The Cinema Century – August 23, 1919

One century ago this week, the August 23, 1919 edition of “Moving Picture World” reported on a strike called by Actors’ Equity, the collective bargaining organization representing stage actors. The strike dealt a serious blow to management in the “legitimate” theater, but had little or no effect on motion picture production. Movie actors at the …


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