a Tour of the Thomas H. Ince Studio (1924)
1924 · Silent film · 30 min
Synopsis
This silent film gives an insight into an average day at the Thomas H. Ince Studio in Hollywood. It shows all the essential elements in film production including artists, set designers, costume production, film editing, filming, and of course the different actors. Famous actors such as Lloyd Hughes, Louise Glaum, Douglas MacLean, and Hobart Bosworth are shown. It also heavily features Ince himself as he inspects the set but also some private shots of him together with his family.0:10 title “A tour of the Thomas H. Ince Studio”, 0:40 text introduction on Ince, 3:33 overview of the large studio complex, 4:16 lots of technicians preparing a set for filming followed by artisans doing the set design, 5:11 Ince directing the camera team while they are filming a romantic scene, 5:52 musicians playing in the background while a scene is being filmed, 6:50 carpenter plant with many carpenters cutting out set pieces, 7:16 set designers drawing blueprints for a set and comparing it with a model of the sketch, 8:14 Ince doing his morning exercises, 8:56 Ince with his son and wife, 9:10 Ince in a pool at his home, 9:40 Ince and his wife and kids, 9:59 Ince together with his production staff, 11:20 Lloyd Hughes and his brother throw a baseball to each other, 12:14 Hughes’ parents get into a car, 12:36 Enid Bennet waking up in her massive house, 12:58 Louise Glaum riding on a horse with her producer, 13:31 Douglas MacLean has breakfast while reading a newspaper, realizes the time, and runs…
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- Running time
- 30 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Waikiki Bar
- Lloyd Hughes
- Louise Glaum
- Douglas Mac
- Hobart Bosworth
- Enid Bennet
- Margaret Livingston
- The Catalina Grand Prix
- Mel Porter
- Stock Footage
