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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813463503321

Titolo

The American film industry / / editor, Tino Balio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, Wis. : , : University of Wisconsin Press, , 1985

©1985

ISBN

1-282-78814-0

9786612788147

0-299-09873-7

Edizione

[Revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 664 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

BalioTino

Disciplina

384/.8/0973

Soggetti

Motion picture industry - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 633-643) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. A novelty spawns small businesses, 1894-1908 -- pt. 2. Struggles for control, 1908-1930 -- pt. 3. A mature oligopoly, 1930-1948 -- pt. 4. Retrenchment, reappraisal, and reogranization, 1948-.

Sommario/riassunto

A systematic history of the American movie industry, consisting of previously published and especially commissioned essays on important events, trends, people, developments, products, and influences.