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Autore |
Drew William M |
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Titolo |
The last silent picture show [[electronic resource] ] : silent films on American screens in the 1930s / / William M. Drew |
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Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-82040-0 |
9786612820403 |
0-8108-7681-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Silent films - United States - History and criticism |
Motion pictures - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Prologue; Ch01. A Little Silence amid All the Talk; Ch02. Silents with Sound and Fury; Ch03. Not Wired for Sound; Ch04. Mary and Charlie vs. the World; Ch05. A Silent Revolution; Ch06. The Silent East; Ch07. Of Art and Archives; Ch08. The Sheik Returns!; Ch09. The Silents Go on Forever; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book details the fate of an entire art form-the silent cinema-in the United States during the 1930's and how it managed to survive the onslaught of sound. |
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