A pictorial history of the movies (1943)

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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 #:
00027
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:
June 20, 2024
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THE CODE OF HONOR (1907) 13 BELOW In the same year Carl Laemmle organized his Independent Motion Picture Company, popularly known as IMP. An ex-clothing-store manager from Oshkosh, Wisconsin (really!), he had arrived in Chicago in 1905 with $2500 to invest. With this he opened his first motion-picture theater on Milwaukee Avenue. When it prospered, he op ned others. In 1909 he decided to make his own pictures for release in his theaters. One of the IMP's coups was to lure Mary Pickford and Owen Moore away from Biograph with promises of more money and more publicity. Up to the time she joined IMP, Mary's name had never appeared on a screen or poster. She left IMP for Majestic after a short stay and then returned to her first love, Biograph. Thomas Ince, later to become a producer in his own right, was one of Laemmle's directors. m, JANEt14e RIGHT One of IMP's important stars was King Baggott, who had started as an actor in a stock company in St. Louis. Here is one of his posters. The man with the rope in his hand is Hayward Mack. NQI MARY P.-CKFORD 2 OWEN MOORE— 3 KING BAGGOTT 4 THOMAS 1NCE" 5 JACK PICKFORD C ISABEL RAE — 7 LOTTIE PICKFORC 5 JOE SMILEY 9 WILLIAM SHAY0MP5.DAVID MILES JOE MACDONALD 12 HAYWARD MACK 13 MPS. JOE MAC00NALI 14 JOHN HARVEY I5GE0PGEL0ANETUCK 16 DAVID MILES 17 MRS PICKFORD 18 ROBERT DALEY 19 TONY GAUDIO