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From the headlines to Hollywood : the birth and boom of Warner Bros / Chris Yogerst.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yogerst, Chris, author.
- Series:
- Film and History.
- Film and History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967).
- Motion picture industry--History.
- Motion picture industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (253 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file rdaft
- Summary:
- This book looks at how the Warner Bros. studio used edgy, stylistic, and brutally honest films to construct a view of America from 1927-1941. Author Chris Yogerst looks at how the Warner Bros. films during this period represented important cultural and social changes-from the coming of sound in film, the Great Depression, the rise of crime, and the increased concern about fascism leading up to World War II.
- Contents:
- Early Warner Bros. history
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: establishing dominance 1927-1930
- Doorway to the depression: 1930
- Gangsters, dames, and controversy: 1931
- From the depot to the chain gang: 1932
- Sexy dames, musicals, and angry catholics: 1933
- Flirting with censors: 1934
- G-men and censor-friendly heroes: 1935-36
- Legions on the horizon: 1937
- Moguls with angry faces: 1938
- Confessions of Leon Turrou and changing attitudes of war: 1939-1940
- Conclusion: 1941 and the march of war.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8182-526-3
- 1-4422-6246-X
- OCLC:
- 948670175
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