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Scope and Contents
The Everybody's Acting sub-series (1926-1960) include black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of production stills, a continuity outline, and administrative and financial records pertaining to the film's production. The production stills portray scenes throughout the film from beginning to end. Financial records detail production costs for actors, employees, set design, and equipment. There is also correspondence from 1960 requesting to find the film's original copyright documentation.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Biographical / Historical Note
After Marshall A. Neilan wrote, directed, and produced Everybody’s Acting in 1926, Howard Hughes acquired all rights to the film in 1927 through The Caddo Company. Everybody's Acting premiered on November 8, 1926 and stars an ensemble cast, including Betty Bronson, Ford Sterling, Louise Dresser, and Lawrence Gray. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film tells the story of an orphaned girl adopted by an acting troupe. After the failure of Swell Hogan (1926), Everybody's Acting became Hughes' first properly distributed and moderately successful film.
Sources:
Porter, Darwin. Howard Hughes: Hell’s Angel. New York: Blood Moon Productions, Ltd., 2005.
Barlett, Donald L. and James B. Steele. Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1979.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged chronologically.