Harry, albert, sam, jack the warner brothers turned a storefront that used a sheet for a screen into a dream factory rooted in the credo of educate, entertain and enlighten. Amazon pulls warner bros movies from sales as trade. If you love cagney and bogart and thousands upon thousands of character actors, you are treating yourself badly by not owning a copy of this tome. Thomson takes us through the rise of the studios shaky beginnings to its ascent to the pinnacle of hollywood popularity. I can imagine only one thing more pleasurable than reading this book.
From the prizewinning jewish lives series, behind the scenes at the legendary warner brothers film studio, where four immigrant brothers transformed themselves into the moguls and masters of american fantasy warner bros charts the rise of an unpromising film studio from its shaky beginnings in the early twentieth century through its ascent to the. When it all shook out the folks who supported harry, the oldest brother, hated jack warner. Cass has not only honored her grandfathers legacy with this work, shes also paid homage to one of the guiding principles of the four warner brothers who founded the studio by producing a film that will educate, entertain and enlighten audiences. Filmmaker cass warner sperling explores the story of her grandfather harry warner and his three brothers abe, sam, and jack, who forever changed the face of. The brothers warner documentary the brothers warner documentary the brothers warner is a wellmade, fascinating documentary.
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