Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s (Volume 6) (History of the American Cinema) - Softcover

Schatz, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520221303 ISBN 13: 9780520221307

Publisher: University of California Press, 1999

Synopsis

Boom and Bust traces the movie industry through the momentous decade of the 1940s. It discusses changes in the structure of the studio system―including the shift to independent production―and the dominant stars, genres, and production trends through the period.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"This book represents some of the finest scholarship in the field. . . . Schatz draws on a broad range of archival and trade press sources, and organizes his findings to highlight the dynamics of studio house styles, executive management and the production strategies of the major studios as the studio system coped with an array of 'momentous reversals.'"―Matthew Bernstein, author of Walter Wanger, Hollywood Independent

About the Author:

Thomas Schatz is Philip G. Warner Professor of Communication at the University of Texas, Austin. His previous books include The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era (1996) and Hollywood Film Genres (1980). He is a regular contributor to various television programs on film, including the PBS series The American Cinema.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0520221303
• ISBN 13: 9780520221307
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 582