An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928This award-winning examination of the American film industry has already been acclaimed as A major achievement in film history, unlikely to be surpassed for many years (American Historical Review) and an indispensable set (Film Quarterly) that should become the standard reference work in every American library (Choice). The 10-volume, illustrated series considers the film industry from its early roots in the 19th century right up to 1990. It examines the development of film and the film industry, analyzing both the genres, themes and technology that defined each decade and the political and economic background that gave rise to them. Each volume focuses on a separate decade, providing a narrative on the evolution of both the business and the art of film in America. Each volume is heavily illustrated, and ends with several indexes, notes, a bibliography and a variety of appendixes of top-grossing films, stars and Oscar winners, and more. While Gale strives to replicate print content, some content may not be available due to rights restrictions.Call your Sales Rep for details.PIM31-MAY-1801 |
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... audiences , but the Evansville survey suggests that males gradually lost interest during their teens . In 1920 W. Stephen Bush reported in the New York Times that 60 percent of film audiences were women , but in 1927 the Moving Picture ...
... Audiences would complain if too much Yiddish was introduced , they said , citing a growing lack of familiarity with this tongue in the neighborhood . What the audiences really seem to have come for was the interpretive presentation ...
... audiences than Hart even before the war ended . 55 Whatever his audience , Mix was highly successful in appealing to it throughout the mid 1920s . Benjamin Hampton claims grosses of as much as $ 600,000 to $ 800,000 for the peak Mix ...
Contents
An Industry and an Art | 1 |
Going to the Movies | 9 |
Corporate Organization | 63 |
Copyright | |
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