Talking pictures : how they are made, how to appreciate them (c. 1937)

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Index Crowd people, 135, 136, 305 Cukor, George, 157, 182 "Cutter," The, 217, 305 Cylinder recording camera, 15 Daguerre, Louis Jacques Alande, 12, 208 Daniels, William, 6 Daind Copperfield, 20, 39, 46, 60, 61, 62, 78, 80, 81, 84, 85, 87, 182, 207, 235, 245 Dawn, Jack, 149, 151, 152 Day locations, 189 Da Vinci, Leonardo, 6 DeMille, Cecil B., 8, 10, 17, 18, 19, 29, 157-159, 236 Dennys, The, 102 Derby, The, 191 Descriptive Zoopraxography, 15 Designer, The, 114 Developing the Film, 227-235, 306 DeVinna, Clyde, 70 Dickson, William Kennedy Laurie, Dickens, Charles, 20, 38, 46, 59, 60, 88 Director, The, 10, 42, 48, 49, 50, 155-163, 175-177, 306 Disney, Walt, 252 Disraeli, 245 Distribution — a barrier to educational films, 261 Dog actors, 32 Dollar of motion picture production, how spent, 139 "Don'ts" for would-be actors, 28, 137 "Doubles," 144, 145 Dramatic underscoring, 211, 321 "Dream" hunters, 36 Dreams Wanted, 35-47 Dressier, Marie, 113, 138, 142, 143 Duke of Windsor, 237 Durbin, Deanna, 27, 56, 225 "Ear" of sound recording, 165, 307 Eastman, George, 16 Edison, Thomas Alva, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 173, 196, 208 Edison Projecting Kinetoscope, 16 Editing the Film, 216-226 Eddy, Nelson, 177, 203 Educational films, 256-264, 273, 289 "Effect" shots, 207 Emergency hospital, 125 Evrma, 75 Emulsion, 5, 232, 234, 238, 277, 278, 308 Eskimo, 54, 128, 185, 193, 194, 201 Essanay, 17 Evans, Madge, 116 Evans, Walter, 261, 293-295 "Exchanges," 49, 229, 308 "Extras," 130 Eyes of the World, 19 "Fade-out" of stars, 144, 308 Fairbanks, Douglas, 30, 187 Faraday, Michael, 12 "Featured players," 136, 142 Files of the casting department, 128 Film, 309 abroad, 265-272 definition of, 309 developing, 227-235 editing of, 216-226 editor, 217 flexible roll, 16 library, 249 packing of, 234, 235 "Filters," 169, 309 Firefly, The, 209 First preview cut, 223 Fitton, Dr. William Henry, 12 Five-Star Final, 128 [325]