The Determining Role of Research in the Future of the Motion Picture

Byron Price

Years ago, when I was at college, I had to listen to many lectures I did not think I wanted to hear. Most of them turned out to be valuable lectures; some were interesting; a few were even entertaining. I cannot forget, however, my profound distaste for the speaker who began with a recitation of historical data, hastily collected from the opening pages of the college catalogue, which his listeners had read, studied, and lived with for months. Such a recitation usually gave notice of a talk which spanned more time than its subject matter deserved.

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1947-01
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Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J12738