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.