Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-368) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : the sensation of the serial -- Seeking "old opportunity" -- Taking a parallel path -- Bringing Essanay's "Special Eastern" to Ithaca -- Taming and reframing Buffalo Bill -- Going independent -- Exploiting Elaine -- Extending Elaine -- Establishing roots in Renwick Park -- Unraveling Myra's mysteries -- Asking Beatrice -- Preparing for war -- Moving into feature filmmaking -- Staring into The eagle's eye -- Leaving Ithaca -- Heading west.
Summary:
"Filmmakers Ted and Leo Wharton, whose serials became popular in the 1910s, established a model for incremental storytelling and holdover suspense still employed by filmmakers and television producers more than a century later"-- Provided by publisher.
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