| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 449 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: who needs talking? -- Timeline of movie musicals -- Movie musical terms -- Movie musical genres -- History of the movie musical. The 1920s: learning to sing onscreen -- The 1930s: singing and dancing through a Depression -- The 1940s: musicals during a World War -- The 1950s: competing with television -- The 1960s: musicals during a revolution -- The 1970s: struggling to survive -- The 1980s and 1990s: looking for new forms for musicals -- Musicals since 2000: a rebirth of sorts |
| Summary |
This guide introduces readers to movie musicals past and present, enabling them to experience the development of this American art form and discover the films with which it is associated |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 12, 2022) |
| Subject |
Musical films -- History and criticism.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Musical films
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016034331 |
| ISBN |
9781440844232 |
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1440844232 |
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9798400688874 |
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