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American Cinema of
the 1920s
Price: $24.95
Subtitle: Themes and Variations
Editor:
Lucy Fischer
Subject:
Film and Media, American
Studies
Paper ISBN: 978-0-8135-4485-4
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8135-4484-7
Pages: 264 pages, 33
illustrations
Publication Date: May 2009
Series:
Screen Decades
Description:
During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture
industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and
popular forms of mass entertainment in the world. Film studios were
transformed into major corporations, hiring a host of craftsmen and
technicians including cinematographers, editors, screenwriters, and set
designers. The birth of the star system 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. The classic Hollywood film style was perfected and
significant film genres were established: the melodrama, western,
historical epic, and romantic comedy, along with slapstick, science
fiction, and fantasy.
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.
About the Author:
Lucy Fischer is a
Distinguished Professor of Film Studies and English at the University
of Pittsburgh. She is the author of Designing
Women: Art Deco, Cinema, and the Female Form, among many other
publications.
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