by Black, Malcolm; Zukor, Adolph; Black, Alexander
VHS / 1938

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TitleAlexander Black : grandfather of picture plays
Item typeVHS
Alternate titleGrandfather of picture plays
Author(s)
  • Black, Malcolm
  • Zukor, Adolph
  • Black, Alexander
ImprintUnited States [s.n.], 1938
LanguageEnglish
URLLink to original record
NotesPacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.
Physical description1 videocassette of 1 (11 min. @ 18 fps) (Digital Betacam NTSC) : si., b&w and col. ; 1/2 in.

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Date text: 
1938
Author: 
Black, MalcolmZukor, AdolphBlack, Alexander
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[s.n.]
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Millenium MARC Record: 
LEADER 00000ngmaa2200433Ka 4500 001 681749576 003 OCoLC 005 20101117112024.0 007 vf mzahou 008 101117s1938 xxu011 vleng d 035 (PFA-FILM)19569 040 CUY|beng|cCUY 245 00 Alexander Black :|bgrandfather of picture plays |h[videorecording] /|cdirected by Adolph Zukor and Malcolm Black. 246 30 Grandfather of picture plays 257 Country of production 260 United States :|b[s.n.],|c1938. 300 1 videocassette of 1 (11 min. @ 18 fps) (Digital Betacam NTSC) :|bsi., b&w and col. ;|c1/2 in. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only.|5CBPF. 520 A family collaboration between Alexander Black and his son Malcolm, this film frames an excerpt from Adolph Zukor's 1919 Paramount Screen Magazine film The evolution of the picture play, made on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Black's first picture play performances, with 1938 Kodachrome footage of Alexander Black addressing the camera and reading a 1919 letter from Zukor affirming Black's status as a cinema pioneer. 538 Digital Betacam NTSC. 600 10 Black, Alexander,|d1859-1940. 650 0 Silent films|zUnited States|xHistory. 655 7 Shorts.|2mim 655 7 Documentaries and factual works.|2mim 690 Silent films. 700 1 Black, Malcolm,|edirection. 700 1 Zukor, Adolph,|d1873-1976,|edirection. 700 1 Black, Alexander,|d1859-1940. 730 02 Evolution of the picture play. 941 0 PFA 0504-01-14223. PFA collection acquisition scene-to- scene transfer of 16 mm. at Colorlab with funds from 2007 NFPF Partnership Grant. 946 PFA 0504-01-14223. INV record created 2010/05/17 by js; MIN record created 2010/11/16 by sw. 956 pfsw 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140309 994 C0|bCUY