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Early Poverty Row Studios by Marc Wanamaker and E. J. Stephens (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Most Poverty Row producers survived from film to film, their fortunes tied to the previous week's take from hundreds of nickelodeon tills. They would routinely script movies around an event or disaster, often creating scenarios using sets from more established productions, when the bosses weren't looking, of course.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101467132586
ISBN-139781467132589
eBay Product ID (ePID)201674912
Product Key Features
Book TitleEarly Poverty Row Studios
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Television / History & Criticism, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Film / History & Criticism
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Performing Arts, History
AuthorMarc Wanamaker, E. J. Stephens
Book SeriesImages of America Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-941231
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal384/.80979494
SynopsisThe history of Hollywood is often seen only through the lens of the major studios, forgetting that many of Tinseltown's early creations came from micro-studios stretched along Sunset Boulevard in an area disparagingly known as Poverty Row. Here, the first wave of West Coast moviemakers migrated to the tiny village of Hollywood, where alcohol was illegal, actors were unwelcome, and cattle were herded down the unpaved streets. Most Poverty Row producers survived from film to film, their fortunes tied to the previous week's take from hundreds of nickelodeon tills. They would routinely script movies around an event or disaster, often creating scenarios using sets from more established productions, when the bosses weren't looking, of course. Poverty Row quickly became a generic term for other fly-by-night studios throughout the Los Angeles area. Their struggles to hang on in Hollywood were often more intriguing than the serialized cliffhangers they produced., The history of Hollywood is often seen only through the lens of the major studios, forgetting that many of Tinseltown s early creations came from micro-studios stretched along Sunset Boulevard in an area disparagingly known as Poverty Row. Here, the first wave of West Coast moviemakers migrated to the tiny village of Hollywood, where alcohol was illegal, actors were unwelcome, and cattle were herded down the unpaved streets. Most Poverty Row producers survived from film to film, their fortunes tied to the previous week s take from hundreds of nickelodeon tills. They would routinely script movies around an event or disaster, often creating scenarios using sets from more established productions, when the bosses weren t looking, of course. Poverty Row quickly became a generic term for other fly-by-night studios throughout the Los Angeles area. Their struggles to hang on in Hollywood were often more intriguing than the serialized cliffhangers they produced."
LC Classification NumberPN1993.5.U65S75 2014
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- Sep 26, 2018
Studios that started on a shoestring budget.
If you are interested in early "Hollywood" studios this book is for you. Filled with rare photos of where most of the early films were made. Tons of information, would highly recommend this book!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Feb 24, 2024
Good Book
Lots of pictures. Good history on all the early film studios in Southern California.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
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