The transformation of cinema, 1907-1915 / Eileen Bowser.
| Author/creator | Bowser, Eileen |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Scribner ; Toronto : Collier Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1990. |
| Description | xii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | History of the American cinema ; v. 2 History of the American cinema ; v. 2. ^A594702 |
| Contents | The nickelodeon -- A game of freeze-out -- The recruiting station of vice -- The films : alternate scenes -- General filmco and the pushcart peddlers -- Acting : the camera's closer view -- Brand names and stars -- Movie palaces -- Trademarks, titles, introductions -- Detours on the way to Hollywood -- The genre film -- The feature film -- The lid comes off -- Refining the product -- Scene dissection, spectacle, film as art. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-300) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 90048306 |
| ISBN | 0684184141 (alk. paper) : |