Photoplay plot encyclopedia; an analysis of the use in photoplays of the thirty-six dramatic situations and their subdivisions. Containing a list of all the fundamental dramatic material to be found in human experience, including the synopses of one hundred produced representative photoplays, with a detailed analysis of the situations used in each. Practical suggestions for combining situations, for testing the strength and novelty of plots, and for building plots; and an index referring to each producer, author, star, story and situation mentioned in the text (1922)

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PHOTOPLAY PLOT ENCYCLOPEDIA CHAPTER NINE 41 Stuations XXV to XXX, inclusive: Adultery; Crimes of Love; Discov- ery OF THE Dishonor of a Loved One ; Obstacles to Love ; An Enemy Loved; Ambition. CHAPTER TEN 46 Situations XXXI to XXXVI, inclusive: Struggle Against a God; Mis- taken Jealousy; Erroneous Judgment; Remorse; Recovery of a Lost One; Loss of Loved Ones; summary of situations. Part Three CHAPTER ELEVEN 53 Examples of Situations in Photoplays; the synopses of one hundred representative produced photoplays with constructive comment and analysis of the use of the thirty-six dramatic situations in each of them. Part Four CHAPTER TWELVE 149 The photoplay of the future; popular demand; elimination of artificiality; the probable development of theme and characterization; opportunities for the photodramatist. CHAPTER THIRTEEN 151 Conclusion: general advice in regard to the writing of photoplays. INDEX 153