Best Years : Going to the Movies, 1945-1946 / Mirella Jona Affron, Charles Affron, Nicole Solano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Affron, Charles, Author.

Affron, Mirella Jona, 1937- Author.

Solano, Nicole, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.

Motion pictures--United States.

United States--In motion pictures.

Motion pictures.

Local Subjects:

Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.

Motion pictures--United States.

United States--In motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Americans flocked to the movies in 1945 and 1946ùthe center point of the three-decade heyday of the studio system's sound era. Why? Best Years is a panoramic study, shining light on this critical juncture in American historyand the history of American cinemaùthe end of World War II (1945) and a year of unprecedented success in Hollywood's "Golden Age" (1946). This unique time, the last year of war and the first full year of peace, provides a rich blend of cinema genres and typesùfrom the battlefront to the home front, the peace film to the woman's film, psychological drama, and the period's provocative new style, film noir. Best Years focuses on films that were famous, infamous, forgotten, and unforgettable. Big budget A-films, road shows, and familiar series share the spotlight. From Bergman and Grant in Notorious to Abbott and Costello in Lost in a Harem, Charles Affron and Mirella Jona Affron examine why the bond between screen and viewer was perhaps never tighter. Paying special attention to the movie-going public in key cities--Atlanta, New York, Boston, Honolulu, and Chicago--this ambitious work takes us on a cinematic journey to recapture a magical time.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Standing Room Only

2. Over Here

3. Nation

4. Over There

5. Stars

6. Big Picture

7. Imports

8. Homecoming

9. Continuous Showings

Appendix A: Boxoffice Rankings

Appendix B: Star Rankings

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

1-280-49345-3

9786613588685

0-8135-4845-4

OCLC:

711905955