American cinema of the 1910s : themes and variations / edited by Charlie Keil and Ben Singer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keil, Charlie.

Singer, Ben.

Series:

Screen decades.

Screen decades

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--United States--History.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--United States--Plots, themes, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It was during the teens that filmmaking truly came into its own. Notably, the migration of studios to the West Coast established a connection between moviemaking and the exoticism of Hollywood. The essays in American Cinema of the 1910's explore the rapid developments of the decade that began with D. W. Griffith's unrivaled one-reelers. By mid-decade, multi-reel feature films were profoundly reshaping the industry and deluxe theaters were built to attract the broadest possible audience. Stars like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks became vitally important and companies began writing high-profile contracts to secure them. With the outbreak of World War I, the political, economic, and industrial groundwork was laid for American cinema's global dominance. By the end of the decade, filmmaking had become a true industry, complete with vertical integration, efficient specialization and standardization of practices, and self-regulatory agencies.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Timeline: The 1910's

Introduction: Movies and the 1910's / Singer, Ben / Keil, Charlie

1910: Movies, Reform, and New Women / Simmon, Scott

1911: Movies and the Stability of the Institution / Bowser, Eileen

1912: Movies, Innovative Nostalgia, and Real-Life Threats / Abel, Richard

1913: Movies and the Beginning of a New Era / Keil, Charlie

1914: Movies and Cultural Hierarchy / King, Rob

1915: Movies and the State of the Union / Grieveson, Lee

1916: Movies and the Ambiguities of Progressivism / Stamp, Shelley

1917: Movies and Practical Patriotism / DeBauche, Leslie Midkiffe

1918: Movies, Propaganda, and Entertainment / Latham, James

1919: Movies and Righteous Americanism / Singer, Ben

Sources for Films

Works Cited and Consulted

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-260) and index.

ISBN:

9786612033599

9781282033597

128203359X

9781780347363

1780347367

9780813546544

0813546540

OCLC:

437107867