History
Here is recounted Charles Urban's life in film; from his roots in late 19th American salesmanship; pioneering days in the British film industry at the turn of the century; triumphing with the motion picture colour system Kinemacolor; battles over exhibiting propaganda films during the First World War; to his over-ambitious plans for educational films in America after the war.
- That Slick Salesman in the Silk Hat
Urban's career as a salesman in America, before discovering motion pictures in 1895 with the Kinetoscope - A View of Life
The invention and exploitation of the Bioscope, the film projector that first made Urban's name - A Good Solid British Name
Urban's management of the Warwick Trading Company, the premier British film company at the turn of the century - We Put the World Before You
Urban as independent producer in the 1900s with the Charles Urban Trading Company, Eclipse and Kineto - The Eighth Wonder of the World
Urban's greatest achievement, Kinemacolor, bringing natural colour motion pictures to the screen for the first time - The Motion Picture Object Lesson for America
Urban's controversial role in British filmed propaganda during the First World War - The Living Book of Knowledge
Urban's ill-fated promotion of educational films in post-war America - Broke to the World
Urban's final years in Britain, and his legacy