meanwhile. He had exhausted every resource, every device. Nothing for it but