Movie Roadshows - A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973 (Paperback, New)

This work examines a film distribution system paralleling the rise of early features and persisting until 1972, when Man of La Mancha was the final roadshow to require reserved seating. Synonymous with Hollywood's star-studded premieres, roadshows were longer and cost more than regular features, making the experience similar to attending the legitimate theater. Roadshows, often epic in subject matter, played selected (usually only one) theaters in major urban centers until demand decreased. De rigueur by the 1960s were musical overtures, intermissions, entreacte and exit music and souvenir programs on sale in the lobby. Throughout the text are recollections by those attending roadshows, including actor John Kerr and actresses Barbara Eden and Ingrid Pitt. The focus is on roadshows released in the United States but an appendix identifies international roadshows and films forecast but not released as roadshows. Included are plots, contemporary critical reaction, premiere date, production background, and methods of promotion--i.e., the ballyhoo.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2013
First published:	February 2013
Authors:	Kim R. Holston
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	382
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-6062-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
LSN:	0-7864-6062-8
Barcode:	9780786460625

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