A pictorial history of the movies (1943)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the movies
Date:
1943
Publisher:
New York : Simon and Schuster
Volume:
A pictorial history of the movies
Leaf #:
00014
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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INTRODUC HON ent status. It makes no pretense of being a critical survey, nor is it, except in the most summary sense, a history of the movies. It is, as the title implies, a pageant, a chronological series of pictures in which the films tell their own story— that part of the story which took place in the United States. The limitations of space have forced us to decide, however reluctantly, to confine this record almost exclusively to American films. Even so, the series is inevitably incomplete and far from detailed. In all probability no two readers of this book will agree as to exactly what pictures and actors should have been included or omitted. But reflect: to show even a single shot from every motion picture made since 1903 would require approximately fifty volumes the size of this one. With such a vast storehouse of material to draw upon, the authors had no alternative but to make an arbitrary selection, choosing such pictures as, in their belief, would serve at least to high-light the outlines of a complicated and fascinating panorama. So much for the newsreel. Now for the main feature Deems Taylor