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Book SynopsisHow Hollywood helped prop up the nationâs fundamental institutions during the Great Depression. âœFirst rate. It should stand for a long time as a pioneer work in a field where all too little has been written.ââAlfred B. Rollins, Jr.
Trade ReviewIt is a fun way to take a look at history and well worth reading. * Rainbo Electronic Reviews *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction xi Part 2 A Note on the Movie Industry and the Depression xix Part 3 PART ONE 1930–1933 Chapter 4 The Gangsters 3 Chapter 5 The Shyster and the City 18 Chapter 6 Some Anarcho-Nihilist Laff Riots 30 Chapter 7 Sex and Personal Relations: Women of the Streets, Women of the World 49 Chapter 8 A Musical Interlude 62 Part 9 PART TWO 1933–1939 Chapter 10 Back to the Earth: King Kong and King Vidor 69 Chapter 11 The G-Man and the Cowboy 83 Chapter 12 Warner Brothers Presents Social Consciousness 92 Chapter 13 The Mob and the Search for Authority, 1933–1937 110 Chapter 14 Frank Capra and Screwball Comedy, 1931–1941 132 Chapter 15 A Solution to Environment: The Juvenile Delinquent 149 Chapter 16 Conclusions 167 Part 17 Notes 175 Part 18 Bibliography 187 Part 19 Index 195
