The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (918 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476666008 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 390 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Very comprehensive story; a must for film buffs!" according to smokey15. Wonderful book on the almost forgotten Fox Film studio beforeDarryl Zanuck took over and turned it into 20th Century Fox.I was amazed at the extensive research the author put into this book.All of the Fox films are listed at the end with the stars and a briefsyn. Excellent research I purchased this volume hoping to find valuable information on one of the most neglected American studios. That is, much had been written on its subsequent 20th Ceuntury-Fox Film Corp., but a big gap laid on its predecessor, the Fox Film Corp. Therefore, this vo
"thoroughly detailed and illustrated history" --Examiner"Solomon has written the most comprehensive and objective history of William Fox and the Fox Film Corporationwell-researched, well-writtenessential reading" --Journal of American Culture"Detailed" --Western Clippings
Aubrey Solomon is a writer/producer whose television credits include The Fall Guy, Cagney and Lacey and RoboCop. He has appeared in dozens of documentaries and is co-author of The Films of Twentieth Century-Fox (1989).
His Fox Film Corporation had grown from a $1600 investment into a globe-spanning $300 million empire; he also held patents to the new sound-on-film process. Included are never-before-published financial figures revealing costs and grosses of Fox's biggest successes and failures, and a detailed filmogaphy of the studio's 1100-plus releases, among them What Price Glory?, Seventh Heaven and the Oscar-winning Cavalcade.. Zanuck's flourishing 20th Century Pictures. Forced into a series of bitter power struggles, Fox was ultimately toppled from his throne, and the studio bearing his name would merge in 1935 with Darryl F. In 1929, Hollywood mogul William Fox (1879-1952) came close to controlling the entire motion picture industry. The 25-year lifespan of the Fox Film Corporation, home of