Appendix 3 – 1911 1 The Image of the Journalist in Silent Film, 1890 to 1929 Part One: 1890 to 1919 Appendix 3: Annotated Bibliography 1911 Encoded Films 121 to 186 Joe Saltzman Professor of Journalism and Communication Director of the Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture (IJPC) A Project of the Norman Lear Center Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
[email protected] with Liz Mitchell Senior Research Associate Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture (IJPC) Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
[email protected] Although many of the silent films featuring journalists have been lost forever, a fairly accurate picture emerges through reviews and commentaries about the films when they first appeared on the screen. Publications referred to include The Moving Picture World1, Motion Picture News,2 Exhibitor’s Herald,3 Motography,4 The Film Daily (Wid’s Daily),5 Variety,6 New York Times,7 Billboard8, New York Clipper,9 Picture-Play Magazine,10 The Bioscope11 as well as other publications including Edison Catalog and Biograph,12 Thanhouser,13 Reel Life (Mutual Film Corporation).14 Descriptive critics15 offer detailed plot and character summations that often rival a viewing of the film itself in addition to capturing the mores and prejudices of the time. Three key references used throughout are the Internet Movie Database (IMDb – imdb.com),16 “the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content,” the American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films (afi.com), 17 and the online IJPC Database of the Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture Project.18 These comprehensive databases were used in resolving conflicts involved in decisions concerning inclusion, date and genre determination, spelling and other details.