From the headlines to Hollywood : the birth and boom of Warner Bros. / Chris Yogerst
- Author
- Yogerst, Chris, 1983-
- Published
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
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- Series
- Contents
- Early Warner Bros. history -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: establishing dominance 1927-1930 -- Doorway to the depression: 1930 -- Gangsters, dames, and controversy: 1931 -- From the depot to the chain gang: 1932 -- Sexy dames, musicals, and angry catholics: 1933 -- Flirting with censors: 1934 -- G-men and censor-friendly heroes: 1935-36 -- Legions on the horizon: 1937 -- Moguls with angry faces: 1938 -- Confessions of Leon Turrou and changing attitudes of war: 1939-1940 -- Conclusion: 1941 and the march of war.
- Summary
- This book looks at how the Warner Bros. studio used edgy, stylistic, and brutally honest films to construct a view of America from 1927-1941. Author Chris Yogerst looks at how the Warner Bros. films during this period represented important cultural and social changes-from the coming of sound in film, the Great Depression, the rise of crime, and the increased concern about fascism leading up to World War II.
- Subject(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)—History
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
- Motion picture studios—California—Los Angeles—History
- Studios de cinéma—Californie—Los Angeles—Histoire
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS—Industries—Media & Communications
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING—Telecommunications
- Motion picture studios
- California—Los Angeles
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781442262461 (electronic bk.)
144226246X (electronic bk.)
9781442262454 (hardback ; alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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