This Business of Motion Pictures.

MOTION picture industry; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; ORAL history; VISUAL aids; CULTURAL industries; MASS media; LAEMMLE, Carl, 1867-1939; EXHIBITIONS; EXHIBITORS

An excerpt from an unpublished "autobiographical" manuscript commissioned in 1927 by Carl Laemmle, president of the Universal Pictures Corp. Laemmle began in the film industry as a nickelodeon exhibitor in 1906, and opened a distribution exchange in 1907. The paper discusses the business methods employed in this period, with frequent reference to Laemmle's own experiences in the field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]