Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. A Note on the Illustrations XIII
6. 1. Introduction: Vidor times Four 1
7. 2. Hollywood versus America 9
8. 3. 1913 to 1925 "Into the Vale of Soul Making" 19
9. 4. 1925 to 1928 "Silent and Amazed" 59
10. 5. 1929 to 1935 "Looking Forth on Pavement and Land" 95
11. 6. 1935 to 1944: "Through Dim Lulls of Unapparent Growth" 172
12. 7. 1945 to 1955 "Sing the Body Electric" 235
13. 8. 1956 to 1959 "Where the Technicolored End of Evening Smiles" 300
14. 9. Envoi 315
15. Notes 325
16. Filmography 333
17. Select Bibliography 363
18. Index 367