In this Book
- American Cinema of the 1920s: Themes and Variations
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Rutgers University Press
summary
In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1920s examines the film industry's continued growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era that witnessed the birth of the star system that 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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- Timeline: The 1920s
- pp. xi-xviii
- 1921: Movies and Personality
- pp. 46-69
- 1922: Movies and the Perilous Future
- pp. 70-94
- 1924: Movies and Play
- pp. 120-142
- 1925: Movies and a Year of Change
- pp. 143-164
- 1927: Movies and the New Woman as Consumer
- pp. 188-210
- 1929: Movies, Crashes, and Finales
- pp. 234-256
- Select Academy Awards, 1927-1929
- pp. 257-258
- Sources for Films
- pp. 259-261
- Works Cited and Consulted
- pp. 263-274
- Contributors
- pp. 275-276
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813547152
Related ISBN(s)
9780813544847
MARC Record
OCLC
793166805
Pages
312
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No