Charles Urban
Pioneering the Non-Fiction Film in Britain and America, 1897-1925
Distributed for University of Exeter Press
256 pages
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25 halftones
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6 x 9 1/5
Charles Urban examines the career and legacy of the eponymous Anglo-American film producer. Urban is a well known and crucial figure in early film history for his development of Kinemacolor, the world’s first successful natural color moving picture system. But Urban’s influence was even more far-reaching, according to Luke McKernan. As McKernan reveals, Urban’s deep belief in film as an educational tool led him to become an innovator of wartime propaganda. Based in material found in Urban’s own papers and a deep knowledge of early film, Luke McKernan has put together an accessible, exciting, and informative biography.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Note
Introduction
1 ‘That Slick Salesman in the Silk Hat’
2 We Put the World Before You
3 The Eighth Wonder of the World
4 The Motion Picture Object Lesson for America
5 The Living Book of Knowledge
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
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