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Boom and Bust

American Cinema in the 1940s

Thomas Schatz author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:10th Nov '99

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"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.

ISBN: 9780520221307

Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 28mm

Weight: 998g

582 pages