Postcard of Pancho Villa and Mutual Film Corp employees unknown location 1914-2013
by David Lee Guss
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Postcard of Pancho Villa and Mutual Film Corp employees unknown location 1914-2013
Artist
David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Villa with his soldiers, employees of the Mutual Film Corp and a collection of rifles. Carl von Hoffman, Mutual photographer is in light-colored sweater, unnamed interpreter for cameraman is in business suit and overcoat, General Villa, Colonel Trinidad Rodriguez, and a cameraman for Mutual Film Corporation, unknown location, 1914-2013.
"In 1916, Charlie Chaplin became the highest paid entertainer in the world when he signed a contract with Mutual for a salary of $670,000 per year. Mutual built Chaplin his very own studio and allowed him total freedom to make twelve two-reel films during this fruitful twelve-month period. Chaplin subsequently recognized this period of film-making as the most inventive and liberating of his career, although he also had concerns that the films produced were increasingly formulaic during the length of his contract. "
Mutual ceased production in 1919. The firm is best remembered today for their Chaplin short films.
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