Hollywood Star Treatment
The development of cinematography from its primitive beginnings through emergence as a serious art form in the late 1920s. Film clips and interviews with veterans of the period like Karl Brown and George Folsey are highlighted.
Taken from Kevin Brownlow's 1968 book "The Parade's Gone By", the series captures the rise and fall of the silent era film industry. There are clips from the films and interviews with those who were involved.
Primary Title
- Hollywood
Secondary Title
Episode Title
- Star Treatment
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 25 July 1982
Start Time
- 16 : 40
Finish Time
- 17 : 30
Duration
- 50:00
Episode
- 11
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Taken from Kevin Brownlow's 1968 book "The Parade's Gone By", the series captures the rise and fall of the silent era film industry. There are clips from the films and interviews with those who were involved.
Episode Description
- The development of cinematography from its primitive beginnings through emergence as a serious art form in the late 1920s. Film clips and interviews with veterans of the period like Karl Brown and George Folsey are highlighted.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Motion picture industry--United States--History
- Silent films--History and criticism
- Motion pictures--Censorship--United States--History
Genres
- Documentary
- Entertainment
Hosts
- James Mason (Narrator)
Contributors
- Kevin Brownlow (Director)
- Kevin Brownlow (Producer)
- David Gill (Director)
- David Gill (Producer)
- Thames Television (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Motion picture industry--United States--History
- Silent films--History and criticism
- Motion pictures--Censorship--United States--History