Description
Book SynopsisThe advent of color, big musicals, the studio system, and the beginning of institutionalized censorship made the thirties the defining decade for Hollywood. In this fifth volume of the series History of the American Cinema, the author examines various aspects of the filmmaking and film exhibition system as it matured during the Depression era.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Contributors
1 Introduction
2 Surviving the Great Depression
3 The Production Code and the Hays Office
Richard Maltby
4 Feeding the Maw of Exhibition
5 Technological Change and Classical Film Style
David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson
6 Selling Stars
7 Production Trends
Prestige Pictures
Musicals
The Woman's Film
Comedy
Social Problem Films
Horror Films
8 The B Film: Hollywood's Other Half
Brian Taves
9 The Poetics and Politics of Nonfiction: Documentary Film
Charles Wolfe
10 Avant-Garde Film
]an-Christopher Horak
Appendixes:
Variety's Top-grossing Films
Major Academy Awards
Film Daily's Ten Best Films
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
General Index
Index of Films
