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Everybody's Business in 1930s Film Empire Rise
The article profiles Harley L. Clarke of Chicago who built Utilities Power & Light and then transformed theater supply into General Theatres Equipment. It traces his shift into film with Dr. F. R. Moulton, his acquisition of theater suppliers, and his role in Fox film corporation and Fox theaters, framing him as a dominant industry figure. It also discusses foreign debt shifts, Hoover balance concepts, and a broader view of newspaper securities and evolving media capitalism.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
General Theatres Equipment Corporation, Inc
Harley L. Clarke
Chicago
Utilities
Power & Light Corporation
American
London
Scotland
England
F. R. Moulton
University of Chicago
Clarke
Simplex
Powers
Mr. Clarke
National Theaters Supply Company
William Fox