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Slow fade to black : the decline of RKO Radio Pictures /

"Slow Fade to Black completes Richard B. Jewell's richly detailed two-part history of the RKO film studio, which began with RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born, published in 2012. This second volume charts the studio's fortunes, which peaked during World War II, declined in the post-w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jewell, Richard B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • "Showmanship in place of genius" : the Rathvon-Koerner regime (1942-1945)
  • "RKO's spirit encircles globe" : the Rathvon regime
  • "The screen has come of age" : the Rathvon-Schary regime (1947-1948)
  • "There is a lot of life in the old place yet" : the Hughes-Depinet-Rogell regime (1948-1950)
  • "The predictable unpredictable" : the Hughes-Depinet regime (1950-1952)
  • "The shortest and most bizarre period of studio ownership in film industry history" : the Stolkin interregnum
  • "Incompetence or indifference" : the Hughes-Grainger regime (1953-1955)
  • "He had a great sense of entitlement, Mr. Hughes" : the six-foot-four enigma (1948-1955)
  • "An untoward turn of events" : the O'Neil-O'Shea-Dozier regime (1955-1957).