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From the Headlines to Hollywood : The Birth and Boom of Warner Bros.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Film and History SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (253 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442262461
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: From the Headlines to HollywoodDDC classification:
  • 384.80979494
LOC classification:
  • PN1999.W3Y64 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Doorway to the Depression -- 2 Gangsters, Dames, and Controversy -- 3 From the Depot to the Chain Gang -- 4 Sexy Dames, Musicals, and Angry Catholics -- 5 Flirting with Censors -- 6 G-Men and Censor-friendly Heroes -- 7 Legions on the Horizon -- 8 Moguls with Angry Faces -- 9 Confessions of Leon Turrou and Changing Attitudes of War -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: 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, the Great Depression, the rise of crime, and the increased concern about fascism leading up to World War II.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Doorway to the Depression -- 2 Gangsters, Dames, and Controversy -- 3 From the Depot to the Chain Gang -- 4 Sexy Dames, Musicals, and Angry Catholics -- 5 Flirting with Censors -- 6 G-Men and Censor-friendly Heroes -- 7 Legions on the Horizon -- 8 Moguls with Angry Faces -- 9 Confessions of Leon Turrou and Changing Attitudes of War -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

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, the Great Depression, the rise of crime, and the increased concern about fascism leading up to World War II.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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