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100 Years of Hollywood : Carl Laemmle and Universal Studios
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The year is 1912. Seeking refuge from Thomas Edison's aggressive patent-enforcement tactics, a Chicago-based film producer named Carl Laemmle sets up operation in the rural Californian sanctuary of...
The year is 1912. Seeking refuge from Thomas Edison's aggressive patent-enforcement tactics, a Chicago-based film producer named Carl Laemmle sets up operation in the rural Californian sanctuary of Hollywoodland. Laemmle's life and work are the subject of this program, especially his creation of Universal Studios (originally the Universal Film Manufacturing Company) and the famous names and productions which emerged from that company. Interviews feature Carla Laemmle, niece of the mogul; Sarah Karloff and Bela Lugosi, Jr., children of famed Hollywood actors; composer Howard Shore; actor John Malkovich; and director Peter Bogdanovich. Archival excerpts and historical insights shed new light on Dracula (1931), Phantom of the Opera (1925), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), and other film classics.
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- Creator
- Open University
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c2011
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- video file
- OCLC
- ocn815690082
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- Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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- Introduction: 100 Years of Hollywood: Carl Laemmle and Universal Studios (1:26) -- Carla Laemmle - Niece (2:21) -- Edison Experiments with Moving Photographs (1:57) -- Richard Koszarski - Historian (1:49) -- Distribution Success (1:52) -- Laemmle Bypasses Edison (1:49) -- John Malkovich (2:56) -- Traffic in Souls (1:51) -- Laemmle Triumphs Over Edison (2:02) -- Peter Bogdanovich - Director (2:17) -- Erich von Stroheim - Actor (2:02) -- Special Visual Effects (2:36) -- The Problem with a Family Business (2:34) -- Frances Schoenberger - Journalist (1:51) -- Mocked for Nepotism (3:08) -- Sound Engineering for Film (2:36) -- The Five and Ten Cent Store (2:17) -- All Quiet on the Western Front (2:03) -- Horror Film Genre (3:04) -- Sarah Karloff (3:26) -- Fred Bender Rescued by Laemmle (3:12) -- Death of Carl Laemmle (2:07) -- Credits: 100 Years of Hollywood: Carl Laemmle and Universal Studios (0:32) -- Introduction: 100 Years of Hollywood: Carl Laemmle and Universal Studios (1:26) -- Carla Laemmle - Niece (2:21) -- Edison Experiments with Moving Photographs (1:57) -- Richard Koszarski - Historian (1:49) -- Distribution Success (1:52) -- Laemmle Bypasses Edison (1:49) -- John Malkovich (2:56) -- Traffic in Souls (1:51) -- Laemmle Triumphs Over Edison (2:02) -- Peter Bogdanovich - Director (2:17) -- Erich von Stroheim - Actor (2:02) -- Special Visual Effects (2:36) -- The Problem with a Family Business (2:34) -- Frances Schoenberger - Journalist (1:51) -- Mocked for Nepotism (3:08) -- Sound Engineering for Film (2:36) -- The Five and Ten Cent Store (2:17) -- All Quiet on the Western Front (2:03) -- Horror Film Genre (3:04) -- Sarah Karloff (3:26) -- Fred Bender Rescued by Laemmle (3:12) -- Death of Carl Laemmle (2:07) -- Credits: 100 Years of Hollywood: Carl Laemmle and Universal Studios (0:32)