United Artists, Volume 1, 1919–1950 : The Company Built by the Stars

Annotation United Artists was a unique motion picture company in the history of Hollywood. Founded by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and director D.W. Griffithfour of the greatest names of the silent eraUnited Artists functioned as a distribution company for independent producers. In this lively and detailed history of United Artists from 1919 through 1951, film scholar Tino Balio chronicles the companys struggle for survival, its rise to prominence as the Tiffany of the industry, and its near extinction in the 1940s. This edition is updated with a new introduction by Balio that places in relief UAs operations for those readers who may be unfamiliar with film industry practices and adds new perspective to the companys place within Hollywood Frontmatter Illustrations (page vii) Preface (page xi) Introduction: (Dis)united Artists (page xvii) 1 Artists in Business: 1919 (page 3) 2 Starts and Fits: 1919-1924 (page 30) 3 Joe Schenck's Reorganization: 1925-1931 (page 52) 4 Adjusting to the Talkies: 1928-1932 (page 75) 5 Depression and Monopoly: 1932-1934 (page 95) 6 Schenck's Last Years: 1932-1935 (page 110) 7 Without a Leader: 1934-1936 (page 127) 8 The Goldwyn Battles: 1936-1941 (page 142) 9 Facing the War: 1941 (page 161) 10 Worsening Strains Within: 1942-1944 (page 186) 11 Coming Apart at the Seams: 1944-1948 (page 202) 12 The End and the Beginning of UA: 1949- (page 230) Appendix 1 Releases: 1919-1950 (page 245) Appendix 2 Producers (page 260) Appendix 3 The Walt Disney Cartoons (page 280) Appendix 4 Income History (page 283) Appendix 5 Record of Divided Payments (page 284) Appendix 6 Capital Stock Purchased by the Company (page 287) The UA Collection: A Descriptive Inventory (page 289) Notes (page 293) Index (page 305) United Artists was a unique motion picture company in the history of Hollywood. Providing the history of United Artists from 1919 through 1951, this title chronicles the company's struggle for survival, its rise to prominence as the Tiffany of the industry, and its near extinction in the 1940s. V. 1. 1919-1950 : The Company Built By The Stars -- V. 2. 1951-1978 : The Company That Changed The Film Industry. Tino Balio. V. 1: Reprint Of The 1976 Publication With A New Introduction. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.