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Hollywood in the twenties

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A. S. Barnes, 1968 - Performing Arts - 176 pages
A history of the American film industry and its leading figures from the end of World War I to the stock market crash

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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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TitleHollywood in the twenties
The Hollywood Series
International film guide series
AuthorDavid Robinson
PublisherA. S. Barnes, 1968
Original fromIndiana University
Digitized12 May 2010
ISBN0498069265, 9780498069260
Length176 pages
Subjects ›  › 

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
United States
  
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