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George Gallup in Hollywood /

George Gallup in Hollywood is a fascinating look at the film industry's use of opinion polling in the 1930s and '40s. George Gallup's polling techniques first achieved fame when he accurately predicted that Franklin D. Roosevelt would be reelected president in 1936. Gallup had devised...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ohmer, Susan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2006]
Colección:Film and Culture Series
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. What Do Audiences Want?
  • 2. Guesswork Eliminated
  • 3. The Laws That Determine Interest
  • 4. America Speaks
  • 5. Piggybacking on the Past
  • 6. Singles and Doubles
  • 7. Boy Meets Facts at RKO
  • 8. David O. Selznick Presents
  • 9. Gallup Meets Goofy
  • 10. Like, Dislike, Like Very Much
  • Abbreviations Used and Collections Consulted
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Film and Culture