| Title: |
Reminiscences of John Cromwell
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A56
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Popular Arts Project, Part I
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| Description: |
Early film-making in Hollywood, especially transition from silents to sound; technical practices, cameramen, studio heads and film writers; effect of the Motion Picture Production Code and box office on film content; blacklisting in Hollywood; independent producer and diminished role of studios; discussion of "Tom Sawyer," "Of Human Bondage," "Anna and the King of Siam," and "The Goddess."
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 45 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1958 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Cromwell, John, 1887-1979
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1887
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| Speaker occupation: |
Actor; Director; Producer
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| Age at speaking: |
71
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| Document date: |
1958
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| Interviewer: |
Franklin, Joan; Franklin, Robert
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Actors; Motion picture industry; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion pictures
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Cromwell, John, 1887-1979
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018340-13783
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