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The last silent picture show : silent films on American screens in the 1930s / William M. Drew.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drew, William M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Silent films--United States--History and criticism.
- Silent films.
- Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (269 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book details the fate of an entire art form-the silent cinema-in the United States during the 1930's and how it managed to survive the onslaught of sound.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Prologue; Ch01. A Little Silence amid All the Talk; Ch02. Silents with Sound and Fury; Ch03. Not Wired for Sound; Ch04. Mary and Charlie vs. the World; Ch05. A Silent Revolution; Ch06. The Silent East; Ch07. Of Art and Archives; Ch08. The Sheik Returns!; Ch09. The Silents Go on Forever; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-30384-8
- 1-282-82040-0
- 9786612820403
- 0-8108-7681-7
- OCLC:
- 676738395
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