CONTENTS

Welcome

Dedication

Foreword

Introduction

From Magic Lantern to Moving Pictures: The Technology of Film

The Early Years: 1893-1914

The Business of Film

Genres

The Art of Film

The Stars

Promotion and the Press

The Directors

International Cinema

Sound and Color

Epilogue: Film Preservation and Restoration

Acknowledgments

Afterword by James H. Billington

Bibliography

Photo Credits and Permissions