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August 7, 1928
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
Fox Film Corporation signs New York theatrical producer Albert Lewis and 21 directors, authors, and actors for Movietone productions, marking a major shift from legitimate theater to talkies.
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Talkies Recruit
Theater Members
By United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Albert
Lewis, New York theatrical producer and 21 directors, authors and actors have been signed by the Fox
Film corporation to work in Movietone productions-the first major
raid made by talkies into the legitimate theatrical field.
Eugene Walter, Tom Barry, Edwin
Burk, Edmond Joseph and Dave
Stamper are the writers signed by
Fox.
Among the actors are Chic Sale,
Clark and McCullough, Lumsden
Hare, Gilbert Emery, Clifford
Dempsey, Sylvia Field, Ben Holmes,
Arnold Lucy, Helen Twelvetrees and
Paul Fung.
Donald Gallagher, Marcel Silver,
Earl Lewis, McGill and Charles Judels were among the directors signed.
"An entertainment revolution is
in progress," Lewis said. In a
short time dramatists will be writing for the screen and adapting
their works for stage production.
Theater Members
By United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Albert
Lewis, New York theatrical producer and 21 directors, authors and actors have been signed by the Fox
Film corporation to work in Movietone productions-the first major
raid made by talkies into the legitimate theatrical field.
Eugene Walter, Tom Barry, Edwin
Burk, Edmond Joseph and Dave
Stamper are the writers signed by
Fox.
Among the actors are Chic Sale,
Clark and McCullough, Lumsden
Hare, Gilbert Emery, Clifford
Dempsey, Sylvia Field, Ben Holmes,
Arnold Lucy, Helen Twelvetrees and
Paul Fung.
Donald Gallagher, Marcel Silver,
Earl Lewis, McGill and Charles Judels were among the directors signed.
"An entertainment revolution is
in progress," Lewis said. In a
short time dramatists will be writing for the screen and adapting
their works for stage production.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Talkies
Theater Recruitment
Fox Film
Movietone Productions
Entertainment Revolution
What entities or persons were involved?
Albert Lewis
Eugene Walter
Tom Barry
Edwin Burk
Edmond Joseph
Dave Stamper
Chic Sale
Clark And Mccullough
Lumsden Hare
Gilbert Emery
Clifford Dempsey
Sylvia Field
Ben Holmes
Arnold Lucy
Helen Twelvetrees
Paul Fung
Donald Gallagher
Marcel Silver
Earl Lewis
Mcgill
Charles Judels
Where did it happen?
New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Albert Lewis
Eugene Walter
Tom Barry
Edwin Burk
Edmond Joseph
Dave Stamper
Chic Sale
Clark And Mccullough
Lumsden Hare
Gilbert Emery
Clifford Dempsey
Sylvia Field
Ben Holmes
Arnold Lucy
Helen Twelvetrees
Paul Fung
Donald Gallagher
Marcel Silver
Earl Lewis
Mcgill
Charles Judels
Location
New York
Event Date
Aug. 7
Story Details
Fox Film Corporation signs theatrical producer Albert Lewis and 21 others from theater to work in Movietone talkie productions, signaling a revolution where dramatists will write for screen and adapt for stage.