Donald Crafton: The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931

Donald Crafton: The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931 

Publisher: University of California Press (1994)

ISBN: 9780520221284

Pages: 651|djvu|5mb

Description:

he 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 panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as in-depth looks at sound design in selected films, filmmaking practices, censorship, issues of race, and the furious debate over cinema aesthetics that erupted once the movies began to speak.

The 10-volume, illustrated series considers the film industry from its early roots in the 19th century right up to 1990. It examines the development of film and the film industry, analyzing both the genres, themes and technology that defined each decade and the political and economic background that gave rise to them. Each volume focuses on a separate decade, providing a narrative on the evolution of both the business and the art of film in America. Each volume is heavily illustrated, and ends with several indexes, notes, a bibliography and a variety of appendixes of top-grossing films, stars and Oscar winners, and more. 

• History of the American Cinema: The Emergence of the Cinema: The American Screen to 1907. Volume 1
• History of the American Cinema: The Transformation of Cinema, 1907-1915. Volume 2
• History of the American Cinema: An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928. Volume 3
• History of the American Cinema: The Talkies: U.S. Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. Volume 4
• History of the American Cinema: Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939. Volume 5
• History of the American Cinema: Boom and Bust: The American Cinema in the 1940s. Volume 6
• History of the American Cinema: The Fifties: Transforming the Screen, 1950-1959. Volume 7
• History of the American Cinema: The Sixties: 1960-1969. Volume 8
• History of the American Cinema: Lost Illusions: American Cinema in the Age of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979. Volume 9
• History of the American Cinema: A New Pot of Gold: Hollywood Under the Electric Rainbow, 1980-1989. Volume 10

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