03277cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000320012624500310015826400510018930000470024033600260028733700260031333800360033950000310037550507610040650802090116752013100137653400710268665300480275785600720280585600430287799900190292068850UtSlPG20260610134606.0mcr n260607r20221925utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a25019076  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aArvidson, Linda,d1884-194910aWhen the movies were young 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-08-270 aEleven East Fourteenth Street -- Endings and beginnings -- Climacteric; an earthquake and a marriage -- Young ambitions and a few jolts -- The movies tempt -- Movie acting days; and an "if" -- D. W. Griffith directs his first movie -- Digging in -- First publicity and early scenarios -- Wardrobe; and a few personalities -- Mack Sennett gets started -- On location—experiences pleasant and otherwise -- At the studio -- Mary Pickford happens along -- Acquiring actors and style -- Cuddebackville -- "Pippa passes" filmed -- Getting on -- To the west coast -- In California and on the job -- Back home again -- It comes to pass -- The first two-reeler -- Embryo stars -- Marking time -- The old days end -- Somewhat digressive -- "The birth of a nation".  aTim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"When the Movies Were Young" by Linda Arvidson is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the early days of the film industry, focusing on the experiences of David W. Griffith, one of its pioneering directors, and his wife Arvidson herself as she reflects on their life together in the burgeoning world of cinema. The memoir offers an insider's perspective on the struggles and triumphs of those who contributed to shaping modern filmmaking.  At the start of the memoir, the author describes the significant cultural shift as motion pictures began to take hold in early 1900s America, particularly in their New York City studio at Eleven East Fourteenth Street. The narrative sets the scene in an old brownstone filled with nostalgia and change, contrasting the glamorous social gatherings of the past with the burgeoning chaos of the film industry. Arvidson introduces her husband, David Griffith, detailing his journey from a struggling actor to a prominent director while capturing the challenges and changes they faced as pioneers in the film world. The opening invites readers into the rich history of early cinema, inviting them to witness both the exhilaration and the trials that defined this transformative era in entertainment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1925  aMotion pictures -- United States -- History4 uhttps://archive.org/details/whenmovieswereyo00arvi/page/n9/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68850  c109654d109654