{"product_id":"hollywood-musicals-you-missed-9781476673585","title":"Hollywood Musicals You Missed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Pre-World War II Hollywood musicals weren''t only about Astaire and Rogers, Mickey and Judy, Busby Berkeley, Bing Crosby, or Shirley Temple. The early musical developed through tangents that reflected larger trends in film and American culture at large. Here is a survey of select titles with a variety of influences: outsized songwriter personalities, hubbub over hillbilly and cowboy stereotypes, the emergence of swing, and the brief parade of opera stars to celluloid. Featured movies range from the smash hit \u003ci\u003eAlexander''s Ragtime Band\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), to obscurities such as \u003ci\u003eAre You There?\u003c\/i\u003e (1930) and \u003ci\u003eSwing, Sister, Swing\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), to the high-grossing but now forgotten \u003ci\u003eMountain Music\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), and \u003ci\u003eIt''s Great to Be Alive\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), a zesty pre-Code musical\/science-fiction\/comedy mishmash. Also included are some of the not-so-memorable pictures made by some of the decade''s greatest musical stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e1. Songs of the Dawn\u003cbr\u003e2. They Don't Write 'Em Like That Anymore\u003cbr\u003e3. A Hillbilly ­Sym-Funny\u003cbr\u003e4. Where the Tenors and the Baritones Play\u003cbr\u003e5. Invasion of the Opera Singers, or: End of an Aria\u003cbr\u003e6. The Teenagers Are Restless\u003cbr\u003e7. Big Stars, Short Memories\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040439992663,"sku":"9781476673585","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476673585.jpg?v=1750946753","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hollywood-musicals-you-missed-9781476673585","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}