CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Eleven East Fourteenth Street | 1 |
| II. | Endings and Beginnings | 8 |
| III. | Climacteric—an Earthquake and a Marriage | 14 |
| IV. | Young Ambitions and a Few Jolts | 22 |
| V. | The Movies Tempt | 29 |
| VI. | Movie Acting Days—and an "If" | 37 |
| VII. | D. W. Griffith Directs His First Movie | 45 |
| VIII. | Digging In | 53 |
| IX. | First Publicity and Early Scenarios | 62 |
| X. | Wardrobe—and a Few Personalities | 71 |
| XI. | Mack Sennett Gets Started | 77 |
| XII. | On Location—Experiences Pleasant and Otherwise | 82 |
| XIII. | At the Studio | 90 |
| XIV. | Mary Pickford Happens Along | 99 |
| XV. | Acquiring Actors and Style | 108 |
| XVI. | Cuddebackville | 115 |
| XVII. | "Pippa Passes" Filmed | 127 |
| XVIII. | Getting On | 134 |
| XIX. | To the West Coast | 143 |
| XX. | In California and on the Job | 155 |
| XXI. | Back Home Again | 173 |
| XXII. | It Comes to Pass | 184 |
| XXIII. | The First Two-reeler | 190 |
| XXIV. | Embryo Stars | 202 |
| XXV. | Marking Time | 208 |
| XXVI. | The Old Days End | 221 |
| XXVII. | Somewhat Digressive | 234 |
| XXVIII. | "The Birth of a Nation" | 245 |
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