Alcohol in the Movies, 1898-1962
Subtitle: A Critical History
Publisher: McFarland & Company; McFarland & Co.
Published: September 19, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780786426331
Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Cinema/Film: Book; Performing Arts; Archaeology / Anthropology; Anthropology - General; Film & Video - General; Popular Culture - General; Alcoholism in motion pictures; Drinking of alcoholic beverages in motion pictures
Description: "Here is a study of 64 years of alcohol as portrayed in film. Beginning with the appearance in 1898 of what is probably the first commercial: a 30-second film of men in kilts dancing and the words "Scotch Whiskey" appearing in the background. The final film is 1962's Days of Wine and Roses, which addresses alcoholism"--Provided by publisher.