{"product_id":"the-golden-age-of-cinema-hollywood-1929-1945-9781405163736","title":"The Golden Age of Cinema: Hollywood, 1929-1945","description":"This comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B. Jewell offers a highly readable yet deeply informed account of the economics, technology, censorship, style, genres, stars and history of Hollywood during its \"classical\" era. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA major introductory textbook covering what is arguably the most fertile and exciting period in film, 1929-1945\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes many of the seminal films from the period, from \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eGrand Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, considering the impact they had then and still have today\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles the shaping forces of the period: the business practices of the industry, technological developments, censorship restraints, narrative strategies, evolution of genres, and the stars and the star system\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the major social, political, economic, and cultural events that helped to shape contemporary commercial cinema, as well as other leisure activities that influenced Hollywood production, including radio, vaudeville, theatre and fiction\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in a jargon-free, lively style, and features a number of illustrations throughout the text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard B. Jewell\u003c\/b\u003e is the Hugh M. Hefner Professor of American Film at the University of Southern California. He is the author of The RKO Story (1982).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504368521490,"sku":"9781405163736","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ac3c413-6585-4f1a-9b44-438c4291fad3.jpg?v=1730817958","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-golden-age-of-cinema-hollywood-1929-1945-9781405163736","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}