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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456351303321

Autore

Spaner David

Titolo

Dreaming in the rain [[electronic resource] ] : how Vancouver became Hollywood North by Northwest / / David Spaner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2003

ISBN

1-282-46721-2

9786612467219

1-55152-305-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

384.80971133

384.80973

Soggetti

Motion picture industry - British Columbia - Vancouver Metropolitan Area - History

Motion pictures - British Columbia - Vancouver Metropolitan Area - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

contents; Foreword 11; 1 Baby Pictures 15; 2 Last Days 27; 3 The People Versus Larry Kent 35; 4 The Sixties 47; 5 The Decline of West Coast Civilization 63; 6 The Studio System 73; 7 The West Coast Wave 91; 8 The Actors 111; 9 A Tale of Two Film Cities 129; 10 The Sweeney Group 143; 11 The Other Hollywood North 165; 12 Molly and Lynne 175; 13 Clash of the Hollywoods 197; 14 Dreaming in the Rain 217; Index 225

Sommario/riassunto

The controversial story of how Vancouver became North America's third largest center for film and television production.