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When the movies were young

by Linda Arvidson

Chapters (28)

WHEN THE MOVIES WERE YOUNG: CHAPTER I ELEVEN EAST FOURTEENTH STREET 0:00
CHAPTER II ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS 10:31
CHAPTER III CLIMACTERIC—AN EARTHQUAKE AND A MARRIAGE 19:45
CHAPTER IV YOUNG AMBITIONS AND A FEW JOLTS 30:41
CHAPTER V THE MOVIES TEMPT 40:50
CHAPTER VI MOVIE ACTING DAYS—AND AN “IF” 52:37
CHAPTER VII D. W. GRIFFITH DIRECTS HIS FIRST MOVIE 1:04:08
CHAPTER VIII DIGGING IN 1:15:24
CHAPTER IX FIRST PUBLICITY AND EARLY SCENARIOS 1:29:11
CHAPTER X WARDROBE—AND A FEW PERSONALITIES 1:41:55
CHAPTER XI MACK SENNETT GETS STARTED 1:50:48
CHAPTER XII ON LOCATION—EXPERIENCES PLEASANT AND OTHERWISE 1:56:56
CHAPTER XIII AT THE STUDIO 2:09:13
CHAPTER XIV MARY PICKFORD HAPPENS ALONG 2:22:39
CHAPTER XV ACQUIRING ACTORS AND STYLE 2:36:23
CHAPTER XVI CUDDEBACKVILLE 2:47:00
CHAPTER XVII “PIPPA PASSES” FILMED 3:04:49
CHAPTER XVIII GETTING ON 3:15:21
CHAPTER XIX TO THE WEST COAST 3:28:10
CHAPTER XX IN CALIFORNIA AND ON THE JOB 3:45:44
CHAPTER XXI BACK HOME AGAIN 4:12:47
CHAPTER XXII IT COMES TO PASS 4:29:01
CHAPTER XXIII THE FIRST TWO-REELER 4:37:31
CHAPTER XXIV EMBRYO STARS 4:54:00
CHAPTER XXV MARKING TIME 5:03:57
CHAPTER XXVI THE OLD DAYS END 5:22:52
CHAPTER XXVII SOMEWHAT DIGRESSIVE 5:42:45
CHAPTER XXVIII “THE BIRTH OF A NATION” 5:59:44

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Narrator: Grace — American Narrator (en-US)
Length: 6 hr 17 min
Language: English
Added: October 7, 2026
Source ebook: Project Gutenberg
License: Public domain