Dream Factory
Season 2 Episode 4 | 23m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode explores the career of Lois Weber, a filmmaker who rose to greatness.
Los Angeles is often identified with Hollywood, but there's more to the entertainment industry than its facade of movie stars and blockbuster films. This episode explores the career of Lois Weber, a filmmaker who rose to greatness in a nascent film industry that welcomed women into leadership positions; as well as a Central Casting Bureau that capitalized on the city's segregated ethnic enclaves.
Lost LA is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal
Dream Factory
Season 2 Episode 4 | 23m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Los Angeles is often identified with Hollywood, but there's more to the entertainment industry than its facade of movie stars and blockbuster films. This episode explores the career of Lois Weber, a filmmaker who rose to greatness in a nascent film industry that welcomed women into leadership positions; as well as a Central Casting Bureau that capitalized on the city's segregated ethnic enclaves.
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Central Casting: Extras and Ethnicities
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In 1925, Hollywood studios joined together and formed the Central Casting Bureau. (10m 37s)
When Women Called the Shots: Hollywood's Female Filmmakers
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The early film industry was a creative Wild West, open to anyone with means to exploit it. (11m 59s)
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Lost LA is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal