"1906-1995" . . "Film industry." . . "PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism" . . "Universal Pictures (Firm)" . . "Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939." . . "Universal Pictures (Firm) History." . . "Geschichte." . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . "City of dreams : the making and remaking of Universal Pictures" . "In February 1906 Carl Laemmle, German immigrant and former clothing store manager, opened his first nickelodeon in Chicago. He quickly moved from exhibition to distribution and soon entered the realm of film production. A master of publicity and promotions, within ten years \"Uncle Carl\" had moved his entire operation to southern California, founded a city, and established Universal Pictures as one of the major Hollywood studios. His son took over in 1929 and the quality of the Universal product improved. In time Universal found its niche in horror films featuring Karloff and Lugosi, comedies starring Abbott and Costello and W.C. Fields, and low-budget musicals. But Carl Laemmle, Jr. proved less adept than his father at empire building. Eventually he was forced out by financial difficulties, opening the way for a string of studio heads who entered and exited one after another." . "In February 1906 Carl Laemmle, German immigrant and former clothing store manager, opened his first nickelodeon in Chicago. He quickly moved from exhibition to distribution and soon entered the realm of film production. A master of publicity and promotions, within ten years \"Uncle Carl\" had moved his entire operation to southern California, founded a city, and established Universal Pictures as one of the major Hollywood studios. His son took over in 1929 and the quality of the Universal product improved. In time Universal found its niche in horror films featuring Karloff and Lugosi, comedies starring Abbott and Costello and W.C. Fields, and low-budget musicals. But Carl Laemmle, Jr. proved less adept than his father at empire building. Eventually he was forced out by financial difficulties, opening the way for a string of studio heads who entered and exited one after another."@en . "City of dreams the making and remaking of Universal Pictures"@en . . . "Horror films. Deanna Durbin musicals. Francis the talking mule. Ma and Pa Kettle. Ross Hunter weepies. Theme parks. ET. Apollo 13. These are only a few of the many faces of Universal Pictures. In February 1906 Carl Laemmle, German immigrant and former clothing store manager, opened his first nickelodeon in Chicago. He quickly moved from exhibition to distribution and to film production. A master of publicity and promotions, within ten years \"\"Uncle Carl\"\" had moved his entire operation to southern California, founded a city, and established Universal Pictures as one of the major Hollywood stu."@en . "City of Dreams"@en . . "City of dreams : the making and remaking of Universal pictures" . . . . . . . . . . . . "City of dreams the making and remarking of universal pictures" . "City of Dreams the Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures"@en . . . . . . . . "History"@en . "History" . . . . . . . . "cinéma américain (Etats-Unis) Universal Pictures (Etats-Unis) 1925 / 1997." . . . . "BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Industries Media & Communications." . . "TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Telecommunications." . .