The Public Enemy: From the Headlines to Hollywood The Birth and Boom of Warner Bros |
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Author:
| Yogerst, Chris |
Series title: | Film and History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4422-6245-4 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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More than any other studio, Warner Bros. used edgy, stylistic, and brutally honest films to construct a view of America that was different from the usual buoyant Hollywood fare. The studio took seriously Harry Warner's mandate that their films had a duty to educate and demonstrate key values of free speech, religious tolerance, and freedom of the ......
More than any other studio, Warner Bros. used edgy, stylistic, and brutally honest films to construct a view of America that was different from the usual buoyant Hollywood fare. The studio took seriously Harry Warner's mandate that their films had a duty to educate and demonstrate key values of free speech, religious tolerance, and freedom of the ......