FILM TV 106A Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Marcus Loew, Greta Garbo, Loews Cineplex Entertainment
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Nicholas schenck: preside(cid:374)t of loe(cid:449)(cid:859)s i(cid:374)(cid:272, seldom put names on movies. Irving thalberg: head of production, seldom put names on movies. Producer arthur freed: runs mgm musical circuit, organizes wizard of oz. Mgm was the only company to always show a profit throughout the depression. Fought this (cid:449)ith (cid:862)all-star (cid:373)o(cid:448)ies(cid:863: kinda like avengers infinity war, where they just cram as many stars as they can into a movie. Clark gable was one of the biggest mgm stars. Mickey rooney: #1 male at box office for two years. Mgm (cid:449)as(cid:374)(cid:859)t as (cid:449)ell positio(cid:374)ed duri(cid:374)g (cid:862)(cid:271)oo(cid:373)(cid:863) ti(cid:373)es due to their s(cid:373)aller theatre chains. Hanna & barbera cartoons: would turn into the first giants of television animation after they left mgm, flintstones, jetsons, scooby doo. Darryl f. zanuck: started as successful writer at warner bros, quit warner bros during salary cut. Joseph schenck: produ(cid:272)er i(cid:374) (cid:858)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)s, manager of united artists, leaves united artists after disagreements.
