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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450768503321

Autore

Shindler Colin <1949, >

Titolo

Hollywood in crisis : cinema and American society, 1929-1939 / / olin Shindler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996

ISBN

1-134-85046-8

9786610137787

1-134-85047-6

1-280-13778-9

0-203-99105-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Cinema and society

Disciplina

302.23/43/0973

Soggetti

Motion picture industry - California - Los Angeles - History

Motion pictures - Social aspects - United States

Motion pictures and history

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-251) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; GENERAL EDITOR'S PREFACE; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 SNAPSHOT; 2 TROUBLE IN PARADISE; THE BLUE EAGLE; 4 THE SWIMMING POOL REDS; 5 FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN; 6 THE HAYS OFFICE; 7 THE LEFT-HANDED ENDEAVOUR; 8 CRY OF THE CITY; 9 GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND GOOD PICTURE-MAKING; 10 BLACK FURY; 11 FOREIGN AFFAIRS; 12 SNAPSHOT; FILMOGRAPHY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

A detailed study of the workings of the American film industry during the 1930's. Schindler illustrates how the studios helped to foster ideas of social unity and patriotism.