The Early History of a Major Live Theater operator: Warner Bros

TOPIC: The Early History of a Major Live Theater operator: Warner Bros.

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• This is my outline, if it is useful:

1. Warner Brothers family history
   • The four brothers that wanted to get started in the film industry
     • Harry, Albert, Sam, & Jack

2. How did the brothers get themselves into the new booming industry at the time?
   • Established a nickelodeon in Newcastle, Pa. in 1905
   • Expanded into film distribution business in 1907
   • Warner Bros. motto — “Educate, Entertain, and Enlighten”

• Warner Brothers Successes
  • They produced their first full-scale pictures (1918)
    • “My Four Years in Germany” – $1.5 million
  • Purchased property
    • Warner Bros. West Coast Studio was born
  • Their successes with their musical and film
    • “ The Jazz Singer”
      • First major talking picture, not first sound film
      • Vita-phone was introduced
        • Sam Warner – Strongest supporter of the technology

4. The Warner Bros. struggles and what happened to them
   • Sam Warner died
   • Forced to divide the company due to the government’s Consent Decree
     • Jack sold off most of the studio’s pre-1950 library of classic films for just $21 million
   • Harry and Albert retired – sold their shares – Jack lost interest and retired
     • Jack secretly bought his brothers’ shares through a consortium
       • Became the sole head of the studio – brothers never forgave him
     • Harry died after 1958 – Jack didn’t attend his funeral
   • Name changed to “Warner Communications Inc. (1971)
     • Merged with Time, Inc. ($18 billion merger)
       • Became one of the largest communications and entertainment companies in the world.

5. Conclusion: Warner Bros. continues to grow and prosper
   • Nine best picture Oscar winners
   • Biggest grossing hit
     • Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows, part.2
     • The Dark Knight
   • Known for their green-lighting mega-franchise
     • Lord of the Rings/ Hobbits/Sherlock Holmes/ Hangover, etc.

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