Ben Gilbert: belief

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…Yeah. I mean, back then it was like you could go to the movie theater. Or you could go see a live show, ballet or opera, or a sporting event, a baseball game, or you go to the movie theater. That's it. And when you go to the theater, it was a bundle. I mean, yeah, you were there for a production, but I think the point you're trying to make is there were also these cartoons with gags. There were newsreels. There was the feature you're there to see, but it's sort of this bundle of, "All right, let's see what the theater has in store for me today." Yeah, exactly. So this survey of theater managers, only 23% of respondents say that they show cartoons as part of the bundle and that their audiences like it, which is by far the lowest of any of the other filler options. So Laugh-o-grams can't really find a market outside of their local popularity in Kansas City. And in 1923, the company goes bankrupt and shuts down. And Walt is now this sort of 1.5 times disgraced entrepreneur here in Kansas City, back when—…

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