Thomas Ince and the Hearst "Coverup" (Fake News: Fact-Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 9)
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Ince is known as a maker of westerns, in part because the films he produced starring william s hart achieved international aclaim. In's production of westerns actually fell off after 19 14, when the wild west company broke ties with him and left hollywood. And from then on, the bulk of ins's output consisted of melodramas. Many of these films dealt with social issues such as poverty and the immigrant experience. Sometimes ine would stage one battle or crowd scene and allow multiple directors to film their own versions of it for use in their own movies. This was an innovation which eventually became standard. He made it standard that his productions would not proceed until a
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