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By Anthony Slide

The recent old Dictionary of the yank movie is a different reference paintings, a 'what's what' of the heritage of filmmaking not just in Hollywood yet through the usa. greater than 750 entries rfile the background of studios, creation businesses and vendors, and supply entire details on technical thoughts, genres, phrases, and corporations. integrated are entries on greater than a hundred movie businesses lively within the 'teens, in addition to all significant Hollywood studios, and significant technical thoughts corresponding to CinemaScope and Dolby Sound. common entries diversity from 'The chilly War' to 'Westerns' and contain movie sequence akin to 'Andy Hardy' and 'The skinny Man.' vast go referencing and an index aid the reader find details in the course of the textual content. a very revised and up-to-date version of the yank movie undefined, this new version furnishes an educated, skilled glance backstage of filmmaking and a useful reference resource.

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W. Shaw Company, 1927, pp. 77-98. Kann, Red. " Motion Picture Daily, May 17, 1934. BANNER FILM COMPANY, formed in 1915 and located in San Mateo, California, made "Banner" brand comedies starring Bill Stinger, who was the president of the company. It banded together with seven other companies to form the Associated Service in mid-1915. In October 1915, its president was Miss Sadie Lindblom. BANTHA MUSIC. See LUCASFILM, LTD. B. A. ROLFE PHOTOPLAYS, INC. Benjamin A. Rolfe, Charles B. Maddox, and Maxwell Karger were directors of the B.

1957, with Mickey Hargity), and Don't Make Waves (1967, with David Draper). Joseph Strick's and Irving Lerner's Muscle Beach (1948) also belongs to the genre, as do the physique films of Richard Fontaine and others. BOLEY, OKLAHOMA. See NORMAN FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY BOOTS AND SADDLES PICTURES, INC. See CALIFORNIA STUDIOS BORDER FEATURE FILM CORPORATION, based in Bisbee, Arizona, and with studios in Bisbee and Tombstone, was active early in the twenties, producing two-reel Westerns. Its leading man was Grant Merrill, its leading lady Peggy Parkan, and the two directors under contract were Therdo Joos and Harry Moody.

The company's first film was The Elephant Man (1980). O. Box 900, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90213. BIBLIOGRAPHY Kristal, Marc. " Saturday Review, JulyAugust 1983, pp. 25-28. THE BRYNA COMPANY, also known as Bryna Productions, was formed in 1955 by Kirk Douglas - Bryna is his mother's name-to produce Spartacus, which was not completed until 1960. Bryna has produced or co-produced the following Kirk Douglas features: The Indian Fighter (1955), The Vikings (1958), The Devil's Disciple (1959), Strangers When We Meet (1960), Spartacus (1960), The Last Sunset (1961), Cast a Giant Shadow (1966), A Gunfight (1971), The Light at the Edge of the World (1971), Catch Me a Spy (1971), Scalawag (1973), and Posse (1975).

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