An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928
by Richard Koszarski
History of the American Cinema (Vol. 3)
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Chronicles how theatrical feature films dominated newly developed movie palaces, how expressive film faces became household names, and how Hollywood became the center of film as a major growth industry.Tags
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Richard Koszarski is professor emeritus of English and Cinema Studies at Rutgers University. He was formerly a curator at the Museum of the Moving Image and is the founder and editor emeritus of Film History. His many books include Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff (2008).
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- An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928
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- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
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- 791.43 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures
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- PN1993.5 .U6 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
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