A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture, Volume 2 |
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Page 636 - The large or close-up figures, distant views as represented first in Ramona, the "switchback," sustained suspense, the "fadeout," and restraint in expression, raising motion picture acting to the higher plane which has won for it recognition as a genuine art.
Page 483 - Church and that he would crash into Congress backed by the Christian Churches and reform organizations, which was the only way to defeat the $40,000,000 slush fund the movie men had come to Washington with.
Page 780 - Several times in attending Keith's theater here I have seen portions of the film entitled Patria, which has been exhibited there and I think in a great many other theaters in the country. May I not say to you that the character of the story disturbed me very much. It is extremely unfair to the Japanese and I fear that it is calculated to stir up a great deal of hostility which will be far from beneficial to the country, indeed will, particularly in the present circumstances, be extremely hurtful....
Page 641 - ... new title, with its tremendously powerful and sweeping majestic appeal, has historically been given to Thomas Dixon, Jr. Film historian Terry Ramsaye, in his history of the motion picture, "A Million and One Nights", tells the story of the change from the old to the new title, in part, as follows: In New York a special showing was given the night of February 20, 1915, at the Rose Gardens at Fifty-third street and Broadway. Thomas Dixon, author of the basic story, as the final scene passed, shouted...
Page 766 - Feel no ill-will what your policeman did so if you will come New York can give you fine position acting in pictures stop Salary no object stop Reply my expense stop Regards you and family...
Page 648 - Punctured Romance. I think the public will agree that I am a good picker, for it was the first real chance Charlie Chaplin ever had...
Page 425 - New York in a blizzard and many other interesting and exciting scenes. An hour's amusement and genuine fun for 10 Cents Admission Evenings 7:30 to 10:30...
Page 823 - It is not an accident but rather a phase of screen evolution which finds the American motion picture industry, and therefore the screens of the world, administered rather largely by our best and most facile internationalists, the Jews, with those of Russian extraction slightly predominant over the Germans.
Page 617 - The sensational motion picture dramatization based on the Rockefeller White Slavery Report and on the investigation of the Vice Trust by District Attorney Whitman - a $ 200,000 spectacle in 700 scenes with 800 players."32 None of these facts is correct.
Page 816 - The undersigned producers and distributors of motion picture films realize the necessity for attaining and maintaining the highest possible standard of motion picture film production in this country and are striving to have the industry accorded the consideration and dignity to which it is justly entitled, and proper representation before the people of this country so that its position, at all times, may be presented in an unbiased and unprejudiced manner.