Silent serial sensations the Wharton brothers and the magic of early cinema / Barbara Tepa Lupack.
| Author/creator | Lupack, Barbara Tepa |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020. |
| Description | xvii, 384 pages : map ; cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : the sensation of the serial -- Seeking "old opportunity" -- Taking a parallel path -- Bringing Essanay's "Special Eastern" to Ithaca -- Taming and reframing Buffalo Bill -- Going independent -- Exploiting Elaine -- Extending the exploits -- Establishing roots in Renwick Park -- Unraveling Myra's mysteries -- Asking Beatrice -- Preparing for war -- Moving into feature filmmaking -- Staring into the eagle's eye -- Leaving Ithaca -- Heading west. |
| Abstract | "Filmmakers Ted and Leo Wharton, whose serials became popular in the 1910s, established a model for incremental storytelling and holdover suspense still employed by filmmakers and television producers more than a century later"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-368) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019031429 |
| ISBN | 9781501748189 (softcover) |
| ISBN | (adobe pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |