An Evening's Entertainment

Informationen zum Autor Richard Koszarski is Head of Collections and Exhibitions at the American Museum of the Moving Image. He is author of The Man You Loved to Hate: Erich von Stroheim and Hollywood (1983) and editor of Film History. Klappentext In this study! the author examines the underlying structures that made the silent-movie era work! from the operations of eastern bankers to the problems of neighborhood theater musicians. He offers a new perspective on the development of a major industry and art form and provides a revealing new context for the creative contributions of the screen icons. Zusammenfassung Focusing on the transition from the age of early short films to the era of commercially successful silent feature films, this study traces a cultural phenomenon that revolutionized American leisure time. Emphasis is placed on the growth of film publicity and the appeal of individual film stars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1 An Industry and an Art z Going to the Movies 3 Corporate Organization 4 Making Movies 5 Technology 6 The Show 7 Watching the Screen 8 The Filmmakers 9 The Stars 10 The Envelope! Please List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Picture Sources General Index Index of Films

Autorentext
Richard Koszarski is Head of Collections and Exhibitions at the American Museum of the Moving Image. He is author of The Man You Loved to Hate: Erich von Stroheim and Hollywood (1983) and editor of Film History.

Klappentext
In this study, the author examines the underlying structures that made the silent-movie era work, from the operations of eastern bankers to the problems of neighborhood theater musicians. He offers a new perspective on the development of a major industry and art form and provides a revealing new context for the creative contributions of the screen icons.

Zusammenfassung
Focusing on the transition from the age of early short films to the era of commercially successful silent feature films, this study traces a cultural phenomenon that revolutionized American leisure time. Emphasis is placed on the growth of film publicity and the appeal of individual film stars.

Inhalt
Preface                  
1 An Industry and an Art 
z Going to the Movies    
3 Corporate Organization 
4 Making Movies          
5 Technology             
6 The Show               
7 Watching the Screen    
8 The Filmmakers         
9 The Stars              
10 The Envelope, Please  
List of Abbreviations    
Notes                    
Bibliography             
Picture Sources          
General Index            
Index of Films           

 

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