United Artists, Volume 1, 1919–1950: The Company Built by the Stars, Volume 1United Artists was a unique motion picture company in the history of Hollywood. Founded by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and director D.W. Griffith—four of the greatest names of the silent era—United Artists functioned as a distribution company for independent producers. In this lively and detailed history of United Artists from 1919 through 1951, film scholar Tino Balio chronicles the company’s struggle for survival, its rise to prominence as the Tiffany of the industry, and its near extinction in the 1940s. This edition is updated with a new introduction by Balio that places in relief UA’s operations for those readers who may be unfamiliar with film industry practices and adds new perspective to the company’s place within Hollywood. |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
United Artists, Volume 1, 1919–1950: The Company Built by the Stars, Volume 1 Tino Balio Limited preview - 2009 |
United Artists, Volume 1, 1919–1950: The Company Built by the Stars Tino Balio No preview available - 2009 |
Common terms and phrases
agreed American Art Cinema association Authority Bank became booking British called cent Century Chaplin charge Charles Circuit Code complete contract Corporation cost Court deal decided delivered directors distribution Douglas earned exhibitors Fairbanks film financing five forced foreign formed four give Goldwyn Griffith gross head Hollywood houses Hughes independent industry interest Joseph Schenck July June Korda Letter loan London majors March Mary Pickford matter meeting million Miss Pickford Motion Picture movie needed negotiations O'Brien offered operations organization owners Paramount personally play position president production profits purchase Rank received release reported result salary Schenck secure sell Selznick Sept share signed sound stars stockholders story studio successful theaters took turned Twentieth UA's United Artists Wanger wanted week World York
Bibliographic information
| Title | United Artists, Volume 1, 1919–1950: The Company Built by the Stars, Volume 1 ACLS Humanities E-Book United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars, Tino Balio |
| Author | Tino Balio |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press, 2009 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 23 Mar 2011 |
| ISBN | 0299230031, 9780299230036 |
| Length | 360 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |