Author:
Lupack, Barbara Tepa, author.
ImprintIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Descriptionxv, 384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Note:Introduction : the sensation of the serial -- Seeking "old opportunity" -- Taking a parallel path -- Bringing Essanay's "Special Eastern" to Ithaca -- Taming and reframing Buffalo Bill -- Going independent -- Exploiting Elaine -- Extending the exploits -- Establishing roots in Renwick Park -- Unraveling Myra's mysteries -- Asking Beatrice -- Preparing for war -- Moving into feature filmmaking -- Staring into the eagle's eye -- Leaving Ithaca -- Heading west.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-368) and index.
Note:"Filmmakers Ted and Leo Wharton, whose serials became popular in the 1910s, established a model for incremental storytelling and holdover suspense still employed by filmmakers and television producers more than a century later."-- Provided by publisher.
