The Story Teller: Benjamin Brodsky and His Epic Travelogue, A Trip Through China (1916)
[Foreword]
Benjamin Brodsky: A Film Mogul or a Showman?
The Production of A Trip Through China (1912-1915)
A Cross-Cultural Presentation
Shanghai as an Embodiment of the Semi-Colonial Status of China
One City, Two Lives: The Chinese as a Dramatic Mirror to the West
The Life Inside of the Walled Chinese City
The Street Portraits
Life Outside the Walled Chinese City
Shanghai International Volunteers: The Colonial Armies and Their Administrators
Horse Races: The Celebration of Modern Leisure
Vulgarity vs. Respectability
The Return Gaze of the Chinese
Audiences in the United States
George S. Kaufman’s Cross-Cultural Perception of Early Chinese Cinema
Conclusion
Benjamin Brodsky: A Film Mogul or a Showman?
The Production of A Trip Through China (1912-1915)
A Cross-Cultural Presentation
Shanghai as an Embodiment of the Semi-Colonial Status of China
One City, Two Lives: The Chinese as a Dramatic Mirror to the West
The Life Inside of the Walled Chinese City
The Street Portraits
Life Outside the Walled Chinese City
Shanghai International Volunteers: The Colonial Armies and Their Administrators
Horse Races: The Celebration of Modern Leisure
Vulgarity vs. Respectability
The Return Gaze of the Chinese
Audiences in the United States
George S. Kaufman’s Cross-Cultural Perception of Early Chinese Cinema
Conclusion