Before the Nickelodeon Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company |
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| Author:
| Musser, Charles |
| Series title: | The UCLA Film and Television Archives: Studies in History, Criticism, and Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-06986-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 1991 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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Musser takes us into the long-forgotten world of early cinema--unexpectedly sophisticated and yet radically different from current movie-making. Focusing on Edwin S. Porter, most often remembered as the producer of The Great Train Robbery, Musser situates Porter's achievements within the vibrant context of turn-of-the-century popular culture and the commercial pragmatics of the Edison Manufacturing Company--the leading American film-producing entity from 1894 to 1908.
Musser takes us into the long-forgotten world of early cinema--unexpectedly sophisticated and yet radically different from current movie-making. Focusing on Edwin S. Porter, most often remembered as the producer of The Great Train Robbery, Musser situates Porter's achievements within the vibrant context of turn-of-the-century popular culture and the commercial pragmatics of the Edison Manufacturing Company--the leading American film-producing entity from 1894 to 1908.