Sin in soft focus : pre-code Hollywood / Mark A. Vieira.
Sin in soft focus : pre-code Hollywood / Mark A. Vieira.
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Publisher
New York : Harry N. Abrams, c1999.
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NQ363.310973/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
240 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. 1930. Pictures That Talk (Rudely). The Production Code. A Cycle of Sophistication -- Pt. II. 1931. Bullets and Box Office. Ignoble Experiments. Censoring Horror. Tropical Tramps -- Pt. III. 1932. Art and Propriety. Blood in the Gutter. The Fox Film Corporation. The Warners Grit. The M-G-M Glo...
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Publisher
New York : Harry N. Abrams, c1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
"Mark A. Vieira draws on extensive research, interviews, and correspondence in the Production Code Administration files to tell the engaging, suspenseful, and often humorous story of the struggle between Hollywood and its reformers, weaving history, politics, and film into a full-blooded narrative. Illustrated with 275 film stills, many of them rar...
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Sin in soft focus : pre-code Hollywood / Mark A. Vieira.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Filmography: p. 220-221.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-232) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1999.
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NQ363.310973/1
Record Identifier
74VvWRKbByAg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvWRKbByAg
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ISBN
0810944758
9780810944756
DDC
363.31097309043
MMS ID
991011939349702626
