PICTORIAL BEAUTY ON THE SCREEN
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From The Covered Wagon. The rich variety of light and shadow in this scene, combined with the simple strength of the moving pattern, makes it one of the most charming sections in a remarkable photoplay. See [pages 9], [66] and [140].
PICTORIAL BEAUTY
ON THE SCREEN
BY
VICTOR OSCAR FREEBURG, Ph.D.
AUTHOR OF “THE ART OF PHOTOPLAY MAKING,” AND
“DISGUISE PLOTS IN ELIZABETHAN DRAMA.”
WITH A PREFATORY NOTE
By Rex Ingram
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1923
All rights reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Copyright, 1923,
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1923.
To
JAMES CRUZE
Because the Various Types of Pictorial Beauty Described in this Book May Be Seen Richly Blended with Epic Narrative and Stirring Drama in “The Covered Wagon,” a Cinema Composition That Will Live