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Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Peter Brosnan Research on the 1923 Ten Commandments film, 1923-2006

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5905 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains papers and audiovisual materials collected by Peter Brosnan for his research on Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 Ten Commandments film, which was filmed in the Guadalupe Dunes in California and excavated by Brosnan during his Lost City project. Includes audiotapes, videocassettes, 16mm film reels, interview transcripts, biographical research either typed or printed from the internet, press articles and clippings about the 1923 film, photographs, negatives, and notes. Interviews are with...
Dates: 1923-2006

Peter Brosnan research on the 1956 Ten Commandments film, approximately 1956-2022

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5905 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains papers and audiovisual materials collected by Peter Brosnan for his research on Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 Ten Commandments film, which was filmed on location in Egypt and Mount Sinai. Includes audiotapes, videocassettes, 16mm film reels, biographies either typed or printed from the internet, press articles and clippings about the 1956 film, an original lobby card for the film, and research notes. Materials dated 1956 to 2022.

Dates: approximately 1956-2022

Ernest B. Schoedsack sound recordings

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227605794]
Identifier: MSS 5792
Scope and Contents

Collection includes two compact discs with sound recordings made by Ernest B. Schoedsack during the 1960s. Includes a narration of the wreck of the schooner Wisdom II by Schoedsack, and a recorded letter to a Mr. Turner in Texas. The letter has several narrative voices in addition to Schoedsack, including Ruth Rose and Robert Armstrong. Dated approximately 1960s.

Dates: approximately 1960s