The golden age of cinema
Subtitle: Hollywood, 1929-1945
By: Richard B. Jewell.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.; Wiley
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781405163729; 9781405163736
Subjects: Motion pictures -- United States -- History; Motion picture industry -- United States -- History
Description: "This comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B. Jewell offers a highly readable yet deeply informed account of the economics, technology, censorship, style, genres, stars, and history of Hollywood during its Classical Period."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.