In the office of 'Famous Players,' I met Mr. Adolphe [sic] Zukor, the president of the organization. 'Everywhere the public take most kindly to three sorts of film – comedy, intimate drama, and spectacle, the last corresponding to the circus. The ‘bestseller' is not always good art, but I would draw your attention to the fact that the latest list of the season's 20 American ‘best sellers' includes works by Sinclair Lewis, Galsworthy, Arlen, Ferber, Gibbs, and E. M. Forester. And we are not afraid of classics – for this firm is shortly going to film Conrad's ‘Lord Jim.' When we did Peter Pan, we took a big risk. We paid more for it than has ever been paid for the film rights of a play. We try to keep in touch with our public and its needs everywhere.' -Robert Nicols in The Times.
Headline
Future of the Cinema: Mr. Adolphe [sic] Zukor - Business and Idealism
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Publication Date
1925-10-10
- Publication Year
1925
Page
6
Key Person
Film Projector / Film(s)
Peter Pan
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Actors
George Ali
Director
Herbert Brenon
Writer
J.M. Barrie (play)
Country
USA
Released
1924-12-29
Runtime
105 min
Genre
Adventure
Language
None
Plot
Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.
Awards
1 win.
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