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History of the American Cinema: Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939 (History of the American Cinema)

By Tino Balio

Book information

Publisher
Charles Scribners & Sons
Year
1993
ISBN
0684191156, 9780684191157
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5046643 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
496\457
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Advisory Board......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Contributors......Page 10 1. Introduction......Page 12 2. Surviving the Great Depression......Page 24 3. The Production Code and the Hays Office......Page 48 4. Feeding the Maw of Exhibition......Page 84 5. Technological Change and Classical Film Style......Page 119 6. Selling Stars......Page 152 Prestige Pictures......Page 187 Musicals......Page 219 The Woman's Film......Page 243 Comedy......Page 264 Social Problem Films......Page 288 Horror Films......Page 306 8. The B Film: Hollywood's Other Half......Page 321 9. The Poetics and Politics of Nonfiction: Documentary Film......Page 359 10. Avant-Garde Film......Page 395 Appendix 1. Variety's Top-Grossing Films......Page 413 Appendix 2. Major Academy Awards......Page 415 Appendix 3. Film Daily's Ten Best Films......Page 419 List of Abbreviations......Page 421 Notes......Page 422 Bibliography......Page 449

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