- 1Chapter I — Eleven East Fourteenth Street
- 2Chapter II — Endings and Beginnings
- 3Chapter III — Climacteric — An Earthquake and a Marriage
- 4Chapter IV — Young Ambitions and a Few Jolts
- 5Chapter V — The Movies Tempt
- 6Chapter VI — Movie Acting Days — And an “If”
- 7Chapter VII — D. W. Griffith Directs His First Movie
- 8Chapter VIII — Digging In
- 9Chapter IX — First Publicity and Early Scenarios
- 10Chapter X — Wardrobe — And a Few Personalities
- 11Chapter XI — Mack Sennett Gets Started
- 12Chapter XII — On Location — Experiences Pleasant and Otherwise
- 13Chapter XIII — At the Studio
- 14Chapter XIV — Mary Pickford Happens Along
- 15Chapter XV — Acquiring Actors and Style
- 16Chapter XVI — Cuddebackville
- 17Chapter XVII — “Pippa Passes” Filmed
- 18Chapter XVIII — Getting On
- 19Chapter XIX — To the West Coast
- 20Chapter XX — In California and on the Job
- 21Chapter XXI — Back Home Again
- 22Chapter XXII — It Comes to Pass
- 23Chapter XXIII — The First Two-Reeler
- 24Chapter XXIV — Embryo Stars
- 25Chapter XXV — Marking Time
- 26Chapter XXVI — The Old Days End
- 27Chapter XXVII — Somewhat Digressive
- 28Chapter XXVIII — “The Birth of a Nation”
When the Movies Were Young
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