Evening's Entertainment : The Age of the Silent Feature Picture 1915-1928, Pa...

by Richard Koszarski

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Evening's Entertainment : The Age of the Silent Feature Picture 1, Paperback by Koszarski, Richard, ISBN 0520085353, ISBN-13 9780520085350, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The silent cinema was America's first modern entertainment industry, a complex social, cultural, and technological phenomenon that swept the country in the early years of the twentieth century. Richard Koszarski examines the underlying structures that made the silent-movie era work, from the operations of eastern bankers to the problems of neighborhood theater musicians. He offers a new perspective on the development of this major new industry and art form and the public's response to it.

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 1915
• ISBN: 9780520085350
• Condition: Fine

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