Hollywood has never been short on tough talk. Yet the people who worked for Carl Laemmle did not first describe him as ruthless, or even as a visionary. They called him Uncle Carl. The nickname stuck because it felt true. In a trade that rewarded sharp elbows and secrecy, Laemmle built a studio culture that moved on warmer fuel that incorporated loyalty, small human courtesies, and an almost old world sense that business works best when people f…
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