Boom and bust : the American cinema in the 1940s / Thomas Schatz.

Author/creator Schatz, Thomas, 1948-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Scribner, 1997.
Descriptionxii, 571 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesHistory of the American cinema ; v. 6
History of the American cinema ; v. 6. ^A594702
Contents Introduction -- The motion picture industry in 1940-1941 -- The Hollywood studio system in 1940-1941 : duals, B's, and the industry discourse about its audience / Janet Staiger -- Prewar stars, genres, and production trends -- The motion picture industry during World War II -- The Hollywood studio system, 1942-1945 : selling Mildred Pierce : a case study / Mary Beth Haralovich -- Wartime stars, genres, and production trends -- Regulating the screen : the Office of Information and the Production Code Administration / Clayton R. Koppes -- The postwar motion picture industry : SAG, HUAC, and postwar Hollywood / Gorham Kindem -- The Hollywood studio system, 1946-1949 -- Postwar stars, genres, and production trends -- Documenting the 1940s / Thomas Doherty -- Television and Hollywood in the 1940s / Christopher Anderson -- Experimental and avant-garde cinema in the 1940s / Lauren Rabinovitz.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 527-533) and indexes.
LCCN 97016335
ISBN0684191512 (alk. paper)

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Joyner Compact Reference - Basement PN1993.5.U6 H55 1990 VOL. 6 ✔ Available