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The White Brothers. Jack, Jules and Sam White.
David N. Bruskin
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Description for The White Brothers. Jack, Jules and Sam White.
Hardback. "..valuable and fascinating..marvelous insight into the frantic schedules and cost-cutting that dictated the production style of the Columbia two-reelers from the 1930s to the late Fifties." -FILMFAX Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 531 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
This is the life story of the White brothers, whose biographies encompass virtually the entire life of the two-reel comedy short in America—once a staple of the American public's moviegoing experience—from the Mack Sennett Studio in the teens to the final days of the Columbia Pictures shorts department in the 1950s. And with Sam White, the youngest brother, the family's involvement in American entertainment extends into the television era.
This is the life story of the White brothers, whose biographies encompass virtually the entire life of the two-reel comedy short in America—once a staple of the American public's moviegoing experience—from the Mack Sennett Studio in the teens to the final days of the Columbia Pictures shorts department in the 1950s. And with Sam White, the youngest brother, the family's involvement in American entertainment extends into the television era.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
531
Condition
New
Series
Directors Guild of America Oral History S.
Number of Pages
531
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810823143
SKU
V9780810823143
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for The White Brothers. Jack, Jules and Sam White.
...articulate and lively...a delightfully entertaining book which sheds light on hitherto unrecorded corners of the film industry.
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