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The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935 : a history and filmography / Aubrey Solomon.
Van Pelt Library PN1999.F69 S65 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Solomon, Aubrey.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fox Film Corporation--History.
- Fox Film Corporation.
- Fox, William, 1879-1952.
- Fox, William.
- Motion pictures--Catalogs.
- Motion pictures.
- History.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- v, 384 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2011.
- Summary:
- "In 1929, Hollywood mogul William Fox (1879-1952) came close to controlling the entire motion picture industry. The 25-year lifespan of the Fox Film Corporation, home of such personalities as Theda Bara, Tom Mix, Janet Gaynor and John Ford, is chronicled in this thorough illustrated history. Included is a detailed filmogaphy"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- History. Humble beginnings
- The birth of Fox
- A major player
- Stability
- Consolidation
- The rise of Winfield Sheehan
- Talking pictures
- The golden age of Fox films
- The fall of William Fox
- Boom to bust
- Turmoil
- Back from the abyss
- A tour of the studio
- Survival
- 20th Century pictures
- After the merger
- Filmography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786462865
- 0786462868
- OCLC:
- 690102781
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