Motion picture industry -- History

Scope and Contents Three volumes of McCurdy film registers. The first has a marbled cover pattern, is titled 'Pictures, Films Hire Charges and Gross Receipts' and is from 1929-1933. Inside is a handwritten reference by Angus McCurdy for a worker named Charles Richardson. The second has a dark green hard cover of which is marked "R and Ex, 1/4/1919 to 31/10/1925". LC transcribed that front cover wording and date range on the inside cover on January 8 1967. The third has a red hard cover that reads "2 June, 1928...

Summary of contents A collection of newspaper clippings, printed articles, printed web and database searches, handwritten notes and an excerpt from a script for “Graft”, a 1931 play about a group of reporters. The collection covers a range of topic but the most prominent themes are of progressivism, muckraking, the development of the film industry and social and political themes in early film, including the portrayal of race. Appears to focus on the journalists of Hugh C. Weir and Irvin Cobb. The publication...

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Contains some correspondence with David Turnbull along with a photocopied theatre programme from Napier that he has provided [see ‘Napier’ folder]. The programmes specifies the films shown at ‘The Gaiety’ and ‘The Majestic’ in Napier, from August 24, 1929 to March 9, 1932. The only indicated date of the correspondence is Wednesday 30th, month and year are unknown.

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A collection of newspaper clippings that discuss film industry economics and the social ideologies that film and television pioneer. Titles include ‘Television shows big business for tourism’, ‘Gritty realism in the wind for Shortland St’, ‘Little change to Cultural Affairs funds’, ''Inappropriate’ Broadcasting fees scrapped’ and ‘Bigger [Breasts] would be better, say Kiwi girls’. The publication date range is March – May 1999.

Scope and Contents A collection of handwritten notes, newspaper advertising, an Evening Post article about Angus McCurdy and a Tom Glover caricature of Angus McCurdy in various formats including the printer's copy, the original print and two photocopies. The newspaper advertising is for the production of "The Affairs of Anatole", Freelance, 22 February 1922, p 12. There is also an advertisement for the motion picture as a new form of literature, as asserted by Paramount Pictures, Freelance, 19 April 1922, p...

Scope and Contents A collection of handwritten notes, correspondence, movie advertisements and newspaper clippings. The correspondence is from Geoffrey Nye of New Zealand Picture Supplies Ltd. and is addressed to Angus McCurdy regarding payments and acquiring film programmes. Also included is a film programme for 'Mac's Movies' for the week following Saturday January 6, 1923. The newspaper clippings are also regarding 'Mac's Movies' and their screenings. The date range of the collection is c. 1913 - 1931, not...

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Contains the article of Les Cleveland, 'What They Liked: Movies and Modernity Downunder', Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 36, No. 4, Spring 2003, pp 756-779. Also includes a photocopy of the Tom Glover caricature of Angus McCurdy and the address of Paramount Pictures - Feature Films Limited (Paramount Service of New Zealand Limited), both undated.

Scope and Contents Contains a series of newspaper clippings, two issues of 'The South Wairarapa Sentinel', one issue of 'Leader', some handwritten biographical material on both Angus McCurdy and Mary Anne McCurdy, the latter of which is also accompanied by a portrait negative. the newspaper articles provide biographical detail of Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy, the later newspaper articles detail what remained of McCurdy's presence in Upper Hutt, such as his property or his legacy as mayor. Also included is an article...

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A collection of newspaper clippings, advertisements, printed articles and typed script. Details the history of New Zealand film, the government funding for the industry and New Zealand’s cinema-going culture. New Zealand productions discussed include ‘My Lady of the Cave’ (1922), ‘Broken Barrier’ (1952), ‘Once Were Warriors’ (1994), ‘Once Were Warriors 2’ (1999), ‘Greenstone’ (1999) and ‘Scarfies’ (1999). The publication date range is c. 1922-2007.