The motion picture industry (1933)

40 24949 V^ FOREWORD This book is the result of a study of the motion picture industry begun several years ago. The work was made possible through the generous cooperation of Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, and sincere appreciation is hereby expressed to him for the opportunity thus presented. It is ample evidence of his broad vision that at no time and under no circumstances has he suggested how the study should be conducted, nor has he in the slightest manner attempted to influence the way in which the material should be presented or the conclusions reached. The author wishes to acknowledge his deep appreciation . ; of the encouragement and cooperation given him by Wallace ' B. Donham, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. ACJ Indebtedness is also acknowledged to those men in all branches of the industry, too numerous to mention individu ^ ally, who gave freely of their time and thought to those representatives of the School who approached them for 1 assistance. Needless to say, without such real cooperation this study would have been quite impossible. It should also be noted that the author presented some of the early results of this study in "case" form as Volume 8 of the Harvard Business Reports (McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1930). Through the courtesy of the publishers of that series, such material has been freely drawn upon here. The writer also wishes to express his indebtedness to Harold H. Thurlby, Assistant Professor of Industrial Management, to Mr. Amos Hiatt and Mr. L. F. Altstock, formerly members of the School's research staff and now connected with the RKO Pictures Corporation, and to Mrs. Merrill P. Hindmarsh for their aid in gathering material V