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Hollywood in the twenties

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A. Zwemmer, 1968 - Performing Arts - 176 pages

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Reads like a text book in two hundred pages. With not a whole lot to offer outside filmography, brief synopsis of the films, and very little critique I found the book to be a little disappointing. How ... Read full review

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Contents

INTRODUCTION page
7
THE NATION
8
THE INDUSTRY
26
Copyright

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Hollywood in the twenties
Hollywood in the twenties
David Robinson
Snippet view - 1968

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TitleHollywood in the twenties
International film guide series
AuthorDavid Robinson
Editionillustrated
PublisherA. Zwemmer, 1968
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized22 Jul 2010
Length176 pages
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History
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Motion pictures
Motion pictures/ United States/ History
Performing Arts / Film & Video / General
Performing Arts / Film & Video / History & Criticism
Performing Arts / General
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