American cinema of the 1920s : themes and variations / edited by Lucy Fischer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fischer, Lucy.

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 (309 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the 1920's, sound revolutionized the motion picture industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and popular forms of mass entertainment in the world. Film studios were transformed into major corporations, hiring a host of craftsmen and technicians including cinematographers, editors, screenwriters, and set designers. The birth of the star system supported the meteoric rise and celebrity status of actors including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and Rudolph Valentino while black performers (relegated to "race films") appeared infrequently in mainstream movies. The classic Hollywood film style was perfected and significant film genres were established: the melodrama, western, historical epic, and romantic comedy, along with slapstick, science fiction, and fantasy. In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1920's examines the film industry's continued growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Timeline: The 1920's

Introduction: Movies and the 1920's / Fischer, Lucy

1920 Movies, Margarine, and Main Street / Aronson, Michael

1921 Movies and Personality / Anderson, Mark Lynn

1922 Movies and the Perilous Future / Ross, Sara

1923 Movies and the Changing Body of Cinema / Landy, Marcia

1924 Movies and Play / Bean, Jennifer M.

1925 Movies and a Year of Change / Young, Gwenda

1926 Movies and Divine Stars, Defining Gender / Turim, Maureen

1927 Movies and the New Woman as Consumer / Higashi, Sumiko

1928 Movies, Social Conformity, and Imminent Traumas / Vacche, Angela Dalle

1929 Movies, Crashes, and Finales / Fischer, Lucy

Select Academy Awards, 1927-1929

Sources for Films

Works Cited and Consulted

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-280-49222-8

1-78034-737-5

9786613587459

0-8135-4715-6

OCLC:

793166805