Prince, Stephen.

Classical Film Violence : Designing and Regulating Brutality in Hollywood Cinema, 1930-1968. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (342 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Censorship and Screen Violence before 1930 -- Chapter 2: Cruelty, Sadism, and the Horror Film -- Chapter 3: Elaborating Gun Violence -- Chapter 4: Throwing the Extra Punch -- Chapter 5: The Poetics of Screen Violence -- Chapter 6: After the Deluge -- Appendix A: Primary Sample of Films -- Appendix B: The Production Code -- Appendix C: Special Regulations on Crime in Motion Pictures (1938) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

9780813568171


Violence in motion pictures.
Motion pictures -- United States.
Motion pictures -- Censorship -- United States -- History.


Electronic books.

PN1995.9.V5 -- P75 2003eb

791.43/6