An evening's entertainment: the age of the silent feature picture, 1915-1928The 10-volume, illustrated series considers the film industry from its early roots in the 19th century right up to 1990. It examines the development of film and the film industry, analyzing both the genres, themes and technology that defined each decade a |
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Page 71
In a 1918 popularity poll conducted by Motion Picture Magazine, the six top stars
on the list — Mary Pickford, Marguerite Clark, Douglas Fairbanks, Harold
Lockwood, William S. Hart, and Wallace Reid — were all under contract to Zukor.
In a 1918 popularity poll conducted by Motion Picture Magazine, the six top stars
on the list — Mary Pickford, Marguerite Clark, Douglas Fairbanks, Harold
Lockwood, William S. Hart, and Wallace Reid — were all under contract to Zukor.
Page 74
They became the second as well, when they lured Mary Pickford away from
Zukor himself.20 For almost a year First National had negotiated with Pickford,
whose Paramount contract approached expiration in 1918. Zukor, already feeling
the ...
They became the second as well, when they lured Mary Pickford away from
Zukor himself.20 For almost a year First National had negotiated with Pickford,
whose Paramount contract approached expiration in 1918. Zukor, already feeling
the ...
Page 79
Between 1919 and 1927 the United Artists Corporation claimed a loss in all but
two years, and even those "profits" amounted to less cash than Adolph Zukor
would have paid Mary Pickford in a month. United Artists' inability to distribute
films ...
Between 1919 and 1927 the United Artists Corporation claimed a loss in all but
two years, and even those "profits" amounted to less cash than Adolph Zukor
would have paid Mary Pickford in a month. United Artists' inability to distribute
films ...
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