From the headlines to Hollywood
Subtitle: the birth and boom of Warner Bros
By: Chris Yogerst
Series: Film and history; Film and history (Lanham, Md.)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781442262454
Subjects: History; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967); Motion picture studios
Other titles: Birth and boom of Warner Bros.
Description: This book looks at how the Warner Bros. studio used edgy, stylistic, and brutally honest films to construct a view of America from 1927-1941. Author Chris Yogerst looks at how the Warner Bros. films during this period represented important cultural and social changes-from the coming of sound in film, the Great Depression, the rise of crime, and the increased concern about fascism leading up to World War II.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early Warner Bros. history; title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction: establishing dominance 1927-1929; title: Doorway to the depression: 1930; title: Gangsters, dames, and controversy: 1931; title: From the depot to the chain gang: 1932; title: Sexy dames, musicals, and angry catholics: 1933; title: Flirting with censors: 1934; title: G-men and censor-friendly heroes: 1935-1936; title: Legions on the horizon: 1937; title: Moguls with angry faces: 1938; title: Confessions of Leon Turrou and changing attitudes of war: 1939-1940; title: Conclusion: 1941 and the march of war.