Hollywood and the Box OfficeChanging business circumstances have put pressure on film studios and changed the nature of films they produce. This book examines the reaction of the corporations who have found themselves in danger or have perceived new ways of adding to their profitability, influencing the films they produce. |
Contents
Nickelodeons and Narrative 19008 | 7 |
Architecture of the Feature Film 191525 | 25 |
Product Differentiation in the 1930s | 32 |
Depression and the Mature Oligopoly the 1930s | 95 |
War Prosperity Divorce and Loss 193948 | 111 |
Hollywood in Transition 194955 | 132 |
The New Order 195568 | 151 |
Conglomerates and Diversification 196586 | 171 |
Notes and References | 199 |
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