Hollywood and the Great Depression American Film, Politics and Society in The 1930s |
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| Editor:
| Morgan, Iwan
Davies, Philip John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4744-3192-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2018 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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With case studies of actors like Shirley Temple, Cary Grant and Fred Astaire, as well as a selection of films that reflect politics and society in the Depression decade, this fascinating book examines how the challenges of the Great Depression impacted on Hollywood and how it responded to them.
With case studies of actors like Shirley Temple, Cary Grant and Fred Astaire, as well as a selection of films that reflect politics and society in the Depression decade, this fascinating book examines how the challenges of the Great Depression impacted on Hollywood and how it responded to them.