American Cinema of The 1920s Themes and Variations |
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| Editor:
| Fischer, Lucy |
| Contribution by:
| Fischer, Lucy
Dalle Vacche, Angela
Bean, Jennifer M.
Higashi, Sumiko
Aronson, Michael
Anderson, Mark
Ross, Sara
Young, Gwenda
Turim, Maureen
Landy, Marcia |
| Series title: | Screen Decades: American Culture/American Cinema Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-7665-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $30.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.