Reminiscences of Harry Brandt : oral history, 1959.

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Reminiscences of Harry Brandt : oral history, 1959.

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Store-front movies circa 1915; movie theater advertising: heralds, window cards, publicity stunts; motion picture theaters: interiors, concessions, numbers; competition with studio-owned theater chains; effect of sound on motion picture business; racketeers in movie theater unions about 1931: Louis Lepke, Thomas E. Dewey and Commission on Organized Crime, 1935; censorship and establishment of motion picture code; opinions on different film genres, dislike of double features; distribution of movies from Communist countries; theater owner's court case against major studios.

Transcript: 69 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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