The BROTHERS WARNER (Film)

An intimate portrait of the four film pioneers who founded and ran Warner Bros. for over 50 years.

This is the inside story of the little known major player in the Warner Bros. studio legend, Harry Warner (Cass’ grandfather); honest Abe, visionary Sam, and volatile Jack—the original Hollywood independent filmmakers. This close-knit band of brothers proved in their pioneering efforts to use mass media to “educate, entertain, and enlighten” while being commercially successful. Their films were often produced from stories ripped from news headlines. It was Harry’s personal belief that, “Those who make a nation’s entertainment have obligations above and beyond their primary commercial objective, which is the box office.”

Their legendary scrappy rise from nothing, their overcoming of personal tragedies, and their battles are all woven together with the times they lived in. From opening their first storefront theater by hanging a sheet on the wall and borrowing chairs from a funeral parlor to creating one of the top studios in the world—four brothers built an empire on a dream and revolutionized Hollywood.

It’s written, directed and in the voice of Cass Warner Sperling, Harry Warner’s granddaughter. Their epic story includes never before seen photos and footage, and unfolds through the eyes of family members and those who personally knew them and experienced the Golden Years of Hollywood.

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The BROTHERS WARNER (Book)

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The BROTHERS WARNER (Book), formerly known as "Hollywood Be Thy Name: The Warner Brothers Story”, is the definitive family biography and intimate portrait of the four legendary Warner brothers. It unfolds and is told through the eyes of Harry Warner’s granddaughter, Cass Warner Sperling and in the voices of others who knew them.

This is the true inside story of head of the Warner studio and family Harry Warner, honest Abe, energetic Sam, and volatile Jack—the Warner Brothers—the original independent Hollywood pioneers. The Brothers Warner weaves together the saga of the family drama, the world they lived in, the reasons for their choices in films, and an epic game of power.

A rags-to-riches, moving tale is told of a legendary Hollywood family using personal recollections, family letters, and never-before-seen photos—93 in all. Interviewing cinematic style and present-tense voices of family members and former Warner brothers' associates, The Brothers Warner transports readers into their lives.

"Even in a town where fact often reads like lurid fiction, the Warner story remains special.… It is fascinating, with moments equally of revelation and melancholy."
– Charles Champlin, host of CHAMPLIN ON FILM

"...good interest to students of Hollywood history."
– Publishers Weekly

"Even though I spent seven years at the studio writing Casablanca, Sergeant York, The Letter and others, I learned things from this book I didn't know and never suspected."
– Howard Koch, screenwriter

"Not only the definitive story of a team of brothers… but a real inside look at what this business was built on."
– John Davis, film producer and Chairman of Davis Entertainment

Cass Warner Sperling is the daughter of Oscar-nominated producer/writer, Milton Sperling and the granddaughter of Harry Warner, President and Founder of Warner Bros. studio. Cork Millner is the author of Write from the Start (Simon & Schuster) and other books. Jack Warner Jr. is the author of Bijou Dream (Crown) and son of Jack Warner Sr., original head of production at Warner Bros. studio.