| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I. | Eleven East Fourteenth Street | [1] |
| II. | Endings and Beginnings | [8] |
| III. | Climacteric—an Earthquake and a Marriage | [14] |
| IV. | Young Ambitions and a Few Jolts | [22] |
| V. | The Movies Tempt | [29] |
| VI. | Movie Acting Days—and an “If” | [37] |
| VII. | D. W. Griffith Directs His First Movie | [45] |
| VIII. | Digging In | [53] |
| IX. | First Publicity and Early Scenarios | [62] |
| X. | Wardrobe—and a Few Personalities | [71] |
| XI. | Mack Sennett Gets Started | [77] |
| XII. | On Location—Experiences Pleasant and Otherwise | [82] |
| XIII. | At the Studio | [90] |
| XIV. | Mary Pickford Happens Along | [99] |
| XV. | Acquiring Actors and Style | [108] |
| XVI. | Cuddebackville | [115] |
| XVII. | “Pippa Passes” Filmed | [127] |
| XVIII. | Getting On | [134] |
| XIX. | To the West Coast | [143] |
| XX. | In California and on the Job | [155] |
| XXI. | Back Home Again | [173] |
| XXII. | It Comes to Pass | [184] |
| XXIII. | The First Two-reeler | [190] |
| XXIV. | Embryo Stars | [201] |
| XXV. | Marking Time | [208] |
| XXVI. | The Old Days End | [221] |
| XXVII. | Somewhat Digressive | [234] |
| XXVIII. | “The Birth of a Nation” | [245] |