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Hollywood and the movies of the 50s : the collapse of the studio system, the thrill of Cinerama, and the invasion of the ultimate body snatcher--television / Foster Hirsch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hirsch, Foster, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
- Motion picture industry.
- Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- Nineteen fifties.
- United States--History--1945-.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 639 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Hollywood and the movies of the fifties
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
- Contents:
- Showdown at Tiffany's
- The Fox
- A madman in charge
- All for love
- The man you love to hate
- The stix nix hix pix, or do they?
- Who Is Hank Freeman?
- Last man standing
- New game in town
- "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Cinerama"
- "A lion in your lap, a lover in your arms"
- The miracle mirror screen
- The finer things/the bottom feeders
- Race films
- At the Waldorf
- The red menace!
- On the other hand
- The senior class (I)
- The senior class (II)
- New faces (I)
- New faces (II)
- Darker than night
- The time for parting
- How do pharaohs speak?
- Magnificent obsessions
- The long distance runner
- In the beginning
- Epilogue : the lessons of the past.
- Notes:
- "This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 19, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hirsch, Foster. Hollywood and the movies of the 50s
- ISBN:
- 9780307958938
- 0307958930
- Publisher Number:
- 40031975768
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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