Project Gutenberg 2002-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 86 Wilson, Harry Leon 1867 1939 Merton of the Movies Produced by Charles Franks, Ralph Zimmermann, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, and David Widger "Merton of the Movies" by Harry Leon Wilson is a novel likely written during the early 20th century, which captures the aspirations and struggles of a young man seeking fame in the film industry. The story revolves around Merton Gill, who yearns to become a successful actor and escape his mundane life as a clerk in a small-town emporium, where his day is filled with drudgery and scorn from his employer. The opening portion of the book introduces Merton's dual life as both a clerk and an aspiring movie star, where imagination runs wild amidst the banality around him. It sets the stage with a dramatic scene where Merton, channeling the character Buck Benson, envisions himself in thrilling movie plots, juxtaposed against the reality of his work in a small-town store. His encounters with townspeople, particularly with the formidable Gashwiler, his boss, and the supportive Tessie Kearns, hint at Merton’s dreams and aspirations that clash sharply with his current circumstances. This blend of humor, drama, and longing quickly draws the reader into Merton's world, enticing those interested in tales of ambition and the entertainment industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Motion picture industry -- Fiction Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 770117 770118 2024-10-02T08:44:34.254585 2023-10-02T07:53:46.357979 text/html text/html 799490 2021-01-27T08:41:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 272829 2021-01-27T08:41:37 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 344602 2024-10-02T08:44:43.291573 application/epub+zip 355378 2024-10-02T08:44:36.398591 application/epub+zip 355378 2024-10-02T08:44:35.101583 application/epub+zip 590583 2024-10-02T08:44:48.873542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554653 2024-10-02T08:44:42.461574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533187 2022-09-02T10:20:08.720474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667527 667431 2024-10-02T08:44:33.057643 2023-10-02T07:53:45.331979 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 678346 2016-11-20T12:32:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 260050 2016-11-20T12:36:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 667353 2015-05-26T11:35:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258706 2015-05-26T11:35:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21574 2024-10-02T08:44:49.004520 application/rdf+xml 11959 2024-10-02T08:44:35.646580 image/jpeg 3167 2024-10-02T08:44:35.373580 image/jpeg 334564 2024-10-02T08:44:34.318610 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia