Titans: The Rise of Hollywood

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  E1

  Battling the Trust

  At the dawn of the 20th Century, immigrant entrepreneur Carl Laemmle looks to cash in on America's growing fascination with moving pictures; but as he starts to build an industry, he comes up against a powerful cartel headed by Thomas Edison.

  2022-08-16 · 51m
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  E2

  Escape from New York

  Edison's stranglehold on the moving picture industry forces Laemmle and his band of renegade filmmakers to flee to Cuba, but not before he signs a promising young actress named Mary Pickford.

  2022-08-16 · 50m
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  E3

  Rise of the Studios

  To outdo his rivals, Laemmle builds a massive film factory in Hollywood called Universal City.

  2022-08-16 · 50m
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  E4

  Sin City

  As Hollywood goes from a dusty farm town to a bustling metropolis, the balance of power has shifted in favor of the stars. Now titans like Paramount’s Zukor are forced to pay huge contracts to top actors to keep them happy.

  2022-08-23 · 51m
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  E5

  The Talkies

  By 1925, Zukor’s Paramount Pictures, Laemmle’s Universal Pictures, and Mayer’s MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country. But the luckless Warner Brothers have stumbled upon a breakthrough technology that could shift the balance of power once again - sound.

  2022-08-30 · 51m
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  E6

  Fall of the Moguls

  The Warners' film 'The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that 'talkies' are here to stay. And every other titan has to spend millions to convert their studios over to sound.

  2022-09-06 · 50m
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Top cast

James M. Reilly

Adolph Zukor

Christina Leonardi

Mary Pickford

David Davino

Carl Laemmle

Grant Masters

Narrator Adolph Zukor

Eric Rolland

William Fox

Sonia Satra

Eve Leo Fox

Kyle Minshew

Jeremiah Kennedy