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Two Kinds of Failures Plague Early Film Makers
The article surveys major film flops and occasional hits, noting that big city successes often fail in small towns. It cites Charles Ray, D W Griffith, Chaplin, Valentino, Fairbanks, Lasky, and Pola Negri, detailing notable losses and the public’s differing tastes across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oest
Moving Pictures
Chares Ray
Miles Standish
Ray
Chas. Ray
Standish
New England States
Lic
Charlie
D. W. Griffith
David Wark Griffith
Griffith
America
Richard Barthelmess
Dorothy Gish
Carol Dempster
Miss Dempster
Charlie Chaplin
Paris
Chaplin
Rodolph Valentino
Rajah
Rodolph
Douglas Fairbanks
Thief of Bagdad
Fairbanks
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Hollywood
Jesse L. Lasky
Mr. Lasky
Pola Negri