Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s

Thomas Schatz

University of California Press, 23 nov. 1999 - 571 pages

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.

Table des matières

• Introduction: 1
• The Motion Picture Industry in 19401941: 15
• The Hollywood Studio System in 19401941: 67
• Prewar Stars Genres and Production Trends: 97
• The Motion Picture Industry During World War II: 131
• The Hollywood Studio System 19421945: 193
• Wartime Stars Genres and Production Trends: 203
• The Office of War Information: 262
• The Postwar Motion Picture Industry: 291
• The Hollywood Studio System 19461949: 345
• Postwar Stars Genres and Production Trends: 353
• Documenting the 1940s: 397
• Television and Hollywood in the 1940s: 422
• Experimental and AvantGarde Cinema in the 1940s: 445
• Total Number of Theaters in the United States 19401950: 461
• Exhibitors Poll of Top Ten BoxOffice Stars 19401949: 469
• National Board of Review 19401949: 479
• 313: 490
• 329: 506
• Bibliography: 527
• General Index: 535
• 353: 538
• Index of Films: 561

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Informations bibliographiques

• Titre: Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s; Volume 6 de History of the American Cinema, Thomas Schatz Charles Harpole, general ed
• Auteur: Thomas Schatz
• Édition: illustrée, réimprimée
• Éditeur: University of California Press, 1999
• ISBN: 0520221303, 9780520221307
• Longueur: 571 pages