CHAPTER VI PIONEER DAYS OF THE MOVIES 105 CHAPTER VII WHAT MAKES GOOD PICTURES GOOD 121 CHAPTER VIII HOW GOOD CAN A PICTURE BE? 136 CHAPTER IX AMERICAN MOVIES ABROAD 156 CHAPTER X MOVIES OF TO-MORROW 173 ILLUSTRATIONS Getting Ready to take a Scene “On Location” _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Making use of a “Real” Incident 18 The Scene the Audiences Saw 19 Roping an Auto Bandit 28 Taking “Close-Ups” on a Moving Auto 29 A Movie “Miniature” 36 A Snow Scene Made of Salt 37 “Shooting” a Tramp on a Moving Train 40 A Closer View of the Preceding “Take” 41 Getting Thrills with a Balloon 48 An Old Whaling Ship Refitted to Make a New Movie 49 Capsized by a Real Whale 60 Aiding Nature by a Skilful Fake 60 Real Danger on the High Seas 61 The Second Step to Safety 61 A Douglas Fairbanks “Set” used in “The Three Musketeers” 64 How a Movie “Set” is Made 65 Applying the Mysteries of “Make-Up” 68 A Typical Movie “Interior” 69 Staging a Movie Prize-Fight 69 How a Motion Picture Interior is Made 72 Engine Trouble on a Dakota Prairie 73 When the Hero is the Captain of a Steam Shovel 73 Douglas Fairbanks as D’Artagnan in “The Three Musketeers” 78 Another Scene from “The Three Musketeers” 79 Filming an Old Engineer on a Fast-Moving Locomotive 86 Another Railroad Scene 87 Getting a Comedy Close-Up for a Laugh 92 A “Location” where Reflectors are Essential 93 Where Scenic Beauty is Required 104