Coming early next year: 1926 to Present

Chapter 19

Crime. And Punishment. Sometimes: Swindlers, Cons and Thieves at the Movies

Lots of people wanted to break into the movies. It’s just that some of them weren’t actors.

Chapter 20

Judge and Jury: I Fought the Exchange and the Exchange Won

Trial by arbitration.

Chapter 21

War of the Danzs: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(s)

When John Danz held a grudge, he REALLY held a grudge…

Chapter 22

Sound and Vision: An Aural History of Talking Film in Washington

The first sound picture was The Jazz Singer? Think again…

Chapter 23

In a World of Wire: The Somewhat Painful Transition from Silent to Sound

The talkies as a chaos agent.

Chapter 24

Buster’s Last Stand: Silent Nights at the Granada Organ Loft

When the old becomes new again.  For a time.

Chapter 25

The Atlas Shrugs: The Rise, Fall, Rise and Fall of Seattle’s Most Unique Theatre

A silent era movie theatre makes the most of a second chance.

Chapter 26

The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea: William H. Harbeck and the Story of His Story

A cameraman, a ship, and a century-old mystery.

Chapter 27

Hollywood by the Sea: A New Tacoma, Through the Eyes of H.C. Weaver

Tacoma – the entertainment capital of the Northwest.  Almost.