Bibliograph

City of dreams, the making and remaking of Universal Pictures, Bernard F. Dick

Type

Label

City of dreams, the making and remaking of Universal Pictures, Bernard F. Dick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

City of dreams

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1233167714

Responsibility statement

Bernard F. Dick

Sub title

the making and remaking of Universal Pictures

Summary

Horror films, Deanna Durbin musicals, Francis, the talking mule, Ma and Pa Kettle, Ross Hunter weepies. Theme parks. E.T. (1982). Apollo 13 (1995). These are only a few of the many faces of Universal Pictures. In February 1906, Carl Laemmle, German immigrant and former clothing store manager, opened his first nickelodeon in Chicago, where he quickly moved from exhibition to distribution and then to film production. A master of publicity and promotions, within ten years "Uncle Carl" had moved his entire operation to southern California, founded a city, and established Universal Pictures as one of the major Hollywood studios

Table Of Contents

Timeline -- The Revolving Door -- The Creation of Uncle Carl -- The City Founder -- Pearls of Wisdom, Jewels of Films -- The House of Laemmle -- The Legacy of Carl Jr. -- The Laemmles' Last Decade -- New Faces for the Forties -- Universal-International and a Coat of Shellac -- In the Embrace of the Octopus -- Behind the Rising Sun -- MCA on the Rocks -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

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