| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 243 pages) : illustrations |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Prologue : the old time movie show -- A little silence amid all the talk -- Silents with sound and fury -- Not wired for sound -- Mary and Charlie vs. the world -- A silent revolution -- The silent east -- Of art and archives : the preservation movement -- The sheik returns! -- The silents go on forever. |
| Summary |
In 1927, The Jazz Singer heralded a revolution in the moviemaking industry with the advent of synchronized sound in full-length motion pictures. While movie studios adapted their production facilities to accommodate the new technology and movie theatres converted to sound, filmmakers continued to produce silents, albeit in dwindling numbers. And though talkies would overtake the industry and the public's demand soon enough, the silent motion picture did not disappear immediately. The Last SilentPicture Show: Silent Films on American Screens in the 1930s looks at this cultural shift. Drawing p. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Silent films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Silent films. |
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United States. |
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Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Motion pictures. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Drew, William M. Last silent picture show. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010 9780810876804 (DLC) 2010011243 (OCoLC)589017707 |
| ISBN |
9780810876811 (electronic book) |
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0810876817 (electronic book) |
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9780810876804 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0810876809 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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