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early cinematography

While looking for some information online recently, I came across a link to my
Great Uncle Mutz Greenbaum.
As he has been dead for 40 years, I couldn't imagine why his name would be on the internet.
I never really knew him, but I heard talk of him from my grandmother all the time.
I always remembered him because I liked the unique name, "Mutz"

I followed the link online and the next thing I knew I had unearthed a treasure trove.
It turns out that Mutz was a cinematographer of some renown from the 1930s
until his death in the late 60s. Looking at www.IMDB.com I found out that
he made his first 70 or so films in Berlin
before moving to Britain and making another
70 or so films there.

It turns out that his father, my great grandfather, Jules, was in the IMDB
as well, as he was also in the film industry.
Along with being a producer and owner of a large film studio,
he in fact also invented one of the first "machines" to marry sound and video together.
He is credited as having one of the earliest precursers to the modern day "talkies"
He worked in Germany from the turn of the century until the 30s.

I am utterly amazed that I knew none of this.
Upon finding the information, I scoured my home here for boxes of old photos
that had been passed to me as people died
but that I'd never really looked through.
I was amazed to find photos of old movie sets both from the silent era as well as more modern times. Actually, I was just plain
blown away. I'm now trying to get many of the photos online so I can get some help identifying
what I am looking at.

All of these people are from my mother's side of the family and sadly there is no one alive
from her family anymore to help me fill in details.
What is particularly touching and exciting to me is the family legacy of photography
which I knew absolutely nothing about.
It seems from looking at all the photos, that cameras were in my blood.
So it is that I will do my best to recreate the story of this side of my family.
I would be so grateful for any help anyone can give me to identify people or places or possibly even the movies depicted in these photos.

THANK YOU!

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amy		16-Dec-2007 23:28
Great pictures ... They really are like looking back into history.

Eric Herbelin		28-Mar-2007 06:38
great, hank for sharing.

Marjan Schavemaker		15-Jun-2006 08:08
Great gallery!

Guest		16-Mar-2006 12:27
wow, it´s so interesting to go through these wonderful classic old shots, they have a special beauty and character, nice to see this work.

Cheryl Hawkins		25-Jan-2006 05:51
What a fantastic legacy!

Guest		22-Dec-2005 05:07
Thank you for scanning and sharing these with us. Wish you the best of luck on getting as much info about these photos as you can!

shatterbug		21-Dec-2005 02:58
I'm blown away by these images, they're great! Good luck on your quest!

Sharon Rogers		20-Dec-2005 15:02
Can't help you Lisa, but I wanted to say how absolutely wonderful it must be for you to have found this connection.

John		19-Dec-2005 15:47
These are pieces of amazing history. Your great uncle was the cinematographer/filmographer of apparently 136 films. In his later years was credited as Max Greene (or Green). He was producer of 2 films. His last movie was Heavens Above starring Peter Sellers. This info was found at:http://imdb/com/ This should be very fun for you. John

Guest		19-Dec-2005 05:57
Absolutely amazing! Wow... you must be ecstatic to have these shots. I'd say contact the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) http://www.mpaa.org/) and see if they have an archives division who might be able to help out. If nothing else, they might like a copy of the pictures.

ricecake		19-Dec-2005 05:04
These are great. I love the woman with the cigarette holder and huge rose in her hair and the man with the twisted cigar. So cool. Hope you find names for these people.

Gayle P. Clement		19-Dec-2005 04:48
Such an incredible treasure! It's really fun to look at these.

Karen Leaf		19-Dec-2005 02:47
You hit the jackpot. Looking forward to seeing what you can find.

Jim Ross		18-Dec-2005 21:31
What a great find... Looking forward to seeing the gallery grow.... Jim..

Ray :)		18-Dec-2005 18:41
These are wonderful. You need to post your request in the various movie forums that exist, and even on the PBase forum. Wish I could help, but I am pretty ignorant in the world of movies. Cheers!

caveman_lee		18-Dec-2005 16:31
Although I know nothing about these photos (too young), I am sure that they are great film photos. You have really discovered a great treasure. The ancestry_4 is really an excellent shot. Thanks for sharing.

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