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Book SynopsisOffers a vibrant portrait of race in early cinema.
Trade ReviewThoroughly researched and crisply written. . . The first book-length work on Norman, Lupack's monograph clearly delineates the Norman Company's importance . . . [Richard E. Norman and Race Filmmaking's] most profound contribution lies, perhaps, in how it illuminates the fraught economics of race filmmaking . . . .
* Journal of American History *
Lupack's book provides a wealth of archival information about this vibrant moment in film history . . . . [This] is a solid contribution to regional film studies and race film business practice, and will appeal to scholars, students, and film-buffs alike.
* Black Camera *
Table of ContentsForeword by Michael Martin
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: A New Vision of Opportunity
1. Race Matters: The Evolution of Race Filmmaking
2. "Have You Talent?": Norman's Early Career
3. "Not a White Man in the Cast": Norman's Early Race Films
4. "Taking Two Hides From the Ox": The Bull-Dogger and The Crimson Skull
5. "A Risky Experiment": Zircon and Regeneration
6. "You Know We Have the Goods": The Flying Ace and Black Gold
7. "It Takes a Darn Good One to Stick": Norman's Later Career
Afterword
Appendix 1: Shooting Script: The Green Eyed Monster
Appendix 2: Shooting Script (Fragment) and Scenario: The Bull-Dogger
Appendix 3: Shooting Script: The Crimson Skull
Notes
Index
