
- 618 pages
- English
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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
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Prologue
- Reel One Close-Up
- Reel Two Shoe-Blacking and Lozengers
- Reel Three Pretzels and Buffalo Pans
- Reel Four Nickelodeons and Common Shows
- Reel Five The Road to Fortune
- Reel Six Over the Hill
- Reel Seven The Midas Touch
- Reel Eight Red Tape
- Reel Nine The Vultures
- Reel Ten The Octopus
- Reel Eleven Reaping the Whirlwind
- Reel Twelve The Fox Trap
- Reel Thirteen The Fox Hesitates
- Reel Fourteen The Fox Enters
- Reel Fifteen The Trap Shuts
- Reel Sixteen The Fiend Ingratitude
- Reel Seventeen Bank Solidarity
- Reel Eighteen Ford Jokes
- Reel Nineteen The Reptyle
- Reel Twenty Legal Actions
- Reel Twenty-One The Scales of Justice
- Reel Twenty-Two A Judge in Business
- Reel Twenty-Three The Stockholders Meet
- Reel Twenty-Four The Japanese Meeting
- Reel Twenty-Five Captain Kidd
- Reel Twenty-Six The Business of Loot
- Reel Twenty-Seven Empty Shells
- Reel Twenty-Eight Summing Up
- Reel Twenty-Nine Aftermath
- Epilogue