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Reel patriotism : the movies and World War I / Leslie Midkiff DeBauche.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DeBauche, Leslie Midkiff.
- Series:
- Wisconsin studies in film
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--Motion pictures and the war.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- War and motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--United States--History.
- Motion pictures.
- United States.
- History.
- War films--United States--History and criticism.
- War films.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, [1997]
- Summary:
- The author analyzes how the United States government's need to garner public support for the war, conserve food, raise money, and enlist soldiers was met by the film industry. Throughout the nineteen months of involvement in World War I, film studios supported the war effort through the production of short instructional films, public speaking activities of movie stars, the civic forum provided by movie theaters, and the Motion Picture Industry's provision of administrative personnel to work directly with government agencies.
- Notes:
- Revision of the author's thesis presented at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-239) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0299154009
- 0299154041
- OCLC:
- 35657997
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