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

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Talking Pictures "Marthy," 143 Marx Brothers, 8, 34, 75, 76, 211 Mary of Scotland, 89, 98 Mask and Wig Club, 263 Mayer, Louis B., 10, 18, 48 Mayer Studios, 30, 31 May time, 20, 132, 152, 203, 207, 208, 209 McCrellish, Frederick, 13 Mc Glynn, Frank, 134 McNamee, Graham, 246 "Mediums," 181 Meissonier, Jean Louis, 15 Melies, 17 Men against the Sea, 63 Men in White, 128 Menzies, Cameron, 6 Merry Widow, The, 54 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 3 1 Metro Studios, 30 Microphone "boom," 166, 302 Midsummer Night's Dream, A, 20, <>5> 95 Miller, Alice Duer, 74 Miller, John, 105, 106 Million and One Nights, A, 10 Min and Bill, 74 Mintz, 252 "Mixer," 172, 176, 313 "Monitor," 172, 314 "Montage" shots, 59, 207, 208, 314 Montgomery, Robert, 225 Motion pictures abroad, 265-272 appreciation of, 1-9 casting director for, 127-137 creative arts and professions used in, 3, 7, 27, 98, 296-299 developing the film, 227-235, 306 director in, 10, 42, 48, 49, 50, 155-163, 175-177, 306 editing the film, 216-226 future of, 273-291 Motion pictures — Continued going on location, 184-195, 313 history of, 10-23 Hollywood — A Single-minded Community, 24-34 in home and school, 256-264, 273, 289 make-up in, 148-154, 313 music in, 209-215 production dollar, how spent, 139 professions used in making, 98, 296-299 properties, ioi-iii, 152 70% of pictures made in Hollywood, 7, 265 research in, 80-91 Road Ahead, The, 273-291 scenario writer, 70-80, 181 selecting the story, 48-56 sets are made, 92-100 setting the stage, 164-174, 175 short subject in, 245-255 social influences of, 236-244 sound recording in, 196-208, 234 stars in, 138-147 statistics on production, 22, 136 strange jobs in, 1 19-126 why stories are changed, 57-69 Motion Picture Patents Company, 17 Motion picture production dollar, how spent, 139 Movie cameras, home, types of, 293-295 Movie camps, 189, 190 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, 20 Muir, Jean, 27 Muni, Paul, 149 Murder on the Diamond, 269 Music in Pictures, 209-215 Musical copyrights, 214 Musical director, 210, 212 Music library, 212 [328]