American cinema of the 1920s : themes and variations

Author(s)

• Fischer, Lucy

Bibliographic Information

American cinema of the 1920s : themes and variations

edited by Lucy Fischer

（Screen decades）

Rutgers University Press, c2009

• : pbk
• : hbk

Note

Chronology: p. xi-xv

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780813544847

Description

During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and popular forms of mass entertainment in the world. Film studios were transformed into major corporations, hiring a host of craftsmen and technicians including cinematographers, editors, screenwriters, and set designers. The birth of the star system supported the meteoric rise and celebrity status of actors including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and Rudolph Valentino while black performers (relegated to 'race films') appeared infrequently in mainstream movies. The classic Hollywood film style was perfected and significant film genres were established: the melodrama, western, historical epic, and romantic comedy, along with slapstick, science fiction, and fantasy. In ten original essays, ""American Cinema of the 1920s"" examines the film industry's continued growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era. Some of the films discussed in this volume include: ""Flesh and the Devil"", ""Applause"", ""The Jazz Singer"", ""Salome"", ""The Affairs of Anatol"", and ""The Electric House"".

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813544854

Description

During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and popular forms of mass entertainment in the world. Film studios were transformed into major corporations, hiring a host of craftsmen and technicians including cinematographers, editors, screenwriters, and set designers. The birth of the star system supported the meteoric rise and celebrity status of actors including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and Rudolph Valentino while black performers (relegated to "race films") appeared infrequently in mainstream movies. The classic Hollywood film style was perfected and significant film genres were established: the melodrama, western, historical epic, and romantic comedy, along with slapstick, science fiction, and fantasy.In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1920s examines the film industry's continued growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Timeline: The 1920s Introduction The Twenties and Cinema, Lucy Fischer 1920 Movies, Margarine and Main Street, Michael Aronson 1921 Movies and Personality, Mark Lynn Anderson 1922 Movies and the Perilous Future, Sara Ross 1923 Movies and the Changing Body Of Cinema, Marcia Landy 1924 Movies and Play, Jennifer M. Bean 1925 Movies and a Year of Change, Gwenda Young 1926 Movies and Divine Stars, Defining Gender, Maureen Turim 1927 Movies and the New Woman as Consumer, Sumiko Higashi 1928 Movies, Social Conformity, and Imminent Traumas, Angela Dalle Vacche 1929 Crashes and Finales, Lucy Fischer Select Academy Awards, 1927-1929 Works Cited and Consulted Contributors Index

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Details

• NCID: BA90759618
• ISBN:
  • 9780813544854
  • 9780813544847
• LCCN: 2008029193
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 291 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN1993.5.U6
  • DC22 : 791.430973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Motion pictures -- United States -- History
  • LCSH : Motion pictures -- United States -- Plots, themes, etc
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA77154372