Thomas Ince [electronic resource] : Hollywood's Independent Pioneer /
Taves, Brian,1959-
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,
c2012.
Thomas H. Ince (1880--1924) turned movie-making into a business enterprise. Progressing from actor to director and screenwriter, he revolutionized the motion picture industry through developing the role of the producer. In addition to building the first major Hollywood studio facility, dubbed ""Inceville,"" he was responsible for more than 800 films. Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer chronicles Ince's life from the stage to his sudden death as he was about to join forces with media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Author Brian Taves explores Ince's impact on Hollywood's pro
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Thomas H. Ince (1880--1924) turned movie-making into a business enterprise. Progressing from actor to director and screenwriter, he revolutionized the motion picture industry through developing the role of the producer. In addition to building the first major Hollywood studio facility, dubbed ""Inceville,"" he was responsible for more than 800 films. Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer chronicles Ince's life from the stage to his sudden death as he was about to join forces with media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Author Brian Taves explores Ince's impact on Hollywood's pro
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Beginnings, 1880-1912. Stage apprenticeship -- Starting in films -- Making a reputation, 1912-1915. The job of a producer -- Establishing a studio -- Innovations, 1914-1917. Generic experimentation -- The prescient failure -- Paramount, 1917-1921. A fresh start -- The star series -- World War I and specials -- The perils of an independent, 1919-1924. Associated producers, 1919-1921 -- The inevitable merger, 1921-1922 -- War with First National, 1922 -- The studio resumes production, 1922-1923 -- Case study of a production and its personnel: Her reputation, 1922-1923 -- Initial distribution beyond First National, 1923 -- At the crossroads, 1923-1924 -- The steady hum of independent production, 1924 -- Epilogue.
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Ince, Thomas H.
Motion picture producers and directors