The Warner Brothers: Michael Freedland

The story of four of the pioneers of the moving picture industry: Jack, Sam, Harry and Abe. For two generations, they personified Hollywood and the moguls who dictated the movie going habits of the world. The Children of poor immigrants from Tsarist Russia grew up to shape one of the wealthiest and most glamorous industries in the world. Jack Warner came to personify the cliché of the self-made tycoon. It was the Warners who brought sound to the cinema with the first 'talkie' - The Jazz Singer - then launched the musical and the gangster genre. This is also the story of the stars who became internationally famous through Warner Brothers' films. Illustrated with black and white photographs.