The Sixties: 1960-1969

By Charles Harpole, Paul Monaco

This Volume Examines The Development Of Film And The Film Industry During The 1960s And The Political And Economic Background That Influenced It. Hollywood Faces New Challenges -- Changing Patterns...

History Of The American Cinema: Grand Design: Hollywood As A Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939

By Tino Balio, Charles Harpole

Celebrated As Hollywood's Greatest Year, 1939 Has Often Been Considered The Apex Of The Studio System And The Movies It Produced, Including Gone With The Wind, The Wizard Of Oz, Stagecoach, Mr. Smi...

Boom And Bust: The American Cinema In The 1940s

By Thomas Schatz, Charles Harpole

This Volume Examines The Development Of Film And The Film Industry During The 1940s And The Political And Economic Background That Influenced It. The Motion Picture Industry In 1940-1941 -- The Hol...

History Of The American Cinema: The Talkies: American Cinema'S Transition To Sound, 1926-1931

By Charles Harpole, Donald Crafton, Crafton

The Talkies offers readers a rare look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoram...

Lost Illusions: American Cinema In The Age Of Watergate And Vietnam, 1970-1979

By Cook, David A. Cook, Charles Harpole

This Volume Examines The Development Of Film And The Film Industry During The 1970s And The Political And Economic Background That Influenced It. Introduction : A Decade Of Change -- Formative Indu...

A New Pot Of Gold: Hollywood Under The Electric Rainbow, 1980-1989

By Prince, Stephen, Charles Harpole, Stephen Prince

This Volume Examines The Development Of Film And The Film Industry During The 1980s And The Political And Economic Background That Influenced It. Industry At The Dawn Of The Decade -- Merger Mania...

The Fifties: Transforming The Screen, 1950-1959

By Charles Harpole, Peter Lev

In the early 1950s, the film industry was threatened on several fronts. Competition from television, a government-mandated division of production studios from theater chains, and widespread Cold Wa...

The Emergence Of The Cinema: The American Screen To 1907

By Charles Musser, Charles Harpole