National vaudeville artists (1924)

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i i t t t, GROWTH OF THE MOVIES Motion picture camera made practical 1888 Celluloid film for camera made practical 1888 First public showing of motion pictures (Richmond, \*a.) .... 1895 First American photoplay “The Great Train Robber}’” Length (film feet) 800 Average present length of feature picture (film feet) 6,000 Super-productions of today (film feet) 10,000-12,000 One “reel” of film is approximately (in feet) 1,000 Percentage of world’s pictures made in America 80 Percentage of American pictures made in California 80 Percentage of American pictures made in New York 15 Percentage of American pictures made elsewhere in L . S 5 ^lotion Picture Producers o Distributors of America. Inc.