Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel »

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This comprehensive career study of pioneering film producer Mack Sennett also details his studio and his works. A detailed filmography covers the more than 1,000 films produced, directed, written by, or featuring Sennett between 1908 and 1955, including casts, credits, synopses, production and release dates, locations, cross-references of remade stories and gags, footage excerpted in compilations, identification of prints existing in archives, and other information. The book also contains biographies of several hundred performers and technical personnel connected with Sennett.

Preface and Acknowledgments 1

Pt. I Mack Sennett and the Movies: A Historical Overview

Introduction to Part I 7

1 From Broadway to Biograph: Mack Sennett at the Biograph Company 14

2 Creating a Legend: The Keystone Film Company in the Mutual Years 25

3 One Point of the Triangle: Keystone Joins the Triangle Film Company 56

4 On His Own: The Paramount-Mack Sennett Comedies 86

5 The Feature Film Quest: Associated Producers and Associated First National 109

6 Back on Two-Reels: The Sennett-Pathe Years 128

7 Learning to Talk: Mack Sennett and Educational Pictures 184

8 The Last Hurrah: Sennett and Paramount Publix 208

9 Taking Early Retirement: The Post-Studio Years 222

Pt. II Mack Sennett Filmography

Introduction to Part II 245

The Biograph Company (1908-1912) 251

Keystone Comedies Released by Mutual (1912-1915) 265

Keystone Comedies Released by Triangle (1915-1917) 322

Paramount-Mack Sennett Comedies Released by Famous Players-Lasky (1917-1921) 348

Mack Sennett Comedies Released by Associated Producers and Associated First National Pictures (1921-1922) 369

Mack Sennett Comedies Released by Pathe (1923-1929) 377

Mack Sennett Comedies Released by Educational (1928-1932) 432

Mack Sennett Comedies Released by Paramount Publix (1932-1933) 451

Feature Films Produced by Mack Sennett (1914-1932) 460

Other Mack Sennett Film Credits, and Appearances on Broadway, Radio and Television 469

Theatrical Compilation Films Featuring Mack Sennett Footage 473

Pt. III Biographies of Keystone and Mack Sennett Studio Personnel

Introduction to Part III 481

Performers 483

Creative and Technical Personnel 556

OtherNotable Personnel 586

Chapter Notes 599

Bibliography 602

Index 605