The Hollywood Story - Softcover

Finler, Joel W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903364663 ISBN 13: 9781903364666

Publisher: Wallflower Press, 2003

Synopsis

This fully revised and updated edition of an award-winning classic traces the history of Hollywood from the silent era to the present day. The Hollywood Storycomprehensively covers every aspect of movie-making in America, taking in nickelodeans, drive-ins and multiplexes; the transition from silent to sound, black and white to color; the relationships of producers, directors, stars and technicians; and the function and output of the studios - their major hits and most expensive flops.

About this title

About the Author:

Joel W. Finler is the author of numerous books about cinema including The Movie Directors Story and All Time Movie Favourites and several on directors such as Alfred Hitchcock. He is also a picture archivist.

From Library Journal:

Finler provides an excellent overview of the American film industry in this general history that, using innovative charts, graphically illustrates simultaneous events in this fast moving business. Entire chapters are devoted to the financial and business stories of each major studio; the creative personnel at each studio are identified, its pattern of filmmaking is described, and its awards listed. The charts, along with lists of personnel cross-indexed by profession and studio, tables of studio profits and losses since 1920, and charts of top grossing films, further integrate Finler's survey. Recommended as a reference title for larger collections. Marshall Deutelbaum, Purdue Univ., W. Lafayette, Ind.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1903364663
• ISBN 13: 9781903364666
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320