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100 1 $aDick, Bernard F.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79145592
245 10 $aCity of dreams :$bthe making and remaking of Universal Pictures /$cBernard F. Dick.
260 $aLexington :$bUniversity Press of Kentucky,$c[1997], ©1997.
300 $axiv, 249 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 236-239) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tThe Revolving Door --$g2.$tThe Creation of Uncle Carl --$g3.$tThe City Founder --$g4.$tPearls of Wisdom, Jewels of Films --$g5.$tThe House of Laemmle --$g6.$tThe Legacy of Carl Jr. --$g7.$tThe Laemmles' Last Decade --$g8.$tNew Faces for the Forties --$g9.$tUniversal-International and a Coat of Shellac --$g10.$tIn the Embrace of the Octopus --$g11.$tBehind the Rising Sun --$g12.$tMCA on the Rocks.
520 $aIn February 1906 Carl Laemmle, German immigrant and former clothing store manager, opened his first nickelodeon in Chicago. He quickly moved from exhibition to distribution and soon entered the realm of film production. A master of publicity and promotions, within ten years "Uncle Carl" had moved his entire operation to southern California, founded a city, and established Universal Pictures as one of the major Hollywood studios.
520 8 $aHis son took over in 1929 and the quality of the Universal product improved. In time Universal found its niche in horror films featuring Karloff and Lugosi, comedies starring Abbott and Costello and W. C. Fields, and low-budget musicals. But Carl Laemmle, Jr. proved less adept than his father at empire building. Eventually he was forced out by financial difficulties, opening the way for a string of studio heads who entered and exited one after another.
520 8 $aThus the age of corporate Hollywood arrived at Universal Pictures earlier than at other studios. The Universal-International merger in 1946, Decca's stock takeover in the early 1950s, and MCA's buyout in 1962 all presaged today's Hollywood, where the art of the deal often eclipses the art of making movies.
520 8 $aSo what makes Universal unique? The studio as "city," the fascination with backlot tours, today's theme park slogan, "Ride the Movies," all emphasize Universal's strong sense of place. Stars and executives have come and gone, shaping and reshaping the studio's image, but through it all Universal's revolving globe logo has remained on movie screens around the world. And, unlike several other studios of Hollywood's golden age, Universal still makes movies today.
610 20 $aUniversal Pictures (Firm)$xHistory.
600 10 $aLaemmle, Carl,$d1867-1939.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86075524
852 00 $bglx$hPN1999.U584$iD53 1997