Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography

by Aubrey Solomon

Book Overview

In 1929, Hollywood mogul William Fox (1879-1952) came close to controlling the entire motion picture industry. His Fox Film Corporation had grown from a $1600 investment into a globe-spanning $300 million empire; he also held patents to the new sound-on-film process. Forced into a series of bitter power struggles, Fox was ultimately toppled from his throne, and the studio bearing his name would merge in 1935 with Darryl F. Zanuck's flourishing 20th...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476666008
• ISBN13: 9781476666006
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher