Soundies and the changing image of Black Americans on screen : one dime at a time /

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"In the 1940s, folks at bars and restaurants would gather around a Panoram movie machine to watch three-minute films called Soundies, precursors to today's music videos. This history was all but forgotten until the digital era brought Soundies to phones and computer screens-including a You...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Delson, Susan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
African Americans in motion pictures.
Soundies (Motion pictures) > History and criticism.
Noirs américains au cinéma.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
African Americans in motion pictures
Soundies (Motion pictures)
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Follow the money. Introduction: Turning on a dime ; 1. Circa 1940 : race and the pop-culture landscape ; 2. Risky business ; 3. Starting in Hollywood, heading to Harlem
  • Part II: Follow the music. 4. Going to war ; 5. Encounter and improvisation : reimagining the city ; 6. Rural reverb ; 7. Romance, relationships, legs ; 8. One performer, ten soundies : another look at Dorothy Dandridge ; 9. Visual music : big bands, combos, solo musicians ; 10. Backing into integration ; 11. Unplugged, with an afterlife
  • Part III: Following up. Appendix 1. Directory of black-cast soundies ; Appendix 2. Performers and their films ; Appendix 3. Makers and their films.

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