A silent siren song: the Aitken brothers' Hollywood odyssey, 1905-1926
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The Aitken Brothers Hollywood
Odyssey, 1905-1926
Al P Nelson and Mel R Jones
^Cooper Square Press
Contents
Preface xi
1 Yearning for Adventure 1
2 Fancy Cars, Pink Balls, and Southern Exposure 14
3 Keeping Pace in a Sales-Oriented World 20
4 If You Like Our Nickelodeon, Tell Your Friends 30
5 Near Death Far from Home 37
6 Back to the Flickers with a Film Exchange 46
7 Midwest Expansion Energizes the Aitkens 57
8 Trustbusters: The Aitkens Produce a Movie 64
9 Off to London to Build an International Market 78
10 The Battle for Mary Pickford 89
11 Westerns, Keystone Kops, and Rescue Movies 101
12 A Turbulent Year for Aitken Enterprises 106
13 Policy Rift Shatters Exchange Coalition 115
14 D W Griffith and the Gish Sisters Sign On 122
15 D W and Roy Become Friends 128
16 The First Full-Scale Movie Publicity Program 135
ix
x Contents
17 The First Superpicture: Birth of a Nation 143
18 Bolting Ahead of Competitors 152
19 Triangle Sets Pattern for Movie Industry 160
20 Triangle s Loss a Boon to Paramount and MGM 176
21 Enter Sound, Exit an Old Era 187
22 The Cinephiles 196
Epilogue 202
Bibliography 209
Appendix A—Aitken Brothers Selected Filmography 211
Appendix B—Aitken Actors by Representative Screen Credits 222
Appendix C—Supporting Documents from the Aitken Papers 238
Index 241
About the Authors 253
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A Silent Siren Song
The Aitken Brothers' Hollywood
Odyssey, 1905-1926
Al P Nelson and Mel R Jones
^Cooper Square Press
Contents
Preface xi
1 Yearning for Adventure 1
2 Fancy Cars, Pink Balls, and Southern Exposure 14
3 Keeping Pace in a Sales-Oriented World 20
4 If You Like Our Nickelodeon, Tell Your Friends 30
5 Near Death Far from Home 37
6 Back to the Flickers with a Film Exchange 46
7 Midwest Expansion Energizes the Aitkens 57
8 Trustbusters: The Aitkens Produce a Movie 64
9 Off to London to Build an International Market 78
10 The Battle for Mary Pickford 89
11 Westerns, Keystone Kops, and Rescue Movies 101
12 A Turbulent Year for Aitken Enterprises 106
13 Policy Rift Shatters Exchange Coalition 115
14 D W Griffith and the Gish Sisters Sign On 122
15 D W and Roy Become Friends 128
16 The First Full-Scale Movie Publicity Program 135
ix
x Contents
17 The First Superpicture: Birth of a Nation 143
18 Bolting Ahead of Competitors 152
19 Triangle Sets Pattern for Movie Industry 160
20 Triangle's Loss a Boon to Paramount and MGM 176
21 Enter Sound, Exit an Old Era 187
22 The Cinephiles 196
Epilogue 202
Bibliography 209
Appendix A—Aitken Brothers Selected Filmography 211
Appendix B—Aitken Actors by Representative Screen Credits 222
Appendix C—Supporting Documents from the Aitken Papers 238
Index 241
About the Authors 253 |
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