American Cinema of the 1920s
Author | : Lucy Fischer |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780813544854 |
ISBN-13 | : 0813544858 |
Rating | : 4/5 (858 Downloads) |
Download or read book American Cinema of the 1920s written by Lucy Fischer and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1920s examines the film industry's continued growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era that witnessed the birth of the star system that supported the meteoric rise and celebrity status of actors, including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and Rudolph Valentino, while black performers (relegated to "race films") appeared infrequently in mainstream movies.