Early American Cinema (Paperback, New and Revised Edition)

A completely revised and rewritten new edition of the pioneering film book first published in 1970, Early American Cinema, New and Revised Edition provides a concise history of the American motion picture industry before 1920, documenting the work of the early production companies, releasing organizations, filmmakers, and performers, and will serve both as a textbook and a reference source. Chapters cover pre-cinema, the Motion Picture Patents Company, independent filmmaking, the birth of the feature film, Thomas H. Ince, D.W. Griffith, sound and music, the star system, the role of women, new technologies, genres, and the languge, business, and art of the film. The book includes suggestions for further reading, together wiht a general bibliography, and lengthy bibliographies on Ince and Griffith.

General

Imprint:	Scarecrow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1994
First published:	June 1994
Authors:	Anthony Slide
Dimensions:	215 x 136 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	308
Edition:	New and Revised Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8108-2722-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
LSN:	0-8108-2722-0
Barcode:	9780810827226

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