Hollywood, Westerns And The 1930S - Couverture souple

Peter Stanfield

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0859896943 ISBN 13 : 9780859896948

Editeur : Parlux, 2005

Synopsis

Hollywood, Westerns and the 1930s Written from a concern to understand Western films primarily as products of Hollywood's studio system, this study recovers the context in which Westerns were produced, exhibited and viewed in the 1930s. The author considers the female audience, the role of independent exhibitors, and censorship. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Although it would seem that everything one might want to know about westerns has already been written, Peter Stanfield's new book on the subject proves otherwise . . . His decision to treat all westerns equally, as output produced by the studios, instead of privileging a small canon of classics, yields fascinating new insights into the genre during this decade . . . Stanfield's work provides an entertaining chronicle as well as a valuable contribution to scholarship. --Western Historical Quarterly, Autumn 2002

Peter Stanfield has blazed a new trail in the history of the Western. The value of Stanfield's work is that it does not confine itself to the recognised classics, dealing instead with the genre as a whole. Stanfield writes with wit and insight, and an astonishing knowledge of the more arcane reaches of American popular culture. This is the book the Western has long needed. --Edward Buscombe, editor of The BFI Companion to the Western

Full of insights, painstaking scholarship and lively writing. It will become a classic. A definite recommendation." --Steve Neale, Research Professor in Film, Media and Communication Studies, Sheffield Hallam University and author of Genre and Hollywood

Présentation de l'éditeur :

For the first time, this book tells the 'lost' story of the 1930s Western. Written from a concern to understand Western films primarily as products of Hollywood's studio system, it recovers the context in which Westerns were produced, exhibited and viewed in the 1930s. Peter Stanfield highlights the hitherto marginalised 'B' or 'series' Western, the significance of female audiences, the role of independent exhibitors and of censorship in shaping film production. Includes illustrations from the following films: Arizona, The Big Trail, Billy the Kid, Cimarron, Destry Rides Again, Dodge City, In Old Arizona, In Old Santa Fe, Jesse James, The Lash, Let Freedom Ring, Oh, Susanna!, Oklahoma Kid, The Plainsman, Ramona, Santa Fe Trail, Stand Up and Fight, Three Godfathers, Trail of the Lonesome Pine, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Union Pacific, Virginia City, The Virginian, The Westerner.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Parlux
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0859896943
• ISBN 13: 9780859896948
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272