
The Brothers Warner
It is not the challenge of dollars...
...it is the challenge of ideals and ideas.
If the producers of pictures
see only the dollar...
...then I believe those production efforts
will fail.
This is Harry Warner.
With three of his brothers, he founded
and ran Warner Bros. for over 50 years.
They did this with no education,
a huge amount of chutzpah...
...and the belief as long as they were told
they couldn't do something...
... they knew
they were on the right track.
To me, Harry Warner was just Grandpa...
... the guy who loved nothing more than
riding me around on the tractor at his ranch.
Grandpa passed away when I was 10...
...following a long struggle
within the family business.
The last time I saw him, he was bedridden
in an antiseptic-smelling room.
His eyes moved to take me in.
He smiled as his hand took mine.
He tried to speak but no words came.
His grip tightened.
Something special
I squeezed back.
A promise was made.
It wasn't until years later...
... that I would realize the magnitude
and meaning of that moment.
As a kid, I often went to the studio lot.
As long as the red light wasn't flashing...
...I could go into any sound stage
and watch the magic happening.
Cut it. Let's move in
on a close shot here.
It was better than going to the circus.
It was a place of wonder, a kingdom
and a factory of dreams and creativity...
...being fashioned by my grandfather
and his brothers.
Today, the family business
has been reincarnated into another body.
A corporation that's part
of an even bigger corporation...
... that's part
of an even bigger corporation.
In other words, a conglomerate.
So does anyone even know
who the original Warner brothers were?
Can people possibly imagine that this huge
company was once run by an actual family?
People with a story, a past, a passion
and a purpose?
I decided to find out.
When I say "Warner Bros.,"
What comes to mind?
-Bugs Bunny.
-I like Bugs Bunny.
Cartoons.
Do you think there were actual brothers,
or that Warner Bros. is just a brand name?
I don't know. I don't know.
I don't know. I'm sorry.
I have no clue. Why do I care?
- I think it's just a brand name.
- It's just a brand name.
If there were brothers,
what do you think their names were?
I wanna say Anthony.
I'll go with Mike and Charlie
because I got no idea.
Homer.
Oscar and Stanley.
Diego?
I don't know, Time Warner?
And AOL Time Warner, I would think.
When I say the name Warner Bros.,
what's the first thing that comes to mind?
Jack Warner.
If one does remember
the brothers, they remember Jack.
He was the last man standing.
pretty much left the other brothers out.
The truth is,
they were a phenomenal team...
...that built an empire on a dream
and revolutionized Hollywood...
... while making the most classic,
relevant movies of their time.
- I reserved a table. Victor Laszlo.
- Yes, Mr. Laszlo, right this way.
Warner Bros. had a definite stamp
to their films.
That'll learn you to sit up
and hold onto this.
The lean, hard, look of Warner Bros.
It's gritty and it's tough.
They were interested in issues of prejudice,
of ethnicity.
Your money's no good here.
Come on, let's go.
You too.
Hold on a minute.
Warner Bros. by far
was known in Hollywood...
...as a studio with a social conscience.
Warner Bros. had a motto...
...to educate, entertain and enlighten.
If there was a champion
for a patriotic way of life...
...it was Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. was America.
You could not have a Harry
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