{"product_id":"silent-serial-sensations-barbara-tepa-lupack-9781501748189","title":"Silent Serial Sensations: The Wharton Brothers and the Magic of Early Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first book-length study of pioneering and prolific filmmakers Ted and Leo Wharton, \u003ci\u003eSilent Serial Sensations\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating account of the dynamic early film industry. As Barbara Tepa Lupack demonstrates, the Wharton brothers were behind some of the most profitable and influential productions of the era, including \u003ci\u003eThe Exploits of Elaine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Myra\u003c\/i\u003e, which starred such popular performers as Pearl White, Irene Castle, Francis X. Bushman, and Lionel Barrymore. Working from the independent film studio they established in Ithaca, New York, Ted and Leo turned their adopted town into \"Hollywood on Cayuga.\" By interweaving contemporary events and incorporating technological and scientific innovations, the Whartons expanded the possibilities of the popular serial motion picture and defined many of its conventions. A number of the sensational techniques and character types they introduced are still being employed by directors and producers a century later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Tepa Lupack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501748181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501748189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2020","brand":"Barbara Tepa Lupack","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986900844799,"sku":"9781501748189","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86d2554f-173a-495e-b809-ca8a60ec4071.jpg?v=1683285829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/silent-serial-sensations-barbara-tepa-lupack-9781501748189","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}