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Balboa films : a history and filmography of the silent film studio / by Jean-Jacques Jura and Rodney Norman Bardin II ; with assistance in research for the filmography by Claudine Burnett.
LIBRA PN1999.B36 J87 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jura, Jean-Jacques, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Balboa (Firm)--History.
- Balboa (Firm).
- History.
- Local Subjects:
- Balboa (Firm)--History.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [1999]
- Contents:
- Prologue: Setting the Stage 1
- Reel 1 1893-1913: The Early Years 5
- "Lights, Camera, Action
- Long Beach" 10
- Early Studios in California 12
- The Edison Outpost 24
- Reel 2 Something Ventured, Something Gained 31
- The Inheritance 34
- The Sea Wolf's Bite 37
- The Fruits of Loyalty and Troubleshooting 41
- Reel 3 1913-1918: An Innovative and Productive Studio 61
- Timeline of the Balboa Amusement Producing Company 62
- Long Beach: Home of the Stars and Headline Stories 79
- The Mystery Man, Director Extraordinaire 93
- Reel 4 Major Stars and Their Box Office Hits 103
- Henry King 105
- Jackie Saunders 112
- Ruth Roland 119
- Daniel Gilfether 124
- Mollie McConnell 128
- Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle 132
- Baby Marie Osborne 135
- Reel 5 1918-1925: The Beginning of the End 145
- Acts of God: World War I and the Long Beach Oil Strike 152
- The Changing of Hands 159
- Reel 6 Epilogue: Back to the Future 179
- Filmography of Long Beach Studios 193.
- Notes:
- "Filmography of Long Beach studios": pages 193-270.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786404965
- OCLC:
- 40229274
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