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From the headlines to Hollywood : the birth and boom of Warner Bros. /

This book looks at how the Warner Bros. studio used edgy, stylistic, and brutally honest films to construct a view of America from 1927-1941. Author Chris Yogerst looks at how the Warner Bros. films during this period represented important cultural and social changes-from the coming of sound in film...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yogerst, Chris, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Colección:Film and history (Lanham, Md.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Early Warner Bros. history
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: establishing dominance 1927-1930
  • Doorway to the depression: 1930
  • Gangsters, dames, and controversy: 1931
  • From the depot to the chain gang: 1932
  • Sexy dames, musicals, and angry catholics: 1933
  • Flirting with censors: 1934
  • G-men and censor-friendly heroes: 1935-36
  • Legions on the horizon: 1937
  • Moguls with angry faces: 1938
  • Confessions of Leon Turrou and changing attitudes of war: 1939-1940
  • Conclusion: 1941 and the march of war.