Adolph Zukor (1873-1976) was known as the "father of the feature film in America." From running penny arcades to creating Paramount Pictures Corporation, Zukor had a hand in the development of every aspect of the film industry. He worked at Paramount...

For many years, during the heyday of the indoor, single-screen facility, exhibitors focused on providing the public a quality movie-going experience, in terms of the films screened and the environment in which those films (1) were "consumed" (Valentine; Dombowsky; Jancovich and Faire). At...

"I am, have been, and will be only one thing--an American."--Charles Foster Kane "No sooner had I put my foot on American soil than I was a newborn person."--Adolph Zukor (1873-1976) Like most of the moguls, Adolph Zukor was short--5 feet,...