American cinema of the 1920s : themes and variations / edited by Lucy Fischer.
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 that witnessed the birth of the star system that supported the meteoric rise and celebrity status of actors including Charlie Chaplin,...
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| Other title: | American cinema of the nineteen twenties. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2009.
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| Series: | Screen decades.
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| Summary: | 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 that witnessed the birth of the star system that 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Filmography: pages 259-261. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813547152 0813547156 1280492228 9781280492228 1780347375 9781780347370 9786613587459 6613587451 |