When the movies were young (1925)

Record Details:

Title:
When the movies were young
Date:
1925
Publisher:
New York : E. P. Dutton & Company
Volume:
When the movies were young
Leaf #:
00013
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
December 28, 2023
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DAViO SHEPARD 144 Highwood \venue Tenafly, New Jersey CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Eleven East Fourteenth Street i II. Endings and Beginnings 8 III. Climacteric — an Earthquake and a Marriage . .14 IV. Young Ambitions and a Few Jolts 22 V. The Movies Tempt 29 VI. Movie Acting Days — and an "If" 37 VII. D. W. Griffith Directs His First Movie .... 45 VIII. Digging In 53 IX. First Publicity and Early Scenarios .... 62 X. Wardrobe — and a Few Personalities . . . .71 XI. Mack Sennett Gets Started 77 XII. On Location — Experiences Pleasant and Otherwise 82 XIII. At the Studio 90 XIV. Mary Pickford Happens Along 99 XV. Acquiring Actors and Style 108 XVI. Cuddebackville 115 XVII. "Pippa Passes" Filmed 127 XVIII. Getting On 134 XIX. To the West Coast 143 XX. In California and on the Job 155 XXI. Back Home Again 173 XXII. It Comes to Pass 184 XXIII. The First Two-reeler 190 XXIV. Embryo Stars 202 XXV. Marking Time 208 XXVI. The Old Days End 221 XXVII. Somewhat Digressive 234 XXVIII. "The Birth of a Nation" 245