LEADER 03700nam 2200577 450 001 9910811441503321 005 20230807220946.0 010 $a0-8135-7301-7 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813573014 035 $a(CKB)3710000000443649 035 $a(EBL)3565204 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001514810 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12582674 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001514810 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11481343 035 $a(PQKB)11708250 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3565204 035 $a(OCoLC)913785371 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse45534 035 $a(DE-B1597)529967 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813573014 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3565204 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11077261 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL811457 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000443649 100 $a20150723h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe cool and the crazy $epop fifties cinema /$fPeter Stanfield 210 1$aNew Brunswick, New Jersey ;$aLondon, [England] :$cRutgers University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (236 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8135-7299-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. Monarchs for the Masses: Boxing Films --$t2. War Fever: Korea- Timely! Powerful! Exploitable! --$t3. Got- to- See: Teenpix and the Social Problem Picture --$t4. Teenpic Jukebox: Jazz, Calypso, Beatniks, and Rock 'n' Roll --$t5. Intent to Speed: Hot Rod Movies --$t6. Punks! JD Gangsters --$t7. Dude Ranch Duds: Cowboy Costume --$tConclusion --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aExplosive! Amazing! Terrifying! You won't believe your eyes! Such movie taglines were common in the 1950's, as Hollywood churned out a variety of low-budget pictures that were sold on the basis of their sensational content and topicality. While a few of these movies have since become canonized by film fans and critics, a number of the era's biggest fads have now faded into obscurity. The Cool and the Crazy examines seven of these film cycles, including short-lived trends like boxing movies, war pictures, and social problem films detailing the sordid and violent life of teenagers, as well as uniquely 1950's takes on established genres like the gangster picture. Peter Stanfield reveals how Hollywood sought to capitalize upon current events, moral panics, and popular fads, making movies that were "ripped from the headlines" on everything from the Korean War to rock and roll. As he offers careful readings of several key films, he also considers the broader historical and commercial contexts in which these films were produced, marketed, and exhibited. In the process, Stanfield uncovers surprising synergies between Hollywood and other arenas of popular culture, like the ways that the fashion trend for blue jeans influenced the 1950's Western. Delivering sharp critical insights in jazzy, accessible prose, The Cool and the Crazy offers an appreciation of cinema as a "pop" medium, unabashedly derivative, faddish, and ephemeral. By studying these long-burst bubbles of 1950's "pop," Stanfield reveals something new about what films do and the pleasures they provide. 606 $aMotion pictures$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aMotion pictures$xHistory 676 $a791.430973 700 $aStanfield$b Peter$f1958-$01504055 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811441503321 996 $aThe cool and the crazy$93927831 997 $aUNINA