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"The author is clear and candid. . . . A readable, thought-provoking analysis."--Choice
1. "Master Showmen of the World":
Prehistory and the Formation of the Company
2. "It's RKO--Let's Go":
The Brown-Schnitzer-LeBaron Regime (1929-1931)
3. "Failure on the installment plan, a ticket at a time":
The Aylesworth-Kahane-Selznick Regime (1932-1933)
4. "All this is very distressing to me":
The Aylesworth-Kahane-Cooper Regime (1933-1934)
5. "He feels the company is unsettled":
The Aylesworth-McDonough-Kahane Regime (1934-1935)
6. "An awfully long corner":
The Spitz-Briskin Regime (1936-1937)
7. "Plaything of industry":
The Spitz-Berman Regime (1938)
8. "The company's best interest":
The Schaefer-Berman Regime (1939)
9. "Quality pictures are the lifeblood of this business":
The Schaefer-Edington Regime (1940-1941)
10. "Crossing wires":
The Schaefer-Breen Regime (1941-1942)
Appendix: "The Whole Equation of Pictures"
Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Overview
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