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When Charles Chaplin signed a record-setting contract with the
Mutual Film Corporation in February 1916, it was the culmination of
events that changed the motion picture business. Mutual's founders
redefined how films were bought, sold and distributed. Chaplin
redefined screen comedy with a character that leapt into the hearts
of moviegoers around the world. Together they established the value
of star power and created twelves magnificent comedies that have
endured for generations. From the nickelodeon to the internet, the
MUTUAL-CHAPLIN SPECIALS have been viewed by more people than any
other films in the entire history of cinema. CHAPLIN'S VINTAGE YEAR
tells the full story of the MUTUAL-CHAPLIN SPECIALS, framed within
the rise and fall of the Mutual Film Corporation, the worldwide
phenomenon known as "Chaplinitis," the famous $670,000 contract,
and the various acquisitions and releases these comedies have
enjoyed for nearly one hundred years. The book includes a detailed
filmography featuring period reviews and exhibitor comments, and is
lavishly illustrated with over 150 photographs and advertising
images.
A full biography and comprehensive filmography, lavishly
illustrated, "Little Elf" is the definitive source for all things
Harry Langdon, critically acclaimed "fourth genius" of silent
comedy
Includes episode logs for radio and television, complete storylines
for two unproduced TV episodes, and dozens of "deleted scenes"
taken right from the scripts! "Michael J. Hayde significantly
broadens our empathy for The Man of Steel through his profound
revelations surrounding an imposing figure based on popular myth.
In a meticulously researched discourse, he supplies the gaps about
a character that became a mid 20th century hero to the nation's
boys and girls. Hayde probes the backgrounds of the real-life
individuals behind-the-scenes and before the microphones and
cameras that intensified that aura. In breezy, comprehensive style,
he focuses on the radio and TV manifestations while interweaving
timely inferences from the newspaper strip, comics, books, film and
other formats plus a prosperous merchandising trade. Lovers of the
genre of juvenile adventures are rewarded by the author's efforts
to expose how one man wearing a cape and bearing incredible
strength could pervade an impressionable younger generation and a
society that pursued his exploits intensely." - Jim Cox, author of
Radio Crime Fighters "With so many books about Superman out there,
it's pleasing to know that one book has everything you'd want to
know under one cover. Trivia, background production and numerous
behind-the-scenes stories make this a must-have for everyone's
shelf. An enjoyable read." - Martin Grams, Jr., author of The
Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic Over 500
pages of intense research.
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