Marcus Loew (1870-1927), the New York, born son of Jewish immigrants from Austria is the Loew behind Loew’s Theaters.
Beginning in 1905 with penny arcades in New York and Cincinnati, Loew’s, Inc., became one of the mightiest exhibition companies.
Buddy Ebsen was originally supposed to play the Tin Woodsman in The Wizard of Oz (1939). He left the picture when he had an allergic reaction to the makeup. He was replaced by Jack Haley.
Director John Ford’s (1895-1973) real name was Sean Aloysius O’Feeney.
Emily Torchia, an MGM publicist in the Culver City office, came up with the slogan “Gable’s Back and Garson’s Got Him”. The slogan referred to Adventure (1945), Clark Gable’s first movie after his discharge from the army during World War II. The movie also starred Greer Gar-son. Torchia won a bonus of $250 for the…
Rope (1948) was Alfred Hitchcock’s first film in color.
Jack Nicholson was born in Neptune, New Jersey, in 1937.
The Life of an American Fireman (1903), by Edwin S. Porter (1869-1941), was the first movie to rely heavily on film editing. Porter was the first person to piece together strips of film containing different scenes in order to tell a story. Before Porter, most movies were shot in one take from one camera position.