Almost Hollywood

The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida

Blair Miller

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Hamilton Books
10 April 2013

Films, movies & cinema; Cinema industry

Blair Miller tells the story of the motion picture industry as it developed in Jacksonville after the turn of the twentieth century. Almost Hollywood reveals the meteoric rise of Jacksonville in early silent films. Home to over thirty studios employing actors, directors, and stagehands, Jacksonville became touted as the “winter film capital of the world” by 1915. A myriad of factors contributed to Jacksonville’s rise and then fall by the mid 1920s. What were the reasons why Jacksonville missed out as the next mecca for filmmaking? Blair Miller tells the story through primary sources from that remarkable period.

By: Blair Miller
Imprint: Hamilton Books
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 151mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 195g
ISBN: 9780761859956
ISBN 10: 0761859950
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 10 April 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Timeline Chapter 1: Mayor Bowden, Politics and the Movie Industry Chapter 2: Kalem Company, Inc. Chapter 3: Lubin Motion Picture Company Chapter 4: Vim Comedy Company Chapter 5: Amber Star Company and the Eastern Film Company Chapter 6: King-Bee Film Corporation Chapter 7: Eagle Film Company Chapter 8: Thanhouser Company Chapter 9: Klever Pictures, Inc. Chapter 10: Klutho Studios Chapter 11: Other Studios Chapter 12: What Happened to the Dream of Making Jacksonville into what Hollywood, California Ultimately Became? Bibliography Index

Blair Miller has had a lifelong interest in silent film comedies. His previous book, American Silent Film Comedies: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios and Terminology (1995), is considered a reference in the field. He currently lives in Rochester, New York.

Reviews for Almost Hollywood: The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida

What caused this abrupt reversal of fortune forcing the film industry out of Jacksonville and into Hollywood? To answer this question, Blair Miller has resurrected the forgotten story of the rise and fall of the motion picture industry in Jacksonville. He provides us with a compelling view into the intriguing political climate, social issues, and global events that contributed to Jacksonville’s meteoric rise and fall that took place in just a few short years. Through painstaking research, compilation of contemporary news articles, and personal research in Jacksonville’s archives, he reveals this story by recounting the history of a dozen or so studios, including Thanhouser, which bet on Jacksonville as the next mecca for filmmaking, while weaving through it the political maneuverings of civic leaders who forfeited Jacksonville’s chance at becoming what we know today as Hollywood. -- Ned Thanhouser, president, Thanhouser Company Film Preservation, Inc.