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Author Drew, William M

Title The last silent picture show : silent films on American screens in the 1930s / William M. Drew
Published Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 243 p.)
Contents 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
Subject Silent films -- United States -- History and criticism
Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
Motion pictures
Silent films
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021679384
ISBN 9780810876811
1282820400
9781282820401
9786612820403
6612820403
0810876817