LEADER 03139oam 2200649I 450 001 9910457624403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-34430-9 010 $a1-280-05879-X 010 $a0-203-35804-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203358047 035 $a(CKB)1000000000360078 035 $a(EBL)200544 035 $a(OCoLC)475911200 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000294593 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11225539 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000294593 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10312297 035 $a(PQKB)11575537 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC200544 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL200544 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10094351 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL5879 035 $a(OCoLC)57096141 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000360078 100 $a20180331d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 03$aAn economic history of film /$fedited by John Sedgwick and Michael Pokorny 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (369 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge explorations in economic history ;$v26 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-45867-6 311 $a0-415-32492-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The characteristics of film as a commodity; America's master: the European film industry in the United States, 1907-1920; Stars and stories: how films became branded products; Revenue sharing and the coming of sound; The block booking of films re-examined; Warner Bros. in the inter-war years: strategic responses to the risk environment of filmmaking; Product differentiation at the movies: Hollywood 1946 to 1965 327 $aMovie stars and the distribution of financially successful films in the motion-picture industryMovie contracts: is ""net"" ""gross""?; Hollywood and the risk environment of movie production in the 1990s; Understanding Hollywood's organisation and continuing success; Index 330 $aThe movie industry boomed in the twentieth century, and is still going strong today. However, the economics of movies has been curiously under explored until now. Innovative and informative, this accessible book, which includes contributions from some of the leading experts in the area, is a huge step forward in our understanding of this important topic. 410 0$aRoutledge explorations in economic history ;$v26. 606 $aMotion picture industry$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 606 $aMotion picture industry$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMotion picture industry$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aMotion picture industry$xHistory. 676 $a384/.83 701 $aSedgwick$b John$0896646 701 $aPokorny$b Michael$0129160 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457624403321 996 $aAn economic history of film$92003215 997 $aUNINA