Textbook

The Golden Age of Cinema: Hollywood, 1929-1945

ISBN: 978-1-4051-6373-6

Paperback

368 pages

List Price:	US $47.95
Government Price:	US $32.60
Enter Quantity: Buy

The Golden Age of Cinema: Hollywood, 1929-1945 (1405163739) cover image

This is a Print-on-Demand title. It will be printed specifically to fill your order. Please allow an additional 10-15 days delivery time. The book is not returnable.

Other Available Formats: Hardcover

< >

A major introductory textbook covering what is arguably the most fertile and exciting period in film, 1929-1945
Analyzes many of the seminal films from the period, from The Wizard of Oz to Grand Hotel to Gone with the Wind, considering the impact they had then and still have today
Tackles the shaping forces of the period: the business practices of the industry, technological developments, censorship restraints, narrative strategies, evolution of genres, and the stars and the star system
Explores the major social, political, economic, and cultural events that helped to shape contemporary commercial cinema, as well as other leisure activities that influenced Hollywood production, including radio, vaudeville, theatre and fiction
Written in a jargon-free, lively style, and features a number of illustrations throughout the text