Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE SOUL OF THE MOVING PICTURE

[_See p. 93_]

THE SOUL OF THE MOVING PICTURE

BY
WALTER S. BLOEM

_AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION FROM THE GERMAN_

BY
ALLEN W. PORTERFIELD

NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY
681 Fifth Avenue

Copyright, 1924

By E. P. Dutton & Company

_All Rights Reserved_

PRINTED IN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

Introduction ix

CHAPTER PAGE

I. Tools of the Trade 1

II. Texts 19

III. Tricks 32

IV. The Scene 40

V. The Setting 72

VI. The Poet 95

VII. The Compass of Poetry 110

VIII. Film Adaptation 144

IX. The Path to Art 153

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

SCENE FROM

The Nibelungs _Frontispiece_

FIGURE FACING PAGE

1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 6

2 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 14

3 The Stone Rider 20

4 The Stone Rider 28

5 The Nibelungs 34

6 Destiny 42

7 The Children of Darkness 48

8 Algol 60

9 Dr. Mabuse: The Great Unknown 64

10 Golem 70

11 Golem 78

12 Destiny 84

13 Sumurun 100

14 Madame Dubarry 108

15 Anne Boleyn 114

16 Dr. Mabuse: The Great Unknown 122

17 A Doll’s House 130

18 Vögelöd Castle 138

19 Destiny 146

20 The Nibelungs 152

21 The Nibelungs 160