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Carl Laemmle moves to America by…

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Purchasing a one way ticket from Germany to NYC as a teenager in 1884

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Where does Laemmle move after NY?

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Chicago, Illinois

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What industry did Laemmle work in prior to film?

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Clothing

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What technology fascinated Laemmle?

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The Kinetoscope

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What did Laemmle see on a converted storefront that intrigued him?

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A Nickelodeon

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What does Laemmle open in 1906?

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A Nickelodeon on Milwaukee Avenue called the White Front Theatre

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L.F.S. Acronym

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The Laemmle Film Service; goes on to become the largest distributor in the world

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M.P.P.C. Acronym

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Motion Picture Patent Company aka “The Trust,” a company created by Thomas Edison to monopolize distribution, production, and exhibition

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I.M.P.C. Acronym

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Independent Motion Picture Company; founded by Carl Laemmle in 1909 as a response to his refusal to pay Edison and the MPPC fees

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How does UFMC get its name?

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Legend has it Carl Laemmle looked out his window and saw a wagon reading “Universal Pipe Fittings” on the side and decided he wanted his company to encompass all kinds of films, hence the adoption of “Universal”

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What happens to IMPC in 1912?

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It merges with other companies and is renamed Universal Film Manufacturing Company

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U.F.M.C. Acronym

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Universal Film Manufacturing Company

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What does UFMC do in 1914?

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Purchases the Taylor Chicken Ranch in California and turns it into “Universal City”

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Universal’s 1st movie made on property?

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Damon and Pythias (1914); Director Otis Turner

-Tells the story of a Roman senator and the survival of his friendship with a Roman soldier

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March 15, 1914

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Official gala opening of Universal City; 2-day event celebrated by 20,000 people

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What did 25 Cent admission to Universal City get?

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Bleacher seating to watch silent film productions and a boxed lunch that included an egg from the Taylor Chicken Ranch

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What was Carl Laemmle credited with being the first person to create?

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  • Electrically lit stages for film
  • Enclosed stages
  • Stages for special effects
  • World’s only “Movieland Zoo”
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What were “Elephant Doors” created for?

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To move large animals into soundstages

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How does Universal attempt to appeal to rural audiences

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A full service contract with newsreels, shorts, features, and serials

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Give an example of a newsreel, short, feature, and serial

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21
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What is Universal’s first “talkie”?

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Melody of Love (1938)

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What was THE first talkie ever commercially distributed?

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Warner Brothers’ The Jazz Singer (1927)

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What is the first “foleyed” film?

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Show Boat (1929)

24
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What is significant about the 1929 film Show Boat

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It began as a silent film, but thanks to sound dubbing by Jack Foley it became the first known example of a “foleyed” film

25
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Who was Jack Foley?

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An assistant director that was so talented at sound faking that it became a common phrase to “foley” something

26
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What was the FIRST film to win an Oscar for Best Picture?

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Wings (1927)

27
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What was the first UNIVERSAL film to win an Oscar for Best Picture?

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All is Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

28
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Lon Chaney, Sr. also known as…

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The Man of 1,000 Faces

29
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What were two of Lon Chaney, Sr.’s biggest hits?

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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

30
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Which two Universal films make horror a popular genre?

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Frankenstein (1931)

Dracula (1931)

31
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Why does the horror genre save Universal during The Great Depression?

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Since they can reuse set pieces, the films are very low budget and high profit

32
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Who is brought in as Universal’s president in 1938?

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Nathaniel Blumberg

33
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Which comedy duo was a big hit in the 1940’s and what genres did Universal connect them with to great success?

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello; comedy and horror

34
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What does Universal’s 1946 merge with International Pictures do to the company?

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  • Rename to Universal International
  • Higher quality films become the norm
  • Movie ticket prices increase
35
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What happens in the 1950’s that almost causes Universal-International to go out of business?

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Decca Records purchases their controlling interests, and overproduces so many films that profits diminish quickly

36
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What movies did Universal release in the 1950’s?

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It Came from Outer Space (1953)
The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Tarantula (1955)

37
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What movies did Universal release in the 1940’s?

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The Black Cat (1941)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

38
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What movies did Universal release in the 1930’s?

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Frankenstein (1931)
Dracula (1931)
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

39
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M.C.A. Acronym

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Music Corporation of America; the company that purchases Universal’s 367 acre lot and Uni-International’s controlling rights (in 1962)

40
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When does MCA acquire the controlling rights of Universal International and how?

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In 1962 they purchase Decca Records, which gives them the controlling rights of Uni-Int

41
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What happens in 1964?

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The company changes it’s name to MCA-Universal

Lew Wasserman becomes president and reinstates the studio tour dropped in the 1920s for budgetary contraints

42
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What shows was Universal producing in the 1960’s?

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Leave it to Beaver

The Munsters

43
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Which young directors did Uni sponsor in the 1970’s and what films were they making?

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George Lucas: American Graffiti (1973)
Steven Spielberg: The Sugarland express (1974)
John Landis: Nation Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)

44
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What does MCA-Universal announce in the 1980’s?

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Plans to duplicate their studio tour in Orlando, Florida at a park called “Universal Studios Movieworld”

45
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What films did Universal make in the 1980s?

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Blues Brothers (1980)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Scarface (1983)
Back to the Future (1985)

46
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What movies did Universal make in the 1970s?

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American Graffiti (1973)
The Sugarland Express (1974)
National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)

47
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What was the first film produced on property at USF?

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Ron Howard’s Parenthood (1989)

Shot at SS 20 and other locations around Orlando

48
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Where did Nickelodeon Studios usually record and what was their first production?

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SS 18

Super Sloppy Double Dare

49
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What movies did Universal release in the 1990s?

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Backdraft (1991), Ron Howard
Jurassic Park (1993), Steven Spielberg
Schindler's List (1993)
The Lost World (1997)
The Mummy (1999)
50
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What movies did Universal release in the 2000s?

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The Grinch (2000)
Fast and Furious (2001)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
King Kong (2005)

51
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What movies did Universal release in the 2010s?

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Despicable Me (2010)
Jurassic World (2015)
Green Book (2018)
52
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What non-profit organization in Beverly Hills oversees the Academy Awards?

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAs)

53
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What are some of Universal’s Best Picture wins?

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Schindler’s List (1993)
The Sting (1973)
Green Book (2018)
All is Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

54
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What movies did Universal release in the 1960s?

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To Kill A Mockingbird (1963)
The Birds (1963)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Sweet Charity (1969)

55
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What movies did Universal release in the 1970s?

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