Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox
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Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox

  1. 618 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox

About this book

This antiquarian volume contains Upton Sinclair's uniquely insightful and veritably thrilling biography of one of the most important and influential figures in motion picture history - the founder Fox Film Corporation, William Fox. Written at a time when there was considerable controversy and turmoil between the financiers and organisers in the film industry, this sensational account of William Fox's life offers a fascinating story of immense human interest packed with crimes and betrayals, perils and escapes. The chapters of this book include: 'A Feature Picture of Wall Street and High Finance', 'Floyd Dell Reports to a New York Publisher', 'Prologue', 'Close Up', 'Shoe-Blacking and Lozengers', 'Pretzels and Buffalo Pans', 'Nickelodeons and Common Shows', 'The Road to Fortune', 'Over The Hill', and more. We are republishing this antiquarian book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Prologue
  6. Reel One Close-Up
  7. Reel Two Shoe-Blacking and Lozengers
  8. Reel Three Pretzels and Buffalo Pans
  9. Reel Four Nickelodeons and Common Shows
  10. Reel Five The Road to Fortune
  11. Reel Six Over the Hill
  12. Reel Seven The Midas Touch
  13. Reel Eight Red Tape
  14. Reel Nine The Vultures
  15. Reel Ten The Octopus
  16. Reel Eleven Reaping the Whirlwind
  17. Reel Twelve The Fox Trap
  18. Reel Thirteen The Fox Hesitates
  19. Reel Fourteen The Fox Enters
  20. Reel Fifteen The Trap Shuts
  21. Reel Sixteen The Fiend Ingratitude
  22. Reel Seventeen Bank Solidarity
  23. Reel Eighteen Ford Jokes
  24. Reel Nineteen The Reptyle
  25. Reel Twenty Legal Actions
  26. Reel Twenty-One The Scales of Justice
  27. Reel Twenty-Two A Judge in Business
  28. Reel Twenty-Three The Stockholders Meet
  29. Reel Twenty-Four The Japanese Meeting
  30. Reel Twenty-Five Captain Kidd
  31. Reel Twenty-Six The Business of Loot
  32. Reel Twenty-Seven Empty Shells
  33. Reel Twenty-Eight Summing Up
  34. Reel Twenty-Nine Aftermath
  35. Epilogue