num_pages: 582
description: Boom and Bust traces the movie industry through the momentous decade of the 1940s. It discusses changes in the structure of the studio system―including the shift to independent production―and the dominant stars, genres, and production trends through the period.
language: English
title: Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s
titlecomplete: Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s
genres: Film, Media Tie In, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 31
series: History of the American Cinema
publisher: University of California Press