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THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO · DALLAS ATLANTA · SAN FRANCISCO
MACMILLAN & CO., Limited LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA MELBOURNE
THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd. TORONTO
From The Covered Wagon. The rich variety of light and shadow in this scene, combined with the simple strength of the moving pattern, makes it one of the most charming sections in a remarkable photoplay. See pages 9, 66 and 140.
PICTORIAL BEAUTY ON THE SCREEN
BY VICTOR OSCAR FREEBURG, Ph.D. AUTHOR OF “THE ART OF PHOTOPLAY MAKING,” AND “DISGUISE PLOTS IN ELIZABETHAN DRAMA.”
WITH A PREFATORY NOTE By Rex Ingram
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1923 All rights reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Copyright, 1923, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1923.
To JAMES CRUZE
Because the Various Types of Pictorial Beauty Described in this Book May Be Seen Richly Blended with Epic Narrative and Stirring Drama in “The Covered Wagon,” a Cinema Composition That Will Live