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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825399903321

Autore

Gomery Douglas

Titolo

The coming of sound : a history / / Douglas Gomery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-135-92394-9

1-135-92395-7

1-280-10704-9

0-203-99772-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 pages)

Disciplina

791.43/0973

Soggetti

Sound motion pictures - United States - History

Motion picture industry - United States - History

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 A Preview -- chapter 2 The Preconditions for Innovation -- chapter 3 The Warner Bros. Innovate Sound -- chapter 4 William Fox Innovates Sound -- chapter 5 Warners' Blockbuster -- chapter 6 Paramount and Loew's Wait, and Then Make Their Deal -- chapter 7 The Rise of RKO -- chapter 8 The Diffusion of Sound in the United States -- chapter 9 Diffusion of Sound Throughout the World -- chapter 10 The Formation of the Studio System -- chapter 11 Mopping up the Loose Ends -- chapter 12 The Coming of Sound.

Sommario/riassunto

Sound transformed not only the Hollywood film industry, but all of world cinema. This text examines how the arrival of sound brought a boom to the industry and why its social impact deepened in complexity.