An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928

by Richard Koszarski

Overview

The silent cinema was America's first modern entertainment industry, a complex social, cultural, and technological phenomenon that swept the country in the early years of the twentieth century. Richard Koszarski 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 this major new industry and art form and the public's response to it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520085350
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	05/04/1994
Series:	History of the American Cinema , #3
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	3
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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