{"product_id":"american-film-studios-an-historical-encyclopedia-mcfarland-classics","title":"American Film Studios: An Historical Encyclopedia (McFarland Classics)","description":"The business of filmmaking began with the Thomas Edison Studio in West Orange, New Jersey. Many studios have come and gone since then. From the little guys like feisty Mark Dintenfass and his 1905 \"Actophone\" unit (an unlicensed Pathe camera furtively grinding out films in defiance of the Motion Picture Patents Company) to heavyweights like Samuel Goldwyn and M-G-M, 66 studios of all sizes and specialties are covered in this book. The culmination of many years of exhaustive research, these detailed histories discuss films, stars, successes, and catastrophes. Numerous rare photographs are included.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0786413255\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0786413255.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Fernett, Gene\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42762051485757,"sku":"BVV.0786413255.A","price":19.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0786413255-0.jpg?v=1764710118","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/american-film-studios-an-historical-encyclopedia-mcfarland-classics","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}