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Series I. The Caddo Company, Incorporated, 1922 to 1965

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Caddo Company, Incorporated series (1922-1965) is comprised of twelve sub-series containing film production and corporate records.

The first two sub-series contain materials related to two films that predate the formation of The Caddo Company, Incorporated as a production company, Swell Hogan (1926) and Everybody's Acting (1926), financed by Howard Hughes. The remaining sub-series represent the nine films produced under the Caddo banner and general corporate records.

Materials within each film sub-series include advertising and publicity, administrative, censorship, distribution, editing, financial, legal, and production and direction records, as well as film soundtracks and screenplays. Types of materials include of ledgers, correspondence, storyboard images, sheet music, and original scores, as well as film, direction, set, and production stills. Corporate records consist of newspaper clippings, administrative correspondence, actor and distribution contracts, and financial reports.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Transcript of interview with Ed Collins by Steve Smith, March 15, 1981.

Date

1981-03-15

Archival Collection

Description

On March 15, 1981, Steven L. Smith interviewed Edward A. Collins (born on March 16th, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois), at the Dunes Hotel and Country Club. Collins relocated to Nevada in 1955. The interview covers gender equality in the field of culinary arts in Las Vegas. Collins describes the changes he saw take place in culinary over the years. He also discusses Bugsy Siegel’s impact and influence on the emergence of big shows in the hotels on the Strip. Among other jobs, Collins worked as a captain in a showroom at the Frontier Hotel. He discusses Las Vegas before and after Howard Hughes and Bob Maheu appeared on the scene.

Text

Photograph of second XF-11 plane lifting off, April 4, 1947

Date

1947-04-04

Description

Photograph of a second XF-11 lifting off, April 4, 1947.

Image

Photograph of Dick Hannah at a press conference, Los Angeles, March 19, 1972

Date

1972-03-19

Description

Dick Hannah, official spokesman for Howard Hughes, talks to the media during a press conference, March 19, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. Hannah and two unidentified media members are seated around a table.

Image