Boom and bust : the American cinema in the 1940s /

This volume examines the development of film and the film industry during the 1940s and the political and economic background that influenced it.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schatz, Thomas, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 1997.
Series:History of the American cinema ; v. 6.
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Table of Contents:
  • The motion picture industry in 1940-1941
  • The Hollywood studio system in 1940-1941 : duals, B's, and the industry discourse about its audience / Janet Staiger
  • Prewar stars, genres, and production trends
  • The motion picture industry during World War II
  • The Hollywood studio system, 1942-1945 : selling Mildred Pierce : a case study / Mary Beth Haralovich
  • Wartime stars, genres, and production trends
  • Regulating the screen : the Office of Information and the Production Code Administration / Clayton R. Koppes
  • The postwar motion picture industry : SAG, HUAC, and postwar Hollywood / Gorham Kindem
  • The Hollywood studio system, 1946-1949
  • Postwar stars, genres, and production trends
  • Documenting the 1940s / Thomas Doherty
  • Television and Hollywood in the 1940s / Christopher Anderson
  • Experimental and avant-garde cinema in the 1940s / Lauren Rabinovitz.