A pictorial history of the movies (1943)

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50 GRIFFITH TURNS A PAGE In 1915 Carl Laemmle (above, center) realized a long-cherished ambition by opening the new Universal Studios in self-styled Universal City, about five miles northwest of Hollywood. Oliver Morosco, long a prominent theatrical producer, took a flier in pictures, and with equal success. One of his gifts to the movies was Charlotte Greenwood, shown below in Jane, made in 1915. Forrest Stanley wears the buttoned shoes, and Howard Hickman the boiled shirt.