Ward 47: “Essanay Studios: Chicago and the Dawn of Movies”

“In the beginning,” there was Argyle Street and Oscar Micheaux and a Hollywood ancestor they called Chicago. Adam Selzer narrates this brief retrospective on the days when Essanay Studios was rolling out reel after reel to our rolling globe.
Created By: Raymond Fox & Philip R. Smith
Cinematography on Location By: Nikolaj Sorensen
Produced By: Nikolaj Sorensen
Edited By: Philip R. Smith
Featuring & With Narration By: Adam Selzer
Sound By: Raymond Fox & Adam Selzer
COVID Safety Officer: Harper Rothschild
Special Thanks: Arkey Adams, Kareem Bandealy, Christie Fall, Bill Savage, Josh McCammon, Adam Selzer, St. Augustine College
Read More: Flickering Empire: How Chicago Invented the U.S. FIlm Industry by Adam Selzer & Michael Glover Smith
Originally produced by Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, IL in September 2022.

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Very informative. Unfortunately how the sound track overwhelms the narration is outrageous.